12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Small Business Tax Credit
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next 11 days, Heritage… Read More
Fiscal Cliff: Decoupling Conservatives from Their Core Principles
There are many ways to surrender—and some congressional Republicans seem bent on exploring them all. In the debate over the fiscal cliff, the President’s position… Read More
Hearing Exposes Obamacare’s Implementation Challenges for States
Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing to discuss the implementation of Obamacare’s exchanges and Medicaid expansion, both of which are slated… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: The Individual Mandate
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next 12 days, Heritage… Read More
Medicare Cuts vs. Medicare Reform
As the discussions over the fiscal cliff continue, the debate over entitlement reform is getting confused. The issue is not only how much savings constitutes… Read More
Morning Bell: Deadline for States to Claim Their Role in Obamacare
Tomorrow is an important day for Obamacare. It’s the deadline for states to declare their intentions about setting up their own health insurance exchanges for… Read More
Saving Medicare: New Legislation from Retiring Congressman Herger
Retiring House Ways and Mean Health Care Subcommittee chairman Wally Herger (R–CA) has introduced the most complete and detailed major Medicare reform proposal in a… Read More
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Not-So-Safe Harbor: Court Allows Archdiocese’s HHS Mandate Challenge to Proceed
For the first time, a federal court has permitted a Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate challenge by a religious nonprofit organization to go forward…. Read More
Liberal Welfare State in Decline
Even as the country deals with the crisis of the “fiscal cliff,” there’s another crisis waiting in the wings. “The second act will occur early… Read More
How Conservatives Reach Out to Hispanics: Heritage Libertad Radio
How can conservatives connect with Hispanics? What exactly is religious liberty? These are just two of the many questions answered in this month’s installment of… Read More
Health CareNews
Americans Recognize Obamacare’s Religious Liberty Problem
Americans see the problem with the religious liberty violation at the leading edge of Obamacare implementation, according to a new poll released by Rasmussen Reports… Read More
Obamacare May Hike Your Pet’s Health Care Bills
American health care consumers aren’t the only ones who will be hit by slated Obamacare tax hikes. Medical bills for their pets may go up… Read More
Lunch with Heritage Google+ Hangout on the Obamacare Taxes
There are a lot of taxes in Obamacare that will harm businesses and consumers alike. Some business owners have been vocal about their dislike for… Read More
Obama’s Dirty Little Tax Secret: He’s Already Raised Taxes on the Rich (CHART)
The one glaring omission in President Obama’s fiscal cliff demands for higher rates on top earners is that he’s already raised their taxes. That’s right!… Read More
Morning Bell: Businesses Cutting Hours, Bracing for Costs of Obamacare
It seems that every day now brings another business owner in the news talking about cutting workers’ hours or making other cost-cutting moves in anticipation… Read More
Health CareNews
International Religious Freedom: President Obama Misses an Opportunity
President Obama missed a key opportunity to advance robust religious liberty in prepared remarks delivered in Burma recently. This is especially disappointing given that Burma… Read More
Side Effects: Obamacare Threatens the Future of Health Care Cost Containment
Employers’ health benefit cost growth had the smallest increase in 15 years—only 4.1 percent in 2012 compared to 6.1 percent in 2011—according to Mercer’s National… Read More
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HHS Anti-Conscience Mandate: Challengers Get Federal Appellate Court Victory
A family-owned business with religious objections to the conscience-crushing Obamacare mandate got a temporary reprieve last week. A three-judge panel of the Eighth Circuit Court… Read More
Morning Bell: What IS the Fiscal Cliff?
With just a few weeks left in 2012, all eyes in Washington are on Capitol Hill and the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. As usual, Congress and… Read More
Health CareNews
Lesson for Warren Buffett: British Millionaires’ Response to Tax Increases
As the fiscal cliff approaches, Congress and President Obama continue to debate tax increases, even though spending is the problem. Investor Warren Buffett recently opined… Read More
Health CareNews
Some Obamacare Legal Challenges Are Alive and Well
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court, in granting a petition for rehearing in Liberty University v. Geitner, vacated the U.S. Fourth Circuit’s prior dismissal of… Read More
Health CareNews
Judge Grants Injunction Against HHS Mandate for Bible Publisher
Late last week, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction temporarily halting enforcement of the Health and Human Services… Read More
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Giving Thanks for Religious Liberty: Faith in Action Helps Those in Need
Americans will gather around Thanksgiving tables this week to reflect on the past year and give thanks for the blessings of family, friends, and fundamental… Read More
Medicaid Is Failing the People It Is Intended to Help
Heritage’s Kevin Dayaratna finds in a recent survey of academic literature that “Medicaid’s so-called safety net cripples the very people it is designed to help.”… Read More
Obamacare Insurance Exchanges: States Have Options
Governor John Kasich (R) is expected to opt not to set up a state Obamacare exchange. This is the right decision for Ohio. The President’s… Read More
The Public Option: Alive and Well in Obamacare
Thought the “public option” was dead? Think again. Chief among the most dangerous provisions in Obamacare is the creation of government-sponsored national health plans, which… Read More
Health CareNews
Morning Bell: What Does the Election Mean for Obamacare?
What’s next for Obamacare now? The bad news is that many of the health care law’s serious effects were delayed until after the election. Ten… Read More
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Obamacare: The Battle Intensifies
Obamacare is not here to stay. Despite the 2012 election, the assumption that the health care law will stay on course is another example of… Read More
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Morning Bell: The President’s Top 5 Immediate Problems
Now that President Obama will never face re-election again, it is time for the campaigning to end. Perpetual political rhetoric and promises do not matter… Read More
How to Explain the Entitlement Spending Crisis to Kids
In a new video parodying Dr. Seuss’s whimsical style, the American Enterprise Institute puts the problem of growing entitlement program spending in a form elementary… Read More
