Wisconsin Study Reveals Obamacare “Winners and Losers”
Last week, the state of Wisconsin released a report summarizing the effects of Obamacare on the Badger State’s health care system. The study, which was… Read More
In Obamacare, the President’s Disregard for Consent of the Governed
Congress and the President have low approval ratings because Congress and the President continue to ignore the will of the American people. One reason for… Read More
Top HHS Official Likens Obamacare to Civil Rights Act
A top advisor to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recently compared opposition to the administration’s new health care law to opposition to the… Read More
Employers Consider Dropping Health Coverage Under Obamacare
Reports from employers continue to belie President Obama’s repeated insistence that, under his new health care law, Americans would not lose their employer-provided health insurance… Read More
In Verizon Strike, Unions Protest Obamacare Law They Supported
Two unions are on strike against Verizon Communications in protest of proposed company policies that the unions themselves helped bring about. The new Obamacare law,… Read More
Podcast: Obamacare and the 11th Circuit Ruling
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, experts Nina Owcharenko and Todd Gaziano discuss the recent Obamacare ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, from… Read More
A Blueprint for Medicare Reform
Heritage Policy Analyst Kathryn Nix recently released a paper explaining why the premium support, or defined contribution, model for Medicare reform found in Heritage’s Saving… Read More
VIDEO: The Obama Economy Is Killing Jobs, Restaurant CEO Explains
Want to know the true impact of Obamacare on job creation in America? Listen to what the job creators have to say. Last month, Andy… Read More
Heritage Radio: Member Questions, U.S. Credit Downgrade, Poverty
This week’s Heritage Libertad Radio program – half in English, half in Spanish – covered the recent S & P downgrade, including a discussion with… Read More
Breaking Health Care Research: “Accountable Care” Unlikely
Medicare continues to be a looming problem in the fiscal crisis. In an effort to lower the program’s cost and improve quality of care for… Read More
Top 10 Reads: August 15, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Gallup: Obama job rating sinks below… Read More
Morning Bell: A Devastating Blow to Obamacare
Obamacare has suffered a devastating blow. On Friday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the individual mandate in President Barack Obama’s signature health… Read More
A Stunning Victory for the Constitution over Obamacare
This afternoon, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled that the individual mandate in the Patient Protection and… Read More
Top 10 Reads: August 12, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. It’s Now Obama’s Economy – Henry… Read More
More Tax Subsidies for Abortion in Obamacare
As both sides of the debate remember all too well, the final passage of Obamacare last year hinged on a many-layered debate on abortion funding… Read More
What the Debt Deal Means for Medicare
The congressional enactment of the Budget Control Act to increase the national debt limit was mostly a triumph of process, not substance. But substance cannot… Read More
Make Obamacare Accountable to the American People
In recent Heritage research, Boston University law professor Gary Lawson describes the shortcomings of the current informal rulemaking process, in which bureaucrats use power delegated… Read More
Women’s Preventive Services: A Slippery Slope to Higher Health Care Costs
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) added new preventive care measures specific to women’s health to the long list of provisions that… Read More
Cost Shifting on the Increase under Obamacare
In a recent article in Health Affairs, health economist James Robinson reveals that in areas where hospitals consolidate and enjoy a larger market share, providers… Read More
Could Britain’s Health Care Rationing Come to the States?
Advocates of Obamacare often point to Great Britain’s National Health Service as an example of a national health care system that works. But all is… Read More
CMS Projections Confirm Runaway Health Care Spending
Yesterday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its new projections of national health spending trends through 2020. The findings, which estimate health… Read More
Top 10 Reads: July 28, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. Praying for the Right (or Left)… Read More
Top 10 Reads: July 27, 2011
Catching you up on clips, commentary and news of the day. Sign up for the daily email update from Scribe. 10 Reasons Each Side Thinks It… Read More
Making Obamacare Bureaucrats Play by the Rules
In one of the most illuminating moments of the Obamacare debate, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi said “we have to pass the bill so that you can… Read More
Rasmussen: 57 Percent of Americans Favor Repeal of Obamacare
News from Rasmussen Reports: Obamacare still isn’t winning any fans among Americans. Given Obamacare’s effect on employment, that’s not surprising. A new poll reveals that… Read More
PODCAST: Obamacare and Unions Drag Down Job Creation
In this week’s Heritage in Focus, labor economist James Sherk discusses his two new reports, one on Obamacare’s effect on recovery and the other on… Read More
Mandating Coverage of Contraceptives Is Bad Social Policy
The Institute of Medicine (IOM), the health policy arm of the National Academy of Sciences, has issued its long-awaited report making recommendations to the U.S…. Read More
Maine Seeks Escape from Its Own Obamacare-like Problems
Maine is one of the noteworthy states that worked on state health care reform in the spring legislative session. For years, Maine has suffered under… Read More
Gang of Six Fails Big on Medicare
The recent proposal from the Gang of Six has received attention as a possible deal for raising the debt ceiling. On health care, the G6… Read More
Another Obamacare ‘Glitch’ Will Add Billions to the Deficit
A new report from Cornell economist Richard Burkhauser and his colleagues has once again called into question the claims of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)… Read More
