Articles by Edmund Haislmaier

Health CareCommentary

House Republican Health Care Bill Misses the Mark

Edmund Haislmaier | March 07, 2017

The key problem with the draft House health care bill is that it fails to correct the features of Obamacare that drove up health insurance… Read More

Health CareCommentary

AARP Mischaracterizes a Good Reform Proposal as an ‘Age Tax’

Edmund Haislmaier | February 24, 2017

The AARP, the nation’s largest association of retired persons, is criticizing a proposal to more closely align premiums with actual health care costs, calling it… Read More

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Relief Is on the Way: What Trump’s Obamacare Executive Order Will Do

Edmund Haislmaier | January 22, 2017

A newly inaugurated President Donald Trump rang the opening bell for what will be a multistep process to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act,… Read More

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Americans Face Fewer Obamacare Choices, Higher Premiums in 2017

Edmund Haislmaier | October 31, 2016

As open season begins Tuesday for enrollment in Obamacare next year, most customers for health insurance in the individual market will face both fewer choices… Read More

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How Lawmakers Can Block Obamacare Bailouts

Edmund Haislmaier | October 12, 2016

Members of Congress working to block any Obamacare bailouts got two pieces of good news recently. One was that the Department of Justice filed robust… Read More

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Grand Theft Health Insurance

Edmund Haislmaier | September 14, 2016

Recently, the national Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has been aggressively lobbying Congress to ignore the Obama administration’s illegal diversion of tax dollars into… Read More

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3 Ways Obamacare’s Insurance Regulations Could Cost You

Edmund Haislmaier | March 28, 2016

The price tag for the Affordable Care Act includes not only the additional tax dollars spent on expanding Medicaid and providing new subsidies for exchange… Read More

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Obamacare Co-Ops Are Failing at a Rate of 50 Percent. Here’s Why.

Edmund Haislmaier | October 30, 2015

Cooperative health insurers (or co-ops) created under a federal grant and loan program in the Affordable Care Act seem to be falling like dominoes. It… Read More

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Census Confirms Health Care Coverage Expanded in 2014, but Misses That Most Expansion Was Through Medicaid

Edmund Haislmaier | September 16, 2015

The limitations of survey data are reflected in the political adage that, “the only poll that counts is on Election Day.” In other words, real… Read More

Health CareCommentary

Next Obamacare Issue: The Definition of ‘Small Employer’

Edmund Haislmaier | September 11, 2015

Unsurprisingly there are more problems with the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) that await members of Congress coming back from their August recess. Topping the list… Read More

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What States Can Do Now to Be Ready for an Obamacare Repeal

Edmund Haislmaier | August 11, 2015

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in King v. Burwell, President Obama has claimed that Obamacare is working and here to stay. In… Read More

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King v. Burwell in Perspective: Only 1 Out of 5 Whose Insurance Costs Grew Because of Obamacare Got Subsidies

Edmund Haislmaier | June 15, 2015

The Supreme Court will soon hand down its decision in King v. Burwell. That case asks the court to decide if the statutory text of… Read More

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How Lawmakers Could Reduce Health Insurance Costs for Young Adults By 44%

Edmund Haislmaier | May 11, 2015

How should Congress respond when the Supreme Court hands down its decision in King v. Burwell? At issue in the case is the Obama administration’s… Read More

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How King v. Burwell Decision Could Affect Obamacare Enrollees

Edmund Haislmaier | March 31, 2015

Obamacare has been confusing since day one. So it’s not surprising that conflicting claims and some misinformation are circulating about what the Supreme Court’s decision… Read More

Health CareCommentary

Did 14.1 Million People Gain Health Coverage? Fact Checking the Obama Administration’s Claim

Edmund Haislmaier | March 23, 2015

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a two-page “fact sheet” that stated: Since several of the Affordable Care Act’s coverage provisions… Read More

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Q&A: What Is at Stake in the King v. Burwell Case?

Edmund Haislmaier | March 03, 2015

On Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the King v. Burwell case. Health care expert Edmund Haislmaier and legal expert Andrew Kloster, both of… Read More

Health CareCommentary

Here’s a Viable Replacement for Obamacare

Edmund Haislmaier | December 14, 2014

In the wake of Republican mid-term electoral victories, and with support for the president’s health care law registering new lows in the Gallup survey, it… Read More

Health CareCommentary

CRomnibus Doesn’t Do Enough on Obamacare

Edmund Haislmaier | December 10, 2014

The CRomnibus funding bill introduced last night makes a few small changes to parts of Obamacare but the major aspects of the law remain unchanged…. Read More

LawCommentary

Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Federal Exchanges Case

Edmund Haislmaier | November 07, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will hear King v. Burwell, a challenge to the Internal Revenue Service’s authority to subsidize health coverage purchased… Read More

Health CareCommentary

The Real Story on How Much Obamacare Increased Coverage

Edmund Haislmaier | October 22, 2014

We now have the Medicaid and private-market health insurance enrollment data for the second quarter of 2014 needed to complete the picture of how Obamacare’s… Read More

Health CareCommentary

The Problems With the Census Bureau’s New Estimates on How Many Americans Have Health Insurance

Edmund Haislmaier | September 17, 2014

If you are looking for information on how Americans are engaging with the Affordable Care Act, the Census Bureau’s recently released latest annual estimates of… Read More

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The Obama Administration Has Little to Tout About Obamacare

Edmund Haislmaier | August 14, 2014

There has not exactly been an overabundance of good news on Obamacare. So it did come as some surprise two weeks ago when the Department… Read More

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At Most, Obamacare Will Help This Many People Get Insured

Edmund Haislmaier | August 02, 2014

Obamacare’s initial open-enrollment period ended in mid April. The big question since then has been, “What were the results?” Hard data have been lacking —… Read More

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Insurers on Obamacare Exchanges in 2015: What to Watch For

Edmund Haislmaier | June 25, 2014

There have been a number of recent news reports about additional insurers applying to offer coverage in Obamacare exchanges in 2015. Although it is too… Read More

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This New Obamacare Regulation Could Affect You

Edmund Haislmaier | March 22, 2014

Sunday will mark the fourth anniversary of the launch of the SS Obamacare packed with 300 million Americans in steerage, about half of whom had… Read More

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Administration Disregards the Law and Gives Special Obamacare Deal to Congress

Edmund Haislmaier | August 07, 2013

This morning, the Obama Administration released a proposed rule by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that has the effect of allowing Members of Congress… Read More

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Deflating Hospitals’ Arguments for Obamacare Medicaid Expansion

Edmund Haislmaier | June 06, 2013

The Obamacare Medicaid expansion debate continues in the states, and many hospitals are lobbying their state lawmakers to accept the expansion. The hospitals argue that… Read More

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Administration Rules Out “Deals” on Medicaid Expansion

Edmund Haislmaier | April 03, 2013

Last Friday afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a short frequently asked questions (FAQ) document that should remove any remaining belief… Read More

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Obamacare “Rebranded”

Edmund Haislmaier | February 01, 2013

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), charged with implementing Obamacare, is running into a classic marketing problem: The dogs won’t eat the dog… Read More

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Obamacare Exchanges: State of the States

Edmund Haislmaier | January 10, 2013

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gave seven more states “conditional approval” to operate state-run Obamacare exchanges. The announcement came two… Read More