Health CareNews
For This CEO, the Health Care Debate Is Personal
Why did the president and CEO of the Game Show Network get involved in the debate over America’s broken health care system? In an interview… Read More
Health CareNews
How UnitedHealthcare’s Exit From Obamacare Exchanges Will Impact Consumers
In the wake of UnitedHealthcare’s decision to exit Obamacare’s marketplaces in 2017, consumers purchasing coverage on the exchanges may have fewer choices and less competition…. Read More
Health CareNews
Health Care Giant Abandons ‘Higher-Risk’ Obamacare Exchanges
Health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group opted out of most Obamacare health exchanges on Tuesday after a review of its first-quarter earnings suggested the exchanges would… Read More
Health CareNews
‘Stop Cheating Taxpayers:’ Ben Sasse Introduces Bill Requiring Obamacare Program to Reimburse Treasury
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., introduced a bill Thursday that would force the Obama administration to deposit $5 billion in the Treasury by 2017 as required… Read More
Health CareNews
Beyond Obamacare: Colorado Considers Single-Payer Model
As Republican policymakers nationwide continue debating ways to replace Obamacare with patient-centered solutions, a Colorado group has landed a plan implementing a single-payer model of… Read More
Health CareCommentary
4 Facts That Prove Obamacare Isn’t Aging Well
Millions of Americans are faced with rising healthcare costs and higher taxes, unstable and expensive health insurance exchanges, mountains of red tape, and arrogant bureaucratic… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Competition in Obamacare Exchanges Declined in 2016
On Oct. 1, 2013, President Barack Obama lauded the opening of the Affordable Care Act’s new health insurance exchanges and claimed, “You’ll find more choices, more… Read More
Health CareCommentary
3 Ways Obamacare’s Insurance Regulations Could Cost You
The price tag for the Affordable Care Act includes not only the additional tax dollars spent on expanding Medicaid and providing new subsidies for exchange… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A Legacy of Broken Promises: Obamacare Turns 6
Obamacare, a partisan product full of broken promises, is six years old. Burdened by mounting problems, it’s not mellowing with age. Notwithstanding the president’s notorious… Read More
Health CareNews
In 5 Charts, How Obamacare Has Worked the Past 6 Years
Six years ago Wednesday, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. Since then, Americans have seen their premiums increase,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
6 Broken Obamacare Promises
The Affordable Care Act is six years old today, but there is little reason to celebrate. Here are six broken promises and lies made by… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Obamacare Was Going to Lower Health Care Costs. What Actually Happened.
Hawking the Affordable Care Act (ACA) six years ago, President Barack Obama said, “Every single good idea to bend the cost curve and start actually… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why Obamacare Premiums Are Climbing All Over US
On the third year of the Affordable Care Act exchanges, it is becoming more apparent that the promises of cost-saving and premium reduction may be… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare Insurers Could Get Billions From Controversial Government Fund
A $5 billion lawsuit filed by a nonprofit insurer against the Obama administration for a program implemented under Obamacare is raising questions about the use… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Federal Policy Proposals Would Deter the Development of Revolutionary New Biologic Drugs That Fight Cancer
Developing effective treatments for cancer involves a lot more than just the science—it’s economics, too. March 6 marked the one-year anniversary of the Food and… Read More
Health CareNews
Will Failed Obamacare Co-Ops Repay Taxpayers’ Money? Senate Panel Seeks Answers
Top Obamacare officials told a Senate panel Thursday that they can’t guarantee that the government ever will recover billions of taxpayer dollars loaned to health… Read More
Health CareNews
Warning Signs About Failed Co-Ops Ignored by Obama Administration, Senate Report Says
The Obama administration ignored warnings from a private consulting firm about the viability of nonprofit insurance companies created under Obamacare, which could ultimately cost the… Read More
Health CareNews
How Much Are Obamacare Deductibles Up in Your State?
Americans across the country are paying higher health care deductibles under Obamacare. Freedom Partners, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting freedom and expanding opportunity, released an… Read More
Health CareNews
The Obama Administration’s $5 Billion Obamacare Problem
One of the more than 20 failed or struggling “consumer-oriented” insurers created by Obamacare is suing the U.S. government for as much as $5 billion… Read More
Health CareNews
Congress Plans Fight on Obama Administration’s Illegal Diversion of $3.5 Billion to Insurers
The fight over whether the Obama administration broke the law by prioritizing insurers over billions of dollars in payments to the U.S. Treasury through a… Read More
Health CareNews
Farm Contractors Balk at Obamacare Requirements
Obamacare is putting the agricultural industry in a tizzy. Many contractors who provide farm labor and must now offer workers health insurance are complaining loudly… Read More
Health CareNews
Lawmakers: Obama Administration Illegally Diverted Billions Intended for US Treasury to Insurers
Republicans on Capitol Hill are questioning the legality of a move by the Obama administration to give billions to insurers under a program implemented under… Read More
Health CareNews
Bad Decisions, Mismanagement Led to ‘High Risk of Failure’ for Obamacare Website, Study Finds
The Obamacare website failed on launch because government officials spent too little time on it, made bad technical decisions, and mismanaged a key contract, a… Read More
Health CareNews
Here’s Why Insurance Premiums Are ‘High and Rising’ for Obamacare Enrollees
Rising health insurance premiums under Obamacare will continue to hit Americans this year, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office. “High and rising premiums… Read More
Health CareNews
Lawmakers Say Congress Should Investigate Millionaires Enrolling in Medicaid
Conservative lawmakers say Congress should investigate the number of millionaires who qualify for and enroll in government-sponsored health insurance under Obamacare, a trend exposed in… Read More
Health CareNews
$750 Million in Obamacare Tax Credits May Have Gone to Illegal Immigrants, Senate Report Finds
The government granted up to $750 million in Obamacare tax credits to 500,000 persons who weren’t eligible, many of whom may have been illegal immigrants, a Senate… Read More
Health CareNews
Millionaires Are Qualifying for Medicaid Under Obamacare
Millionaires living in states that expanded Medicaid are benefiting from government-sponsored health insurance, and taxpayers are footing the bill for it. In states that expanded… Read More
Health CareNews
Find Out How Your House Member Voted on a Measure Overriding Obama’s Veto of Obamacare Repeal Bill
The House on Tuesday failed to override a veto from President Obama striking down a bill that repealed key provisions of his signature health care… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Kentucky Should End All Ties to Obamacare
Newly elected Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin announced his plans to keep the Obamacare Medicaid expansion (and the extra federal money funding it) and to pursue… Read More
Health CareNews
Millionaires Get Obamacare Tax Credits. And It’s Completely Legal.
Millionaires are qualifying for Obamacare subsidies meant to assist low-income Americans who are unable to afford health care, thanks to a flaw in the law…. Read More
