Orszag vs. Ryan
And so we have finally arrived at the heart of the matter. In recent days, Peter Orszag, the now-former director of the Office of Management… Read More
And so we have finally arrived at the heart of the matter. In recent days, Peter Orszag, the now-former director of the Office of Management… 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
Missouri voters dealt Obamacare a significant setback yesterday, approving a statewide ballot measure with an overwhelming 71 percent of the vote. The vote was the… Read More
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued what it is calling a “report” on the supposed improvements to Medicare passed as part… Read More
A United States District Court has just announced that Virginia’s lawsuit, led by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, may proceed. This lawsuit, file shortly after Obamacare’s… 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
Want to see what Obamacare really looks like? Take a gander at this dazzlingly complex chart mapping out America’s new health care system (the chart… 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
Research on the last seven recessions shows that small businesses generate about two out of every three new jobs during the recovery. But this time… Read More
Obamacare has been rightly blasted as fiscally irresponsible, yet few have noticed what may be Obamacare’s largest ticking entitlement time-bomb: the CLASS Act. My new… Read More
Like many federal efforts in Washington, last week’s reintroduction from House Democrats to create a public health insurance option, which would become part of the… 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
The United States faces financial collapse due to out-of-control government spending, and entitlement programs have a lot to do with it. Washington has promised more… Read More
In the past few months, the Senate has made several attempts to extend the Medicaid bailout included in the stimulus package. States share the cost… Read More
The debate over health care reform has been a theoretical affair, full of abstractions that contradict one another. Amid all the ambiguity, one fact is… Read More
“Pay-for-performance” medicine has gained popularity in recent years, and Obamacare makes it a reality for Medicare enrollees. But that’s not necessarily a good thing. Pay-for-performance… Read More
Obamacare promises that, some years down the road, every American will have health insurance. But the whole point of having health insurance is to get… Read More
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently unearthed yet another undesirable side effect of Obamacare—one that will hit the taxman as well as business owners. The… Read More
Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX) does not like having his credibility questioned. Defending his vote for Obamacare in what appears to be a restaurant in his… Read More
Exactly one hundred days ago today, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. The President promised that the law would… Read More
Before passage of the president’s health care legislation in March, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) infamously exclaimed that “we have to pass the bill so… Read More
The states are in Big Trouble. While Americans are fearful of record federal deficits, the states also are facing increased costs. Most of the exponential… Read More
Although President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law , the battle against the federal takeover of health care is far… Read More
President Obama promised to address the growing costs in health care with passage of his “reform” bill. But instead of reducing costs, Obamacare will succeed… Read More
Dr. Donald Berwick may not be a household name yet, but if he is confirmed as the head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid… Read More
State legislators and governors will face many challenges implementing the provisions of Obamacare. In a new Heritage Foundation study, Ed Haislmaier and I analyze the… Read More
A U.S. district court judge will decide within 30 days whether to dismiss Virginia’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare. From the perspective of Virginia… Read More
