Four Words to Watch in the Immigration Debate
The Senate will begin debate on the Gang of Eight’s immigration proposal next week. Here are four words to watch out for as the Senators… Read More
Deflating Hospitals’ Arguments for Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
The Obamacare Medicaid expansion debate continues in the states, and many hospitals are lobbying their state lawmakers to accept the expansion. The hospitals argue that… Read More
Obamacare Cost Rises by $30 Billion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a new statement on the budgetary effect of repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) for fiscal years 2014 to… Read More
Morning Bell: The IRS and Obamacare, by the Numbers
Chilling new details emerged yesterday about the IRS targeting scandal, as representatives from six conservative groups testified before Congress about the scrutiny and demands they… Read More
GUEST POST: History of Medicaid Expansion in Maine Foreshadows Failure
The states play an important role in protecting citizens against this flawed federal health care law–from challenging the health care law before the Supreme Court,… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare’s Negative Impact on Seniors
The Medicare program that provides health insurance to seniors faces a dire financial future. And Obamacare is making it worse. Medicare’s Part A trust fund… Read More
Medicare Trustees Report Gives Seniors, Taxpayers a Bleak Future
The 2013 Medicare trustees report reconfirms a basic fact: Seniors and taxpayers face a bleak future. The trustees project that Medicare’s share of the economy… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Government Is Coming for Your Health Insurance Records
Thanks to Obamacare, all Americans will now have to submit their health insurance information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Sadly, this new requirement comes… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The IRS Will Know Your Health Insurance Info
“Among the questions [Administration] officials expect people to have about [Obamacare] are…How can they fill out their tax forms correctly?” –The Washington Post, article on… Read More
Obamacare: Krugman’s California Dreamin’
Since California released its health care exchange premium rates late last week, liberals such as Paul Krugman have argued that Obamacare’s predicted “rate shock” will… Read More
DeMint on Fox News: “Obamacare Puts the IRS on Steroids”
Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint appeared on Fox News’ “On the Record with Greta Van Susteren” tonight to warn about the new powers granted to… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Complexity
The many federal bureaucrats working on Obamacare implementation within the IRS stand at the center of an intricate web of government and regulation that will… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Spending
Getting the Obamacare “train wreck” up and running will cost the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) an estimated $881 million between 2010 and 2013, according to… Read More
The IRS, Obamacare, and You: The Taxes
With the IRS under fire for its improper targeting of tea party groups, many Americans have also raised concerns about the agency’s activities relating to… Read More
Unions, Young Adults Grow Skeptical of Obamacare
As the full implementation of Obamacare nears, young adults and unions are growing more skeptical of the law. A new Fox News poll found not… Read More
Obamacare’s Liberty-Crushing Mandate in Court
Three family businesses were in court this week asking federal judges for relief from a coercive Obamacare mandate that forces employers to provide and pay… Read More
Big Hospitals’ Obamacare Deal Betrays Seniors and the Poor
A backroom deal made during the writing of Obamacare will harm seniors and the poor, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). During their closed-room… Read More
Information Missing from Studies on the “Benefits” of State Medicaid Expansion
Advocates of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion have produced a number of studies in various states that project significant economic benefits if states adopt the expansion…. Read More
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Washington Hits the $16.7 Trillion Debt Ceiling with $300 Billion in New Debt
On May 19, the United States hit its debt ceiling after adding $300 billion in more debt since lawmakers suspended the ceiling in February. But… Read More
Top 5 Reports of the Week
1. The Ugly Facts About the Internet Sales Tax 2. Obamacare Is About Power 3. The IRS Wants to Know If You’re a “Patriot” 4. Looming Student… Read More
This Week’s Reasons to Repeal Obamacare
It has been over three years since Obamacare became law. This week, the House voted again to completely repeal it. There are plenty of reasons… Read More
Think Again: The Arkansas Plan for Medicaid Is Still a Bad Idea
In a desperate attempt to keep the Obamacare Medicaid expansion alive, supporters are trying to break the logjam by suggesting states pursue an “Arkansas model.”… Read More
WATCH: Heritage Hangout on Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion
One of the main ways Obamacare was supposed to extend health insurance was by putting more people on Medicaid, the federal-state health care program that… Read More
Morning Bell: Obamacare Is About Power
Members of the House of Representatives are scheduled to vote Thursday to repeal all of Obamacare. Given that the House voted to repeal the law… Read More
With Obamacare, What Happens in Massachusetts Won’t Stay in Massachusetts
PriceWaterhouseCoopers recently released a study of Massachusetts’s experience with health care reform, claiming that under Obamacare most employers will not reduce or eliminate the health… Read More
Morning Bell: Serving Justice to Gosnell
Justice has been served for a few infants and one mother whose lives were taken within the filthy walls of 3801 Lancaster Avenue. Late-term abortionist… Read More
Medicaid Expansion May Be Forced into Law in Montana
The states play an important role in protecting citizens against this flawed federal health care law–from challenging the health care law before the Supreme Court,… Read More
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Critics Looking at Old Data Instead of New Heritage Research on Amnesty
Some proponents of comprehensive immigration reform (including amnesty) are trying to find support for their position in Heritage Foundation papers from long ago. In the… Read More
Morning Bell: New Heritage Study on the Cost of Amnesty
The immigration debate is about to get a lot more concrete. Lawmakers need to be honest about the cost of their proposed immigration plans—and a… Read More
VIDEO: Schumer Admits Obamacare Will Increase Health Care Costs
It’s been a rough week for Obamacare. First came President Obama’s laughable defense of the health-care law, then news spread about an outcry from local leaders… Read More
