CBO’s Estimates of Obamacare, Revisited
Some apologists for Obamacare are trying to tout recent analyses from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) as confirming once again that the health law will… Read More
Some apologists for Obamacare are trying to tout recent analyses from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) as confirming once again that the health law will… Read More
At the time of its enactment in 2003, the Medicare drug benefit—known as Medicare Part D—had many critics. Some said the program, which is built… Read More
The political ground has been shifting rapidly ever since the American people delivered a vote of no confidence on the current direction of public policy… Read More
As November approaches, Obamacare’s defenders are quite plainly desperate. They see public opinion solidly against them, and a devastating election fast approaching. Their latest gambit… Read More
And so we have finally arrived at the heart of the matter. In recent days, Peter Orszag, the now-former director of the Office of Management… Read More
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued what it is calling a “report” on the supposed improvements to Medicare passed as part… Read More
This week, we learned that the Obama administration is orchestrating a $125 million propaganda campaign to sell the recently enacted health-care law to the public. … Read More
The Obama administration continues to insist (see this post from White House budget director Peter Orszag) that the recently enacted health-care law will reduce the… Read More
The president’s debt commission had its first meeting this week, and all of the talk was of getting serious about putting our fiscal house in… Read More
Suddenly, the Obama administration and Democratic congressional leaders seem to want health-care news stories to fall off of the front page. This week, House Energy… Read More
In the depressing aftermath of Congress’s passage of the Democratic health-care legislation, there has been an understandable temptation among conservatives to think that all their… Read More
The White House and its congressional allies are trying to suggest that the latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate proves that their health-care plan… Read More
In 2009, Democrats chose to proceed with a health-care bill under the regular order – that is, they sought to pass the legislation under normal… Read More
Last Friday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the president’s 2011 budget submission to Congress. This report hasn’t gotten nearly the attention… Read More
One of the central arguments President Barack Obama has made on behalf of the health care plan he wants Congress to approve in coming weeks… Read More
Suddenly, bipartisanship is all the rage at the Obama White House. The president has announced that he will hold a bipartisan gathering on February 25 at… Read More
One of the main arguments President Barack Obama and other Democrats have made on behalf of the health care bills that have passed the House… Read More
Now that health-care bills have passed in both the House and the Senate, Democrats just can’t seem to stop themselves from rhetorical excess. Just before… Read More
The Obama White House and its congressional allies have tried all year to push their various bills through to passage by truncating the time between… Read More
