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Family of 6 Says They’ll Go Uninsured Before Paying Obamacare’s ‘Abortion Fee’
Barth Bracy has devoted his life to his Catholic faith. He spent 15 years in the Philippines as a missionary, where he met his wife, Abbie. The two got married in 2002. Barth and Abbie Bracy reside in Dayville, Conn., with their four young sons, whom she home-schools throughout the year. Bracy commutes 45 minutes…Kelsey Bolar -
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Why You Can’t Keep Your Plan Under Obamacare, Explained in 3 Minutes
In 2009, President Obama repeatedly told the American people, “If you like the plan your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period.” However, implementation of the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, quickly led to the debunking of the president’s claim. But why exactly did millions of Americans receive cancellation…Melissa Quinn -
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Conservatives Decry Obamacare’s Hidden Abortion Coverage
Conservatives in Congress are taking President Obama to task for breaking a promise to Americans, if not outright lying, that taxpayers’ money won’t pay for abortions under Obamacare. “Clearly, in this case, the administration lied to the American people,” Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kansas, said Thursday during Conversations with Conservatives, a group of free market and…Kelsey Bolar -
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How Obamacare Forces You to Subsidize Plans That Cover Elective Abortion
Throughout debate and final passage of Obamacare, the president and liberal allies in Congress assured the American people that the expansive healthcare law would not fund elective abortions. “[U]nder our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions,”President Obama declared in 2009. Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms that’s just another broken…Sarah Torre -
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Obamacare Team Knew About Security Flaws but Rolled Out Website Anyway, Documents Show
Just days before the security of the Obamacare website is the subject of a new report by an independent government agency, a watchdog group today released documents showing federal health officials knew about security vulnerabilities in the run-up to the site’s shaky launch last fall. Judicial Watch said it obtained 94 pages of government documents detailing…Melissa Quinn -
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Of 33 Companies Behind the Obamacare Website, These 6 Got Most of Your Money
Eleven of the 33 companies entrusted with making the Obamacare website work are billing taxpayers more than anticipated in their contracts. Three of the 33 stand to rake in more than $200 million each, and are among six companies snagging the bulk of the contract dollars. Taxpayers will shell out $1.7 billion to build and operate HealthCare.gov,…John Fleming -
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Obamacare Can’t Take Credit for Slower Health Spending Growth
Some of Obamacare’s big supporters say the new law has already contributed to decreases in the rate of growth of health spending. But a new report from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary says the rate slowed because of a slow economic recovery, increased cost-sharing for those enrolled in private plans…Alyene Senger -
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Obama’s Favorite Court to Rehear Obamacare Federal Exchanges Case
Earlier today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia announced it will rehear a case in which a three-judge panel previously ruled the IRS does not have the authority to subsidize health coverage bought through insurance exchanges run by the federal government. On July 22 in Halbig v. Burwell, a panel of…Elizabeth Slattery -
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What You Need to Know About Obamacare’s 18 Taxes
Obamacare created a new entitlement through its exchange subsidies and vastly expanded another one, Medicaid. The Congressional Budget Office expects these two pieces of the law to cost over $1.8 trillion over the next decade. To offset some of this new spending, the law includes 18 new or increased taxes and fees that are estimated…Alyene Senger -
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How Obamacare Affects Transgender People
Transgender Americans who previously wrestled with the high cost of gender reassignment surgery may find relief now under the Affordable Care Act. Before implementation of the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, transgender Americans struggled to find jobs that offered health insurance, according to Kaiser Health News. Plans available on the private market were…Melissa Quinn -
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Did Obamacare Raise or Lower Wages?
Before many of the major provisions of the Affordable Care Act took effect earlier this year, pundits and economists on both sides lined up their predictions of how the new health insurance law would affect wages. While it is still early, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute indicates that wages fell in 2014…Salim Furth -
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IRS Struggling to Figure Out Which Companies Owe This Obamacare Tax
NASHVILLE — Internal Revenue Service officials must enforce a new Obamacare tax designed to collect money from medical device manufacturers, but they’re losing money because they don’t know which companies even qualify for the tax, a new audit shows. On top of that, the IRS wrongly penalized more than 200 of these companies for not…Chris Butler -
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Who Will Have to Pay Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Fine?
Millions of Americans are expected to pay a fine rather than buy health insurance. Obamacare’s individual mandate forces people to either purchase a government-approved level of insurance coverage or pay a fine. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently updated its projections on how many will pay the mandate penalty to about 4 million payers in…Alyene Senger -
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Sharyl Attkisson Sues Federal Government to Obtain Obamacare Documents
Investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson is taking the federal government to court. Attkisson, a senior independent contributor to The Daily Signal, filed the lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services to obtain information about the troubled Obamacare rollout last year. The former CBS News reporter and Emmy award-winning journalist won’t be going alone; the…Philip Wegmann -
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The Obama Administration Has Little to Tout About Obamacare
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 of Health and Human Services issued a press release with the headline: “Consumers have saved a total of $9 billion on premiums,” and the subheading; “Health care law will return…Edmund Haislmaier -
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How Many Obamacare Enrollees in Your State Have Citizenship Issues?
In another effort to clear up enrollment inconsistencies in Obamacare, the federal government announced that 310,000 enrollees will receive notices about questionable citizenship or immigration data. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is in charge of Obamacare’s federal health insurance marketplace, says notices require consumers to send in documents supporting their citizenship status by Sept. 5…Marguerite Bowling -
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Insurance Giant’s Drop in Small-Group Plans Could Be Obamacare Trend
More Americans are enrolled in individual health insurance plans. In part, though, that’s because under Obamacare fewer are enrolled in group plans. And one health care analyst says this may be the beginning of a trend. WellPoint Inc., the Indianapolis-based health insurance giant, reported in its latest quarterly earnings that its small-group business fell more than…Marguerite Bowling -
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Why Obamacare’s $332 Million ‘Rebate’ to Consumers Isn’t That Great
It sounded like a big deal. The Department of Health and Human Services recently touted $332 million in rebates owed to consumers this year because of Obamacare’s Medical Loss Ratio provision, which requires insurers to spend a large percentage of the premium dollars they receive on medical care. But these savings are almost negligible in…Alyene Senger -
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Despite Obamacare, High-Risk Insurance Pools Stay Afloat
SANTA FE, N.M.—Earlier this year, the board that runs New Mexico’s high-risk insurance pool agreed to pay up to $600,000 to an Albuquerque consulting group to handle day-to-day operations of the pool, which was designed to offer insurance to people who had trouble getting coverage. But wasn’t the Affordable Care Act supposed to make high-risk…Rob Nikolewski -
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How These Religious People Found a Way to Opt Out of Obamacare
James Lansberry didn’t blink an eye when the Supreme Court handed down its Hobby Lobby decision last month. The vice president of Samaritan Ministries, which provides health coverage for more than 37,000 families nationwide, said even though his organization applauds the decision, “it doesn’t have any effect on us.” Samaritan Ministries, and other health sharing…Philip Wegmann
