Reid 2.0: Even Higher Premium Taxes
As part of Senator Harry Reid’s indefatigable effort to make each new version of the Senate health care legislation worse than the previous one, his Manager’s Amendment restructures and expands the...
View ArticleThe Truth about Rising Health Insurance Premiums
Congress and its allies on the left are hell bent to overhaul the health care of every American. They have focused strongly on increasing regulation of insurance companies. They get the most of the...
View ArticleWhite House Health Care Rhetoric About to Meet Reality
At the signing of the Senate health bill today, President Barack Obama said: “In a few moments, when I sign this bill, all of the overheated rhetoric over reform will finally confront the reality of...
View ArticleSide Effects: Young to Pay Higher Health Insurance Premiums
Remember those lower health insurance premiums Obamacare would bring us? Don’t count on it—especially if you’re young. The Associated Press reports that a new analysis by Rand Health predicts...
View ArticleSide Effects: Higher Premiums from Adult “Children” on Parents’ Health Plans
This week, the White House issued rules for health insurers to extend dependent coverage to “children” up to 26 years old. Beyond keeping the “Big Kids” dependent on Mommy and Daddy, it also directly...
View ArticleSide Effects: What’s a Medical Expense?
Vague statutory language can make laws hard to interpret and enforce. And that’s certainly true of the recently-passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Exhibit A: Obamacare requires...
View ArticleSide Effects: Obamacare Raises Your Premiums
Health Insurers Plan Hikes. That’s the headline of today’s Wall Street Journal story which reports: “Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of the health...
View ArticleMorning Bell: Obamacare vs. the Rule of Law
Health Insurers Plan Hikes. That was the headline of a Wall Street Journal story last Tuesday which reported: “Health insurers say they plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of...
View ArticleSide Effects: Obamacare Fails to Halt Rising Premiums
President Obama and his supporters have said that one of the major benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would be a drop in health insurance premiums. But a new Hewitt Associates...
View ArticleChart of the Week: Obamacare’s 17 New Taxes
Americans who feel overtaxed already are in store for a shocker: Obamacare will add 17 new taxes or penalties for a whopping cost of $502 billion over its first 10 years. This week’s chart illustrates...
View ArticleNow Congress Wants to Exempt Itself from Obamacare
Newscom No argument for Obamacare’s repeal can top the simple fact that Members of Congress do not want it to apply to them. Today’s Politico reports that the House and Senate congressional...
View ArticleObamacare: Krugman’s California Dreamin’
Design Pics / Ashlee Meyer/Ashlee Meyer/Newscom Since California released its health care exchange premium rates late last week, liberals such as Paul Krugman have argued that Obamacare’s predicted...
View ArticleWhat Obama’s Campaign Group Won’t Tell You About Obamacare
Newscom Organizing for Action, President Obama’s campaign group, is out this morning with its first advertisement promoting Obamacare. The ad claims to tell the “facts” surrounding the law, but here’s...
View ArticleThe Broken Promise Underlying Obamacare's Exchange Debacle
The public recriminations continue surrounding Obamacare’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week and the myriad problems plaguing health insurance exchanges. But the concerns about flawed websites...
View ArticleReaders React: Our Health Insurance IS Going Up!
On Friday, Heritage asked: “How much is your health insurance going up?” Here are some of the answers that came pouring in through email, Facebook, Twitter, and even Tumblr. Our email responses...
View ArticleReid 2.0: Even Higher Premium Taxes
As part of Senator Harry Reid’s indefatigable effort to make each new version of the Senate health care legislation worse than the previous one, his Manager’s Amendment restructures and expands the...
View ArticleThe Truth about Rising Health Insurance Premiums
Congress and its allies on the left are hell bent to overhaul the health care of every American. They have focused strongly on increasing regulation of insurance companies. They get the most of the...
View ArticleWhite House Health Care Rhetoric About to Meet Reality
At the signing of the Senate health bill today, President Barack Obama said: “In a few moments, when I sign this bill, all of the overheated rhetoric over reform will finally confront the reality of...
View ArticleSide Effects: Young to Pay Higher Health Insurance Premiums
Remember those lower health insurance premiums Obamacare would bring us? Don’t count on it—especially if you’re young. The Associated Press reports that a new analysis by Rand Health predicts...
View ArticleSide Effects: Higher Premiums from Adult “Children” on Parents’ Health Plans
This week, the White House issued rules for health insurers to extend dependent coverage to “children” up to 26 years old. Beyond keeping the “Big Kids” dependent on Mommy and Daddy, it also directly...
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