Health CareCommentary
Obama Taunts Supreme Court on Obamacare Case
It’s déjà vu all over again. President Obama’s comments about King v. Burwell during a press conference at the G-7 summit in Germany earlier this… Read More
Health CareNews
Obama: King v. Burwell ‘Easy Case’ That Supreme Court Probably ‘Shouldn’t’ Have Taken Up
President Obama suggested Monday that the Supreme Court should never have taken up King v. Burwell, the latest challenge to his health care law. “This… Read More
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Florida House Rejects Medicaid Expansion
During a special session in the Florida Legislature, the state’s House of Representatives voted down a proposal last week that would have expanded the state’s… Read More
Health CareCommentary
This New State Data Shows the Real Story Behind King v. Burwell
Every day there seems to be another article focused on how many individuals might lose their subsidies if the Supreme Court rules in favor of… Read More
Health CareNews
How State Exchanges Are Faring Under Obamacare
All eyes are on the federal and state health insurance exchanges in anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the case King v. Burwell…. Read More
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Consumers Drawn to Low Prices of Temporary Health Plans Despite Risks
Worried about going without health coverage, musician Tom Miller bought a nine-month insurance policy in January to tide himself over while he rebuilt his business… Read More
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EHealth Sees Once-Thriving Business Decline Due to Obamacare Exchanges
The Affordable Care Act was expected to be a boon for eHealth Inc., the nation’s largest online health insurance broker. After all, the law required… Read More
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The New Congressional Plan to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
A group of House Republicans unveiled a 192-page health care plan that fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with “patient-centered reforms” and “free-market solutions.” “American citizens… Read More
Health CareCommentary
There’s Broad Public Support for Congress to Reduce Insurance Costs in Response to King v. Burwell
By the end of June, the Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision in King v. Burwell, the case that centers on whether the… Read More
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How ‘Affordable’ Will Health Insurance Be in 2016?
For consumers purchasing health insurance under the Affordable Care Act next year, plans may no longer be quite as “affordable” as they were in the… Read More
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Journalism School Challenges Media to Get Tougher on California’s Obamacare Exchange
Fresh on the heels of The Daily Signal’s two-part investigation into Covered California, the Columbia Journalism Review launched its own probe asking why more news… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Keeping a Constant Eye on Ebola
In the age of the 24-hour twenty-four hour news cycle, our attention constantly shifts from topic to topic and from crisis to crisis. Various headlines… Read More
Health CareNews
What You Need to Know About the House’s Obamacare Lawsuit
The U.S. House of Representatives had its first day in court today after filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration for making unilateral changes to… Read More
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What the Defense Department Learned From the Ebola Crisis
For most Americans, last year’s Ebola outbreak was a public health concern and cause for a debate over infectious disease practices, safety and travel. For… Read More
Health CareCommentary
It’s Time for Congress to Put an Obamacare Repeal Bill on the President’s Desk
Five years ago, Congress used a budget process known as reconciliation to pass the Affordable Care Act with a simple majority. It allowed Democrats to… Read More
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Congressman Pushes for Appointment of Obamacare Watchdog
Following close to two years of reports of cost overruns on HealthCare.gov, increased premium prices and lost work hours since the implementation of the Affordable… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Federal Judge Refuses to Reschedule Marijuana Under Controlled Substances Act
On April 15, 2015, U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller for the Eastern District of California ruled the federal statute prohibiting marijuana for all purposes… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Lawmakers Could Reduce Health Insurance Costs for Young Adults By 44%
How should Congress respond when the Supreme Court hands down its decision in King v. Burwell? At issue in the case is the Obama administration’s… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Employers Can Spark a Health Care Revolution
Employers, not politicians, can spark a health care revolution. For many years employers have struggled with providing health insurance to workers and their families. Competing… Read More
Health CareNews
Why This Family Struggled to Secure Health Insurance Under Obamacare for Their 4-Year-Old Son
When Lindsay Franks received a letter from the Department of Health and Human Services’ health insurance marketplace in January, she was certain it was a… Read More
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How This Congressional Maneuver Could Be Used to Repeal Obamacare
For the first time in five years, Congress has passed a budget. However, it does not repeal Obamacare. According to Paul Winfree, director of the… Read More
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Emergency Room Visits Increase Under Obamacare
A majority of physicians report that they have seen an increase in emergency visits since Obamacare went into effect, according to a new poll by… Read More
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After Expanding Under Obamacare, This 123-Year-Old Insurance Company Is Closing Its Doors
After expanding to do business on the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges last year, a Wisconsin-based health insurance company founded in 1892 has announced it will… Read More
Health CareCommentary
What the Obama Administration Still Hasn’t Learned From the Ebola Crisis
A year after the Ebola outbreak began in West Africa, the Obama administration has yet to publicly assess its response to the crisis. Given the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How Lawmakers, Including Republicans, Just Hiked the Deficit (Again)
The new Congress isn’t getting Washington’s crazy spending under control. In fact, it’s just made it worse. By enacting the Medicare Access and Children’s Health Insurance… Read More
Health CareFeature
Insiders Detail Culture of Secrecy at California’s Obamacare Exchange
Aiden Hill’s introduction to the secretive culture at Covered California came in his first days on the job. He had just been hired to head… Read More
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How Schools Use Medicaid Money to Pay for Truancy Officers, Deans and Healthy-Eating Magnets
At a school board meeting in Henrico County, Va., two months ago, a panel of school district officials and board members had been left speechless…. Read More
Health CareFeature
Incompetence, Mismanagement Plague California’s Obamacare Insurance Exchange
California’s health insurance exchange, established under the Affordable Care Act, has been held out as a national model for Obamacare. In some ways—not all of… Read More
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Senate Passes Bill Stabilizing Doctors’ Payments, Adding $141 Billion to Deficit
With just hours to go before Medicare physicians potentially faced deep cuts in payments, the Senate passed legislation that stabilizes such payments but adds $141… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Greatest Setback for Cancer Research Is Obamacare
Nearly everyone is thinking about cancer these days thanks to the Ken Burns film on PBS, “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.” All of us,… Read More
