The Case Against Obamacare: A Health Policy Series for the 112th Congress

Kathryn Nix / January 26, 2011

As the country nears its first anniversary of the passage of Obamacare, the health care fight is just getting started.

Last week, the House of Representatives passed a measure to fully repeal Obamacare, and 28 states have filed lawsuits to contest the law’s constitutionality, a decision that will ultimately be made by the Supreme Court. At the same time, the states continue to resist the federal health care overhaul by passing new legislation and delaying implementation.

Clearly, the future of Obamacare is anything but settled. Rather, its passage has served only to ignite the fire, fueled by accounts of the numerous negative effects of the law, which include everything from increasing premiums and loss of coverage to new taxes and job losses.

Now, Heritage health policy experts have compiled “The Case Against Obamacare: A Health Policy Series for the 112th Congress.” This collection of papers highlights the 15 major provisions of the new law. Our analysts explain the disastrous consequences these provisions of Obamacare will have for all Americans and highlight the right way for legislators to solve the issues that Obamacare fails to address. (more…)