Obamacare Number of the Day: $621,000,000,000
People worried about Obamacare’s impact on the American health care system should remember one key number: $621 billion. That’s the amount that non-partisan actuaries at… Read More
Articles by Chris Jacobs
What HHS Didn’t Tell You about Obamacare’s “Coverage”
This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report claiming that health coverage may cost less than $100 per month for… Read More
Obama Campaign Group Comes Out Swinging – and Scaremongering – on Obamacare
The Hill reports that President Obama’s campaign group, Organizing for Action (OFA), is out with a new ad campaign, which contains inaccurate claims about the… Read More
Morning Bell: Will Unions Want to Repeal Obamacare?
In a typical Friday afternoon “news dump,” the Treasury Department announced it could not grant unions’ request for another special Obamacare break. This time, unions… Read More
Obamacare Is NOT Saving Americans Money
Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report that claims to highlight how Obamacare is working for Americans—but in reality, it… Read More
Hospital Finds Obamacare Harmful to Its Health
Last night the Newark Star-Ledger reported that Obamacare is causing one large New Jersey hospital to lay off workers: Barnabas Health, the second-largest private employer… Read More
10 Ways Obamacare Isn’t Working
Obamacare is an unworkable law. It’s obvious because the Administration keeps trying to “fix” it—to no avail. It has delayed parts of the law, ignored… Read More
Liberal Group Makes the Case Against Obamacare
Yesterday, the Commonwealth Fund released a report attempting to argue that low-income individuals will benefit if states expand their Medicaid programs under Obamacare. But in… Read More
Clinton Tries to Sell Obamacare, but That Dog Won’t Hunt
Earlier today, former President Clinton spoke about Obamacare in Little Rock, reprising his role as “explainer-in-chief” to tell the American people how well Obamacare is… Read More
Higher Premiums—Both Now and Later
One of then-Senator Obama’s promises for Obamacare was a $2,500 premium reduction. But as we know, health insurance premiums continue to rise. Last week’s release… Read More
Former Obama Administration Staffers Now Making Money Off Obamacare
After examining the harmful impacts of Obamacare on so many segments of the population—seniors, doctors, and future generations—we’ve finally found one constituency for whom the… Read More
The Most Effective Obamacare Delay Is Full Defunding
There is nothing controversial about stopping Obamacare. A majority of Americans dislike the law and want it repealed. Obamacare is disastrous for individuals, businesses, and… Read More
The Next Threat to Your Privacy
Who has access to your Social Security number, your bank information, and your tax records? When Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges open, your data could be… Read More
Obamacare: Taking Away Americans’ Health Coverage
In Indianapolis, married couple Rod Coons and Florence Peace are satisfied with their current health insurance coverage: I’d prefer to stay with our current plan… Read More
How the Obamacare “Honor System” Will Encourage Fraud
Earlier this month, the Obama Administration—in a 600-plus page regulation—announced that for 2014, Obamacare insurance subsidies will essentially operate on the “honor system.” This will… Read More
The Case for Medicare Reform
The panel meets in secret, is controlled by special interests, and helps determine the allocation of nearly $100 billion in federal health care spending. Is… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare, Simplified
With open enrollment in Obamacare’s exchanges set to start in fewer than three months, the law’s supporters are attempting to change the subject from Obamacare’s… Read More
Rebutting President Obama on Obamacare and Premiums
President Obama just finished speaking about Obamacare a few minutes ago. Several of his claims merit specific responses: The President claimed that Obamacare was serving… Read More
The Obama Administration’s Fuzzy Premium Math
President Obama is scheduled to make an address talking about Obamacare this morning. He’s expected to claim that Obamacare is working to lower premiums. There’s… Read More
Morning Bell: Even Unions Are Turning on Obamacare
It’s not every day that union bosses sound like policy experts at The Heritage Foundation. But the beginning of the Obamacare letter from the heads… Read More
Obamacare Exchange Contractor Target of Major Fraud Investigation
Last week, The New York Times reported that the Obama Administration over the Independence Day holiday quietly awarded “a contract worth as much as $1.2… Read More
Roll Out the Barrels? Obamacare Funds to Sponsor Bourbon Festivals
One day after The Washington Post reported that federal taxpayer dollars could be used to promote Obamacare through porta-potties, the same outlet posted this e-mail… Read More
Flush with Federal Cash, Obamacare Supporters Spending Money on…Porta-Potties
Even among the law’s supporters, Obamacare is in the toilet. Quite literally. As The Washington Post reports, states implementing Obamacare’s exchanges are considering all kinds… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare’s Dirty Dozen Implementation Failures
Last week, the Obama Administration attempted to spin its announcement of a one-year delay in Obamacare’s employer mandate as an effort to implement the law… Read More
The Obamacare Big City Bailout
Bloomberg reports this week on the latest Obamacare trend sweeping across the country: Cities and states may soon attempt to unload unsustainable health costs on… Read More
The Massive Costs of the Latest Obamacare Waiver
Policymakers are still recovering from yesterday’s shocking admission by the Administration that it can’t implement Obamacare’s employer mandate without destroying jobs. The announced one-year delay… Read More
It’s Official: Administration Admits Obamacare Is a Job-Killer
Bloomberg News reported this evening that the Obama Administration is set to announce a one-year delay in enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate, a move the… Read More
Obamacare, Health Costs, and Jobs
Yesterday, the Brookings Institution released updated statistics on the role of health care jobs in the broader economy. The study’s findings provide interesting grist for… Read More
Obamacare Impact: Another Insurer Leaves California Market
The Los Angeles Times reports this morning on another disturbing Obamacare-related development in California: The nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group Inc., is leaving California’s… Read More
Obamacare’s ACO Conundrum
Over the weekend, Bloomberg reported on the latest challenge to Obamacare: hospitals leaving one of the law’s signature attempts to contain health costs: Almost a… Read More
