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
Health CareNews
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
Health CareNews
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
