Congress must soon reach a consensus on whether, and on whom, they will raise taxes in 2011. With the economy at the forefront of Americans’… Read More
Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that several health insurers “plan to raise premiums for some Americans as a direct result of the health… Read More
Obamacare will force health care spending to rise faster and higher over the next decade than if Congress had just left the nation’s health system… Read More
Lawmakers shoved through Obamacare on the promise that it would decrease the number of uninsured Americans. The new law does this by expanding Medicaid’s eligibility… Read More
In a recent op-ed in the Spanish media, President Barack Obama espoused the new health reform law would ensure that minorities like Latinos would have… Read More
Will more small businesses be able to offer their workers health coverage under Obamacare? The legislation creates a tax credit to encourage just that. But… Read More
While Medicare held the spotlight for much of the debate over health care reform last year, the changes to the health care program for seniors… Read More
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said Americans would have to wait until Congress passed Obamacare to find out what was in it, she wasn’t… Read More
Following the Civil War, the Republican Party won elections by characterizing their opponents as the party responsible for the conflict. These fear tactics carried the… Read More
“If you like your health care plan you can keep it.” This was a mantra from President Obama throughout the health care debate. The President… Read More
Obamacare requires insurers to meet a federally-specified medical loss ratio. That is, they must spend a certain percentage of premiums on medical expenses. The remainder… Read More
In the ongoing discussion on how best to address the nation’s out-of-control deficit spending, one proposal would increase taxes by adding a value-added tax (VAT)… Read More
Vice President Joe Biden is at it again, this time spouting off on his desire to raise taxes through the looming expiration of the 2001… Read More
Health care isn’t something most students worry about. Government stats show about 80 percent of college students are covered under a parents’ plan. For them,… Read More
In a recent editorial somewhat misleadingly entitled “A Real Debate on Taxes,” The New York Times argues in favor of allowing the 2001 and 2003… Read More
So far, 21 states have filed lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare. As they move forward, it’s worth pondering what would happen to the health… Read More
Obamacare creates a host of new federal requirements billed as consumer protections. But enacting these policies falls not on the feds, but on the states…. Read More
Social Security faces the serious danger of failing to live up to its name due to its unfunded obligations. Last week, the Social Security and… Read More
Next January, tax rates will increase—even though the country remains in a recession—unless Congress takes action. The Obama Administration’s solution is to extend the 2001… Read More
There’s a lot of talk these days about patient-centered health care reform. Before Obamacare, health care revolved around employers, and little has changed since passage… Read More
Weak economy or not, a huge tax increase is just around the corner. Tax relief enacted nearly a decade ago is set to expire in… Read More
Is Granny “disposable”? Some seniors may get that impression once Obamacare kicks in. As noted in a recent Wall Street Journal article, the new law… Read More
The American people made it clear during the recent health care debate that they were leery of a public option. But included in the Patient… Read More
The President signed Obamacare into law last March as an attempt to get spending and costs under control, but the new law will likely fail… Read More
The effects of Obamacare are getting weirder with each passing month. Now, new requirements created by the law are causing some insurers to consider no… Read More
One of the promises of Obamacare was that it would give folks working in small businesses access to affordable care. Unfortunately, like so much else in… Read More
Arizona v. President Obama. This time it’s not about immigration but health care. A recent letter from the Arizona Department of Administration to 135,000 state… Read More
The public option has reared its head once again. Last week, H.R. 5808 was introduced in the House Ways and Means Committee to add a… Read More
With or without Obamacare, health insurance costs are on the rise. And that has businesses searching for more affordable options. One increasingly popular option: health… Read More
Though Democrats’ health care bill has already been signed into law, work on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is anything but complete…. Read More
