Health CareNews
Obamacare’s Contracting Bonanza in 8 Charts
Politics are frozen. Budgets are tight. But business purchases by the Department of Health and Human Services have doubled to $21 billion annually in the… Read More
Health CareNews
Ebola Czar to Leave White House in February
The nation’s “Ebola czar,” Ron Klain, plans to move back to the private sector less than five months after being tasked to oversee the government… Read More
Health CareNews
The Anti-Gruber: This State Senator Unafraid to Outline Costs of Vermont’s Single-Payer Health Care Plan
For two years, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has concealed his plans for financing single-payer health care. His lead consultant, Jonathan Gruber, has admitted to deceptive… Read More
Health CareFeature
Federal Agency Faces Fallout From Controversial Study That Put Babies at Risk
A federal agency has taken controversial new steps to marginalize its own ethics body, according to new information revealed by the watchdog group Public Citizen…. Read More
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Vermont Lawmakers Question Credibility of Health Care Plan Relying on Gruber Research
Vermont lawmakers say they’re skeptical of Gov. Peter Shumlin’s forthcoming single-payer financing plan because it relies on economic modeling provided by Jonathan Gruber. As Shumlin… Read More
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Tennessee Facing Fight Over Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
NASHVILLE—Tennessee Republicans, after having just increased majorities in the state’s General Assembly, likely will have to decide whether to expand Medicaid in the upcoming 2015… Read More
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Majority of Americans Say It’s Not Federal Government’s Role to Provide Health Care Coverage
For the third year in a row, a majority of Americans say it’s not the proper role of government to make sure everyone has health… Read More
Health CareCommentary
In Year Two, Obamacare Is Off to Another Bad Start
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act seems like an unending nightmare. Desperate for some good news, the White House is justly relieved and celebrating… Read More
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Second State Pulls Plug on Contract with Jonathan Gruber Over ‘Stupid’ Remarks
Another one bites the dust. After videos surfaced of Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber calling the American people stupid, North Carolina became the second state in… Read More
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France’s First Fetal Surgery Results in a Healthy Baby Girl
France is celebrating its first successful fetal surgery after a baby girl was born Nov. 9 at full term and in good health. “Today, there… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Can the House’s Obamacare Lawsuit Succeed?
Last week, the House of Representatives filed a lawsuit in a federal district court in Washington challenging the Obama administration’s unilateral actions that have effectively… Read More
Health CareNews
How One Senator’s Scheme Could Come Back to Haunt Obamacare
LINCOLN, Neb.—Former U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson may go down in history for casting the crucial 60th vote needed to pass Obamacare, but the concessions he… Read More
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Why One State Wants to Ban Powdered Alcohol
A measure that would ban crystalline, or powdered alcohol, is a step closer to becoming law in Ohio. House Bill 594 was reported out of committee passed… Read More
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Obamacare Officials Exaggerate Enrollment Total by Counting Dental Plans
The Obama administration admitted today that it mistakenly inflated the number of health insurance enrollments under the Affordable Care Act by adding in those who selected… Read More
Health CareNews
Meet the Man Who Found the Jonathan Gruber Videos
Jonathan Gruber, once heralded by President Obama and Democrats for his work on Obamacare, in two short weeks has become a lightning rod for criticism… Read More
Health CareNews
Vermont Halts Payments to Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s state government has stopped payment on the contract of Jonathan Gruber following a series of video statements showing the Obamacare architect… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Poor Americans Deserve a More Compassionate Health Care Solution than Current Medicaid
Helping the poor is not an issue that is exclusive to one side of the political spectrum. The question is not whether to help those… Read More
Health CareNews
The Millions of Dollars Jonathan Gruber Got From You, in One Chart
Jonathan Gruber, one of the architects of Obamacare, has been caught over and over again mocking the American people. Gruber apparently has not objected to… Read More
Health CareNews
Pacemakers Get Hacked On TV, But Could It Happen In Real Life?
Jay Radcliffe breaks into medical devices for a living, testing for vulnerabilities as a security researcher. He’s also a diabetic who gives himself insulin injections… Read More
Health CareCommentary
All of Jonathan Gruber’s Controversial Comments in a Single Two-Minute Video
Can’t keep up with all the Jonathan Gruber videos? American Commitment, the organization that released the first Gruber clip, has released a new video compiling… Read More
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New Study Suggests Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Just as Dangerous as Tobacco Smoke
Secondhand marijuana smoke may be just as dangerous as secondhand tobacco smoke, according to a new study. “Smoke is smoke,” Matthew Springer, author of the… Read More
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Inside the Comic Book Jonathan Gruber Wrote to Sell Obamacare to America
Jonathan Gruber, the Obamacare architect made notorious in newly surfaced videos, credits the “stupidity of the American voter” with helping pass the Affordable Care Act…. Read More
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Reporter Says CNBC ‘Silenced’ Her for Detailing Obamacare Problems
Melissa Francis, a financial reporter on Fox Business, knows dollars and cents. But after trying to explain the dollars and cents of the Affordable Care… Read More
Health CareNews
Support for Obamacare Drops to New Low
Support for Obamacare has reached a new low. According to a new Gallup poll, only 37 percent of Americans approve of the president’s signature law,… Read More
Health CareNews
A Year After Glitch-Filled Rollout, HealthCare.gov Opens for Business Again
It’s that time of year: HealthCare.gov is officially open for business. More than a year after HealthCare.gov experienced a glitch-filled rollout, the health insurance marketplace… Read More
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President Obama on Jonathan Gruber: He’s ‘Some Adviser Who Never Worked on Our Staff’
In an attempt to distance himself from Jonathan Gruber, President Obama is downplaying the Obamacare architect’s role in the crafting of his signature health care… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Cartoon: Obamacare Is Heading Back to the Supreme Court
It’s round two. From Nina Owcharenko’s column: The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the King v. Burwell case exposes another potential weakness in the health care law…. Read More
Health CareNews
Fifth Video Emerges, Showing Gruber Mocking Man Worried About Obamacare
A video from Vermont shows Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber mocking a Vermonter who expressed concern about single-payer health care. In the 2011 video shot by… Read More
Health CareCommentary
27 Must-See Tweets About Infamous Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber
Since we reported that Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber admitted to purposely deceiving the American people—and then calling them “stupid”—the story has been trending nonstop on… Read More
Health CareNews
Flashback: Pelosi Praised Obamacare Architect’s Work in 2009. Today, She Doesn’t Know Who He Is.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said today she doesn’t know Jonathan Gruber, the man credited with helping congressional Democrats draft Obamacare. “I don’t know… Read More
