Monthly Archives: November 2012

Defunding Possibilities Are Narrow But Crucial

Most of the spending in Obamacare falls under the general rubric of “entitlements.” Entitlement spending on social programs is “mandatory” in federal budget parlance (as distinct from federal agency appropriations budgets, which are termed “discretionary”). Obamacare’s health insurance subsidies and … Continue reading

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“See You At the State Line”

The day the House rammed Obamacare down our throats without a single Republican vote, dissenting lawmakers unfurled a sign from a balcony at the U.S. Capitol building which read, “See You at the State Line”.  Sixteen states have mounted stiff … Continue reading

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Federal Appeals Court Blocks HHS Anti-Conscience Mandate

“A federal appeals court has agreed with three U.S. district judges and blocked the enforcement of the Obamacare “mandate” that would have forced a Missouri company to pay for health insurance including abortifacients in violation of the religious beliefs of … Continue reading

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Repeal Obamacare In Pieces

Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.), a staunch conservative and a doctor, said Thursday there’s no real point in another House vote on repealing President Obama’s healthcare law, but he said Republicans will still target specific provisions. “…the healthcare law… isn’t going … Continue reading

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Get Ready for Single Payer Debate

“As the evidence rolls in after ObamaCare takes hold, proving its failure to reduce health care expenditures, combined with the predictable decrease in access to care for those with government insurance and the non-viability of private insurance, Americans will understandably … Continue reading

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Trojan Horse of Comparative Effectiveness Research

“Through 2019, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — otherwise known as Obamacare — will allocate some $3.5 billion toward “Comparative Effectiveness Research,” or CER….” “CER is nothing more than a backdoor route to healthcare rationing. Such research will … Continue reading

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Unaffordable Insurance Act

“Obamacare’s exchanges force people to buy expensive insurance….” “Imagine if the government required that you could only buy a home that was between 2,000 and 2,500 square feet, with two bedrooms, five electrical outlets, and a solar panel, and you … Continue reading

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Obamacare Squeezing Private Insurers by Design

“With its coverage mandates, guaranteed issue and community rating edicts, and price controls, the ACA threatens the overall sustainability of private insurance. Our own state-based experience already demonstrated that individual health insurance markets deteriorated after guaranteed issue and community rating … Continue reading

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Obamacare Costing 800,000 Jobs

“Obamacare imposes a $40,000 fine for daring to hire a 50th employee without providing government-sanctioned health insurance.” “800,000 Jobs. That’s what Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf estimated in 2011 that Obamacare will destroy, and the day of reckoning has … Continue reading

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A Dozen Governors Reject State Exchanges

“Late last week more than a dozen Republican governors declared that they will not build the insurance market exchanges called for by the Affordable Care Act, including prominent names like Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, John Kasich of Ohio, Scott Walker … Continue reading

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