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Fracking, Not Obamacare, Has Helped the Middle Class
Americans of all income levels would benefit from faster economic growth that raises wages. Unfortunately, wages are being held back by the very policies supported by those criticizing slow wage growth. Liberals across the country supported the misnamed Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). The law’s mandates have made health coverage more expensive for both individuals…James Sherk -
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What You Need to Know About the Fight to Make Members of Congress Enroll in Obamacare
Is Congress a “small” business? That’s the debate playing out in a Washington courthouse between the federal government’s personnel office, the District of Columbia’s health exchange and a local taxpayer who brought the case. For years, Republicans have made the case that members of Congress and their staffs are getting special treatment under Obamacare. Their…Melissa Quinn -
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Chart of the Week: How Much Will Obamacare Fines Continue to Rise?
If you failed to purchase health insurance, expect tax penalties to double this year. And don't forget to report your health insurance status directly to the Internal Revenue Service — they're gearing up to collect. Check out the fines to come this year and in 2016 in the chart below. Thanks, Obamacare! >>Related: New Year…Kelsey Lucas -
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5 Reasons to Repeal the Entirety of Obamacare in 2015
The debate over Obamacare is as strong as ever, despite being passed into law nearly five years ago. Here are five of the biggest reasons Congress should repeal Obamacare in 2015: Obamacare creates $1.8 trillion in new health care spending and uses cuts to Medicare spending to help pay for some of it. The law’s exchange…Alyene Senger -
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How the White House Responded to Harvard Professors Complaining About Obamacare Costs
White House spokesman Josh Earnest was on the defensive Tuesday when Fox News’ Ed Henry pressed him on Harvard professors’ criticism of Obamacare amid rising health care costs. “Here are some of the same professors who were advisers to the president’s first campaign in 2008, advocated the Affordable Care Act,” Henry said, citing the New…Natalie Johnson -
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Harvard Professors, Once Champions of Obamacare, Take a Different Tack as Health Care Costs Rise
Despite its inconsistencies, Obamacare seems to have one consistent trend: Those who once supported the law now want immunity from it. The latest case study is Harvard University. The university’s faculty is fighting against rising health care costs largely driven by the Affordable Care Act—the very legislation professors at Harvard once supported. Members of the…Natalie Johnson -
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Mia Love Vows to Do ‘Everything Humanly Possible to Stop Obamacare’
Rep.-elect Mia Love will join congressional Republicans in the fight against Obamacare tomorrow. Yesterday, on ABC News’ “This Week,” Love promised to do “everything humanly possible to stop” the health care law. Love told host Martha Raddatz that she plans to uphold her promise to Utah voters by backing Ted Cruz’s efforts to repeal and…Paul Runko -
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New Year Brings New Obamacare Fines
Millions of Americans are facing new tax penalties in 2015 courtesy of the Affordable Care Act. Fines for failing to purchase health insurance are set to double, and for the first time, the Internal Revenue Service is gearing up to collect. If you don’t have coverage in 2015, you’ll pay either $325 or 2 percent…Philip Wegmann -
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A New PAC Focusing on Obamacare Is Run By Doctors, Nurses
Beleaguered members of Congress who support Obamacare and squeaked by in the recent election now have a nemesis – a PAC of doctors, surgeons and nurses demanding they change their ways because the health-care law will only wreak more havoc in 2015. “A lot of the Democrats in Congress have gotten the message in this…Tori Richards -
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Why Obamacare Is Prompting Small Businesses to Drop Coverage
For two decades Atlanta restaurant owner Jim Dunn offered a group health plan to his managers and helped pay for it. That ended Dec. 1, after the Affordable Care Act made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Health-law subsidies for workers to buy their own coverage combined with years of rising costs in the company…Jay Hancock -
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Here’s a Viable Replacement for Obamacare
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 is time to consider what a “repeal and replace” strategy for Obamacare might actually look like. While it is true that the politics and timing remain fluid, it is still…Edmund Haislmaier -
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Forget What Gruber Said. We Need to See His Obamacare Economic Modeling Results.
There is more to this week’s House hearing with Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Jonathan Gruber than just an examination of his disparaging comments about the American public’s understanding of Obamacare. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asked Gruber for copies of his taxpayer-funded modeling results, his work…Robert Moffit -
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CRomnibus Doesn’t Do Enough on Obamacare
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. These changes do not go far enough and should not be a distraction from the larger spending provisions that are operating on autopilot: the Medicaid expansion and the government exchanges…Alyene Senger -
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At Obamacare Hearing, Lawmaker Tells Heartbreaking Story of Husband’s Death
Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., shared the heartbreaking story of her husband’s death today and outlined how the glitches in Obamacare have real-life consequences for Americans, including her. Lummis spoke about her own experiences with the Affordable Care Act during a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing, which focused on the transparency of Obamacare. Marilyn Tavenner,…Melissa Quinn -
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More Proof Obamacare Is Increasing Coverage, but Not Access to Health Care
Many of Obamacare’s beneficiaries have already discovered or will eventually discover that there’s a big difference between insurance coverage and access to health care services. Today, the New York Times highlighted a report by the Department of Health and Human Services that shows access to care in the Medicaid program is very limited. The study,…Alyene Senger -
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Obamacare Creates Boom for Federal Contractors
Two years ago General Dynamics, one of the biggest federal contractors, reported a quarterly loss of $2 billion. An “eye-watering” result, one analyst called it. Diminishing wars and plunging defense spending had slashed the weapons maker’s revenue and left some subsidiaries worth far less than it had paid for them. But the company was already…Jay Hancock -
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Obamacare’s Contracting Bonanza in 8 Charts
Politics are frozen. Budgets are tight. But business purchases by the Department of Health and Human Services have doubled to $21 billion annually in the last decade and are expected to continue rising. HHS is now the No. 3 contracting agency, thanks to health-law spending combined with outlays for computer upgrades and Medicare’s drug program…Jay Hancock -
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The Little Sisters of the Poor Just Fought Another Battle Against the Obamacare Mandate
Today the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver will hear oral argument in the Little Sisters of the Poor’s challenge to the Obamacare abortion-inducing drug mandate “accommodation.” The case, made famous by Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s midnight injunction almost one year ago, challenges an “accommodation” the Obama administration has offered to religious non-profit organizations allowing…Elizabeth Slattery -
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Map Tells Whether Obamacare Makes You Pay for Abortions in Your State
Pro-life Americans long have criticized the Obama administration for failing to disclose coverage of abortion under the Affordable Care Act. Now, taking matters into their own hands, they’ve come up with a solution. Two leading pro-life organizations, the Charlotte Lozier Institute and the Family Research Council, teamed up to design a state-by-state map that clearly…Kelsey Bolar -
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Democrats Failed Middle Class in Passing Obamacare, Top Senator Says
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., bucking the White House and the party line, said in a speech yesterday that Democrats were wrong to focus on and pass the Affordable Care Act in 2010 — when Americans were crying out for a fix for the stagnant economy. Schumer, the third-ranking Democrat in the Senate, said in an…Melissa Quinn
