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The Obamacare Propaganda Boom
Benjamin DomenechThe latest polling on Obamacare is the worst it has ever... to go back to the pre-Obamacare health care system. A Fox News... those polled want to stick with Obamacare. There is even more evidence in... out an activist program called “Team Obamacare” to “stand up to the conservative... attacks, and tell... ...
Hospital Lobby Presses for Medicaid Expansion to Protect Subsidies
Michael F. Cannon... Protection and Affordable Care Act’s—Obamacare—Medicaid expansion, the law’s new... lobby. States Have a Choice Originally, Obamacare would have forced states to open... hospitals won’t get their subsidies. Obamacare now means the same thing for... curious logic, lawmakers who consistently oppose Obamacare... ...
Michael Ramlet: Obamacare Polling
Benjamin Domenech... Consult regarding the latest polling on Obamacare.... ...
ObamaCare Hits School Districts, Employees
Evelyn B. Stacey... the Affordable Care Act, known as ObamaCare, will impact their budgets starting January... no statistics indicating how widespread are ObamaCare’s financial effects on schools, but... or less. ‘Such a Hardship’ Before ObamaCare, part-time employees typically did not... lower wages for employees, Kessler said. ObamaCare... ...
Health Insurance Tax and Employer Mandate to Hit Small Businesses Hardest
Kenneth Artz... at the Illinois Policy Institute, agrees. “ObamaCare comes with taxes like this. It... is a big share of how ObamaCare is going to be funded. All... ways to do this,” Thorn said. “ObamaCare is a massive bill that could... unions to opt out of their ObamaCare employer mandate obligations. This is... ...
Pediatric Research Bill: Obamacare’s Road to Rationing?
Chris Jacobs Heritage Foundation... otherwise would provide tacit approval to Obamacare’s road to government-rationed health care.... ...
Medicaid: Don’t Expand a Broken System
Hadley HeathThe Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) was passed in part to reduce... insurance. One of the primary ways ObamaCare would accomplish this is by expanding Medicaid—the program that currently provides insurance to low-income Americans—so more Americans are eligible. The original law sought to compel states to expand their... ...
Will Rhode Islanders Purchase Insurance Under Obamacare?
Sean ParnellWhile advocates of the Rhode Island Health Benefits Exchange are optimistic about its ability to substantially reduce the unacceptably high number of uninsured in the state (along with the Medicaid expansion), there is substantial reason to be concerned that it will not attract large numbers of individuals and families. As demonstrated ...
Research and Commentary: Arizona Medicaid Expansion
Heartland Research & Commentary - John Nothdurft Heartland Institute... blog.heritage.org/2013/03/05/obamacare-medicaid-expansion-state-by-state-charts... problems. The End of Federalism: How Obamacare Will Impact States http://www.heritage....org/research/factsheets/the-end-of-federalism-how-obamacare-will-impact-states This fact sheet from The Heritage Foundation outlines the consequences of expanding... ...
Minnesota Counties Assess Costs of Obamacare Implementation
Tom StewardBeyond its impact on states and the nation, President Obama’s health care law has effects on county governments as well, as Minnesota counties are currently discovering. Some county officials anticipate a 25 percent to 30 percent increase in workload as they ramp up to begin enrolling new and existing recipients of Medicaid ...
If Obamacare Collapses: How States Can Protect Their Citizens
Nina Owcharenko Heritage FoundationAs the case against Obamacare continues to mount, states should be... by the public—have further exposed Obamacare’s real and practical vulnerabilities. In preparation for the likely collapse of Obamacare, states should advance their own patient-centered, market-based solutions that stimulate more affordable coverage... ...
Don’t Ignore the Sebelius Scandal
Benjamin Domenech... has taken to the implementation of Obamacare has routinely led them to twist... in Arizona Massachusetts Seeks to Fill Obamacare’s Affordability Gap The IRS Makes Obamacare’s Tanning Tax Permanent Obamacare and the Medicare Trustees Report TEMP... look to lighten the burden of ObamaCare’s regulations... ...
Arizonans Fight Common Core, Studying School Sports, and More: Friday's Ed News Roundup
Joy Pullmann... law hits Congress and sparks disagreement . ObamaCare is hurting public schools . As school choice expands in Colorado , parents are getting more used to entrepreneurial behavior and self-government . Alabama officials are considering national science standards that promote global warming alarmism. Idaho lawmakers may sponsor... ...
New Lawsuit Challenges IRS Authority to Enforce Obamacare
Loren HealA new group of individuals and small businesses has filed suit to force the Internal Revenue Service to justify enforcement of President Obama’s health care law in states which declined to implement the law’s exchanges. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is joined by several parties represented ...
Research & Commentary: State Medicaid Expansion and the Oregon Medicaid Study
Heartland Research & Commentary - Matthew Glans Heartland Institute... system. The End of Federalism: How Obamacare Will Impact States http://www.heritage....org/research/factsheets/the-end-of-federalism-how-obamacare-will-impact-states This brief fact sheet from The Heritage Foundation outlines the consequences of expanding Medicaid programs to meet federal requirements. Medicaid Expansion: We... ...
More Delays for Obamacare’s Implementation
Benjamin Domenech... significant delay in the implementation of Obamacare. A few months back, the Obama... initial plans to delay part of Obamacare’s small-business exchange. The idea... that. -- Benjamin Domenech IN THIS ISSUE: Obamacare’s California Dreaming The Challenge: Signing Up the Young and Healthy Implementing... ...
Arkansas Falls for HHS Bait and Votes to Expand Medicaid
Benjamin Domenech, Loren HealIn an attempt to find a middle ground between accepting the Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obama’s law and rejecting it, the Arkansas legislature passed a bill with the intent of using Medicaid dollars to allow recipients to purchase a form of private insurance. The proposal relies heavily on two assumptions: that ...
Massachusetts Granted a “Grace Period” for Obamacare Implementation
Taylor SmithU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is granting Massachusetts a unique two-year grace period before health plans are required to switch from their current rating factors to new federal rules as part of the President’s health care law. The decision came in response to Massachusetts officials ...
Obama Administration Guts Oklahoma Program for Working Poor
Patrick B. McGuigan... to begin phasing out the program. Obamacare the Culprit Cindy Mann, director of... in order to force citizens onto Obamacare health insurance plans.” “The president promised the American people, ‘if you like your health insurance, you can keep it.’ He has not kept his word. Thirty thousand Oklahomans participating... ...
Bill Introduced to Block IRS Enforcement of Obamacare
Benjamin Domenech... Yet that's precisely what the Obamacare law envisions.” Ellis cited a report... fewer than 47 different provisions of Obamacare the IRS must implement. “These provisions... will be imposed to pay for Obamacare, several of which fall on families... policy analyst for the Heritage Foundation, Obamacare’s... ...