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
Obama: There Will Be “Bumps” and “Glitches” in Obamacare
In light of negative comments made by Congressional Democrats, President Obama discussed the implementation of Obamacare at a press conference this week, explaining that “even… Read More
New Red Tape Rising Report: Regulation in Obama’s First Term
Congress and the White House have been focused for much of this year on the federal budget—rightfully so, given perennial deficits and unsustainable levels of… Read More
Family Fact of the Week: Thankful for Religious Freedom on National Day of Prayer
Millions of people of faith in America will participate today in the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer. Although the National Day of Prayer was… Read More
Morning Bell: 5 Ways the Immigration Bill Is Like Obamacare
Congress rammed Obamacare through without many Members even reading the bill. Now it’s applying that same frantic, complex, pie-in-the-sky legislating to immigration. The similarities are… Read More
Temporary Debt Paydown Just a Drop in the Bucket
Reports that the federal government will put a little bit of money toward the massive federal debt for the first time in six years make… Read More
Morning Bell: President Says Obamacare Is Going Great
Obamacare is “working fine,” President Obama said yesterday in his press conference. It’s made health insurance “stronger, better, more secure than it was before.” There… Read More
Medicaid Expansion in Arkansas: A Fig Leaf, Not a Solution
As action to stop Obamacare languishes in Washington, the debate continues at the state level. Heritage is hosting a series of health care reports from… Read More
Morning Bell: Remember the Economy? It’s Still Bad
According to a poll earlier this year, voters have a higher opinion of cockroaches than Congressmen. President Obama’s personal popularity remains solid, but his job… Read More
GUEST POST: Medicaid’s Looming Long-Term Care Crisis
As we work to rein in wasteful spending and improve retirement security, our nation cannot afford to overlook Medicaid’s long-term care financing crisis. We’re completely… Read More
Obama Vows Support for Planned Parenthood
President Obama became the first sitting President to address Planned Parenthood this week, speaking to roughly a thousand supporters at the organization’s national conference in… Read More
Obamacare: Insurer Wants 25 Percent Premium Increase—but Will Still Lose Money
Maryland’s largest individual market insurer, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, has submitted an average proposed rate increase of 25 percent for next year, plainly citing Obamacare’s new… Read More
Morning Bell: American Families Cannot Afford the Cost of Amnesty
Our nation is going broke, and now is not the time to increase burdens on American families. The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization… Read More
10 Myths About the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
As Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is being debated in the states, many myths are being perpetuated by its advocates. Here, Heritage provides the research to debunk… Read More
Obamacare: Helping the Sick Means Getting the Policy Right
On February 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was suspending future enrollment in its Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) for… Read More
DeMint: Taxpayers Would Pay for Amnesty
Now that the “Gang of Eight” has introduced a comprehensive immigration bill in the U.S. Senate, the cost to taxpayers of implementing amnesty for an… Read More
It’s Tax Freedom Day: Finally We Get to Work for Ourselves!
April 18 marks the 108th day of 2013. It is also Tax Freedom Day, as calculated by the Tax Foundation. Tax Freedom Day is the… Read More
Democratic Senator: Obamacare a “Train Wreck Coming”
Recently, prominent Democrats and a union leader have publicly revealed their concerns about Obamacare. At a hearing yesterday, author and supporter of Obamacare, Senate Finance… Read More
Health Care Report from the States: Florida Medicaid Expansion
As action to stop Obamacare languishes in Washington, the debate continues at the state level. Heritage is hosting a series of health care reports from… Read More
Morning Bell: Where Did Your Tax Dollar Go?
Americans are waking up today to the worst “case of the Mondays” they’ll have all year: It’s Tax Day. Most Americans dread Tax Day, and… Read More
Health CareNews
Americans Continue to Oppose Obamacare’s HHS Mandate
On Monday, hundreds of thousands of public comments flooded the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as individuals and groups expressed concern with the… Read More
Morning Bell: 5 Things to Know About the Obama Budget
President Obama finally released his budget yesterday—more than two months late. Heritage experts immediately went to work analyzing the mounds of new spending on education,… Read More
Budgets in Comparison: Will President Obama’s Budget Save the American Dream?
When the President’s budget comes out Wednesday, it will complete the last piece of the budget puzzle, as the House and Senate have each duly… Read More
DeMint: We Saw Obamacare’s Effects Coming (VIDEO)
Obamacare isn’t working too well so far—and Heritage President Jim DeMint says it’s no surprise. On “Your World with Neil Cavuto” this past week, DeMint… Read More
Medicare: Sequestration Cuts Small Potatoes Compared to Obamacare Cuts
In the past 24 hours, cancer patients’ access to Medicare treatment has been the focus of an alarming headline. In this case, the budget sequestration—an… Read More
Morning Bell: Jim DeMint’s First Day As Heritage President
Dear patriots, Today is my first full day as president of The Heritage Foundation, and the first thing I want to do is thank my… Read More
