Health CareAnalysis
Nevada has become the latest state to announce it will concede Obamacare exchange enrollment responsibilities to the federal government via healthcare.gov. Nevada became the third… Read More
Health CareNews
Sen. David Vitter, an ardent opponent of Obamacare, readily concedes that his proposal to end health care subsidies to members of Congress and their staffs… Read More
Health CareNews
Health care costs have risen to $23,215 a year for the typical family of four that gets insurance through work, according to a new report… Read More
Health CareNews
The Senate Finance Committee today approved Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, which has come under increased scrutiny… Read More
Health CareNews
Nevada is the latest state to abandon a glitch-ridden health insurance exchange website set up under Obamacare. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange Board, which… Read More
Health CareNews
Gov. Bobby Jindal, a potential 2016 presidential candidate, this week hit back at claims that the health law known as Obamacare cannot be repealed. In… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
The vast majority of Americans have health coverage through their employers. Thus, during the health reform debate and after Obamacare’s passage, President Obama repeatedly asserted… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Obamacare offers subsidies to help pay for health insurance – if you are buying insurance through the federal exchange and your income qualifies. But now… Read More
Health CareNews
It doesn’t look like Sylvia Mathews Burwell will win unanimous Senate confirmation the second time around. President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human… Read More
Health CareNews
Fresh off his proposal last week to expand Indiana’s alternative Medicaid program, Gov. Mike Pence today defended his decision to ask for federal approval to… Read More
Health CareNews
President Obama’s nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services is facing scrutiny from two conservative senators who want answers to more than a dozen… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How many tax dollars does it take to run a state health care exchange into the ground? In the case of three states that have… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Medicaid news is not good. Lots of people signing up? Yes. Is that a good thing? No – it’s bad for poor Americans who… Read More
Health CareNews
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is “willfully failing” to comply with a subpoena from the House Oversight and… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
Today, Governor Mike Pence (R) outlined proposed changes to Indiana’s Medicaid program. Based on preliminary materials, it appears that while the state may be advancing… Read More
Health CareNews
Senators yesterday unanimously congratulated White House budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell on her nomination to lead the Health and Human Services Department but offered some… Read More
Health CareAnalysis
A recent Urban Institute report provides the “news” that Obamacare’s employer mandate has negative labor market effects, particularly for low-income Americans. Even think tanks that… Read More
Health CareNews
Catching up on the latest news about a new medical marvel? You might want to have a more skeptical view of the coverage, according to… Read More
Health CareNews
More and more U.S. adults get health insurance on their own or through a family member, a new Gallup poll finds. The survey regularly examines… Read More
Merritt-Hawkins, a national health care search and consulting firm, recently released the results of a telephone survey that measures physicians’ ability or willingness to accept… Read More
Health CareNews
The District of Columbia’s legislative body voted today to give its health exchange the power to tax any health-related insurance product sold in the city…. Read More
Massachusetts is the latest state to walk away from its online health insurance exchange. Officials announced today that Massachusetts Health Connector — the agency in… Read More
Senator David Vitter (R–LA) has just introduced an amendment to the Energy Efficiency Act, soon scheduled for Senate floor action, that would require the President… Read More
Health CareNews
It directly affects the personal life of every American, and it controls or regulates a complex sector of the American economy that is slightly larger… Read More
At the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last night, President Obama made a number of jokes about the rough ride of Obamacare and HealthCare.gov in… Read More
As the federal government continues to implement Obamacare, the IRS is the next federal agency to handle the personal financial and family information of participants…. Read More
More than 8 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance plans under Obamacare’s online exchange, officials say, but some details remain vague. The… Read More
Oregon’s Obamacare exchange, called Cover Oregon, has decided to move from a state-based exchange to a federally-facilitated exchange, joining the 34 other states that have… Read More
Do conservatives still want to repeal Obamacare? It would seem the media don’t want you to think so. President Obama said just a couple of… Read More
An aide to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R–Wash.) today disputed a newspaper account from her district that the House’s No. 4 Republican considers Obamacare to… Read More
