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FDA’s Final Menu Labeling Rule: Going Way Beyond What’s Required Under Obamacare
Today, the Food and Drug Administration made its final menu labeling rule available and it’s even worse than expected. The mandatory menu labeling requirement comes courtesy of Obamacare. Under the statute, “a restaurant or similar retail food establishment that is part of a chain with 20 or more locations” must provide nutritional information for standard…Daren Bakst -
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In Year Two, Obamacare Is Off to Another Bad Start
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act seems like an unending nightmare. Desperate for some good news, the White House is justly relieved and celebrating the fact that the government website is not plagued with last year’s disasters. But other big challenges loom, including the administration of the law’s hideously complex insurance subsidy system, as…Robert Moffit -
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Family Gets Relief From Obamacare’s Mandatory ‘Abortion Fee,’ but Pro-Lifers Aren’t Rejoicing Just Yet
A pro-life family won’t be forced by Obamacare to pay for others’ abortions through a “secret fee” after all. Barth and Abbie Bracy, who have four children, filed a lawsuit earlier this year against government officials, arguing that they failed to offer health insurance plans that didn’t cover elective abortions. The Connecticut couple voluntarily dismissed…Kelsey Bolar -
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Can the House’s Obamacare Lawsuit Succeed?
Last week, the House of Representatives filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Washington challenging the Obama administration’s unilateral actions that have effectively amended the Affordable Care Act. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other Republicans had threatened for several months to sue in an attempt to rein in the Obama…Elizabeth Slattery -
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How One Senator’s Scheme Could Come Back to Haunt Obamacare
LINCOLN, Neb.—Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson may go down in history for casting the crucial 60th vote needed to pass Obamacare, but the concessions he got in exchange for that vote ultimately could doom the health care law. Nelson is well known for negotiating for extra Medicaid money for Nebraska—in what was derided as the Cornhusker…Deena Winter -
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Obamacare Officials Exaggerate Enrollment Total by Counting Dental Plans
The Obama administration admitted today that it mistakenly inflated the number of health insurance enrollments under the Affordable Care Act by adding in those who selected dental plans to raise the total above 7 million — the White House’s original goal. “This mistake is unacceptable,” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell said on her…Melissa Quinn -
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Inside the Comic Book Jonathan Gruber Wrote to Sell Obamacare to America
Jonathan Gruber, the Obamacare architect made notorious in newly surfaced videos, credits the “stupidity of the American voter” with helping pass the Affordable Care Act. To help Americans understand the law, it turns out, Gruber wrote — and starred in — a 150-page comic book titled “Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It’s Necessary,…Melissa Quinn -
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Reporter Says CNBC ‘Silenced’ Her for Detailing Obamacare Problems
Melissa Francis, a financial reporter on Fox Business, knows dollars and cents. But after trying to explain the dollars and cents of the Affordable Care Act to the audience tuned in to her former employer, CNBC, Francis says, she faced criticism from network executives. While at CNBC, Francis said on “Fox & Friends,” she pointed…Melissa Quinn -
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Support for Obamacare Drops to New Low
Support for Obamacare has reached a new low. According to a new Gallup poll, only 37 percent of Americans approve of the president’s signature law, its lowest approval rating ever. Additionally, 56 percent of Americans disapprove of the law, its highest disapproval rate. Gallup characterizes Americans’ feelings about Obamacare as highly partisan, noting that 74…Kate Scanlon -
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Cartoon: Obamacare Is Heading Back to the Supreme Court
It's round two. From Nina Owcharenko's column: The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the King v. Burwell case exposes another potential weakness in the health care law. In the King case, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Internal Review Service has the authority to expand the application of healthcare subsidies to federal exchanges. The subsidies are a…Glenn Foden -
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Fifth Video Emerges, Showing Gruber Mocking Man Worried About Obamacare
A video from Vermont shows Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber mocking a Vermonter who expressed concern about single-payer health care. In the 2011 video shot by TrueNorthReports.com and released on Thursday, Gruber appears before the Vermont House Health Care Committee to present recommendations for a universal, publicly financed health care program. The recommendations were part of…Bruce Parker -
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27 Must-See Tweets About Infamous Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber
Since we reported that Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber admitted to purposely deceiving the American people—and then calling them “stupid”—the story has been trending nonstop on social media. We gathered some of the best tweets about the infamous man with a microphone. Pelosi In 2009: Americans Should Read Jonathan Gruber’s ObamaCare …: http://t.co/BaDvBfdz7y via @YouTube @GenGSPatton…Ericka Andersen -
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Flashback: Pelosi Praised Obamacare Architect’s Work in 2009. Today, She Doesn’t Know Who He Is.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said today she doesn’t know Jonathan Gruber, the man credited with helping congressional Democrats draft Obamacare. “I don’t know who he is. He didn’t help write our bill … let’s put him aside,” said Pelosi. But shortly after making the claim, video of then-Speaker Pelosi surfaced, in which he…Kate Scanlon -
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The Extreme Advertising by Insurance Companies in the Obamacare Era
Ah, the individual mandate. In 2015, if you don't have health insurance, get ready to fork over $325 or a whopping 2 percent of your income (up from 1 percent in 2014), whichever is higher. Health insurance companies are fully aware of this new reality—and the ka-ching opportunities the individual mandate provides. At least one…Katrina Trinko -
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What Howard Dean Thinks Is the ‘Core Problem’ with Obamacare
Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber’s remarks about the “stupidity of the American voter” and a “lack of transparency” as factors necessary to passing Obamacare have spurred responses from across the political spectrum. Former DNC chairman Howard Dean responded to Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski’s comment that Gruber’s statement “might be a problem.” “The problem is not…Kate Scanlon -
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‘Too Stupid’: Second Video Shows Obamacare Architect Insulting Public
Just hours after Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber apologized for “off the cuff” remarks disparaging the intelligence of American voters, another video surfaced of the former White House adviser calling the American people “stupid.” Fox News host Megyn Kelly last night screened the clip of Gruber speaking at an Oct. 4, 2013, event at Washington University in…Melissa Quinn -
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In Another Blow to Obamacare, the Supreme Court Will Hear This Case
The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the King v. Burwell case exposes another potential weakness in the health care law. In the King case, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Internal Review Service has the authority to expand the application of healthcare subsidies to federal exchanges. The subsidies are a key tool used under…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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Caught on Camera: Obamacare Architect Admits Deceiving Americans to Pass Law
In a newly surfaced video, one of Obamacare’s architects admits a “lack of transparency” helped the Obama administration and congressional Democrats pass the Affordable Care Act. The conservative group American Commitment posted Jonathan Gruber’s remarks, reportedly from an Oct. 17, 2013, event, on YouTube. “Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage,” says the MIT…Daily Signal Staff -
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Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Federal Exchanges Case
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 through insurance exchanges run by the federal government. It’s likely the court will schedule oral argument in early 2015 and issue a decision by the end of June. Section 36B…Elizabeth Slattery -
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Cruz: Republicans Won Because US Wants Obamacare Repeal, No Amnesty
Ted Cruz thinks the Republicans won on Tuesday because of candidates’ positions on Obamacare and immigration reform. “If you look at what Senate candidates ran on all over the country, the number one issue was stopping Obamacare and the number two issue was stopping President Obama’s amnesty [for illegal immigrants],” the Republican senator from Texas…Daily Signal Staff
