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Congress on Obamacare: Stop This Train Wreck Already
Benjamin DomenechThis Obamacare thing is not going as well... By removing themselves from a key Obamacare component, lawmakers and aides would be... hammering as the traditional boosters of Obamacare. Republicans would undoubtedly attempt to shred... Congress wanting to exempt itself from Obamacare. That is a bit unfair: Members... ...
Kathleen Sebelius’s April Fool’s Joke
Benjamin Domenech... that insurers will offer on the Obamacare exchanges--which will be able to... under the faux-exchange plans that Obamacare assigns to the Medicaid expansion population... Research Institute: Myths and Realities of Obamacare States Seek Contraceptive Exemption The Part... most crucial to the success of Obamacare... ...
Arkansas Flips the Script on Medicaid Expansion
Benjamin Domenech... would be eligible for Medicaid under Obamacare will instead go into the insurance... the larger increase in coverage under Obamacare was under Medicaid, not the exchange... through the exchanges, the cost of Obamacare will increase dramatically despite the law... tools the Obama administration left within Obamacare... ...
The Obama Budget Illustrates Why States Should Delay Medicaid Decision
Benjamin Domenech... s Innovative, Consumer-Driven Replacement for Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Colorado Lawmaker Spikes... Pre-Existing Medical Condition Under Some Obamacare Health Exchanges COST OF EXCHANGES SHOOTS... S INNOVATIVE, CONSUMER-DRIVEN REPLACEMENT FOR OBAMACARE’S MEDICAID EXPANSION Avik Roy makes... up against the... ...
Consumer Power Report: The Growing Case for FDA Reform
Benjamin Domenech... the Supreme Court Could Rule on Obamacare In Arkansas, Beebe Unlikely to Seek... Denmark’s New Fat Tax Bending Obamacare’s Honesty Curve Downward The Oregon... THE SUPREME COURT COULD RULE ON OBAMACARE Jeffrey H. Anderson outlines the possibilities... absolutely not a tax increase.” Moreover, Obamacare’s... ...
What Strategy on Medicaid Reform?
Benjamin Domenech... The Tennessee Race for Medicaid Illinois’ Obamacare Troubles Washington Weighs First Abortion Insurance... Vote to Repeal Medical Device Tax Obamacare’s Supporters Don’t Understand It... exchange under the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”). The California exchange, “Covered California,” has... level. SOURCE... ...
When Is an Entitlement Not an Entitlement?
Benjamin Domenech... Benjamin Domenech IN THIS ISSUE: No, Obamacare Is Not Slowing the Growth of... Heat The Next House Fight on Obamacare NO, OBAMACARE IS NOT SLOWING THE GROWTH OF... us to implement any form of Obamacare in this state.” More on Missouri... Live THE NEXT HOUSE FIGHT ON OBAMACARE... ...
Arkansas State Health Exchange on Hold
Kenneth Artz... the position of the designers of ObamaCare, is that this service is too... of this state do not want ObamaCare, so they are seeking cover from... t spend time or money implementing ObamaCare in Arkansas. When the court rules... is unlikely. “Ultimately, the fate of ObamaCare is going to rest on the... ...
States Take Wide Variety of Approaches to Obamacare Exchange Mandate
Merrill Matthews, J.P. Wieske... state’s previous staunch opposition to ObamaCare—having even considered bills to “nullify... S. Supreme Court strikes down the Obamacare law. Minnesota Republican legislators are questioning... efforts to stop the implementation of ObamaCare. Here are two examples. Ohio The... federal high-risk pools included in ObamaCare... ...
The Silly Politics of Mediscare
Benjamin Domenech... she said, noting the “savings” in ObamaCare. Two words are key here: “cuts... as a “public option” in an Obamacare-like exchange. Sure enough, as we... IN THIS ISSUE: More Problems with Obamacare’s Ambiguous Definition of “Affordable” The... Run Like Medicare? MORE PROBLEMS WITH OBAMACARE’S AMBIGUOUS... ...
Research & Commentary: Medicaid and State Budgets
Heartland Research & Commentary - Benjamin Domenech... percent increase in enrollment over pre-Obamacare expectations by 2030, and Florida’s... be a staggering 57.6 percent. Obamacare’s Medicaid Mandate Imposes Staggering Costs... at-liberty.org/new-cato-study-obamacares-medicaid-mandate-imposes-staggering-costs-on... regime: “Compared to a world without ObamaCare, state... ...
On Health Care Costs, Trust Consumers, Not Bureaucrats
Benjamin Domenech... happen for years – a system which Obamacare did very little to change. Friday... care decisions of millions of seniors. Obamacare does nothing to change this government... its hands and does not implement ‘Obamacare,’ then state officials will protect Virginia employers from a $2,000-per-worker tax.” Even... ...
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe Expands Medicaid by Not Expanding Medicaid
Benjamin Domenech... coverage -- one which essentially embraces the Obamacare Medicaid expansion without expanding Medicaid. Beebe... expressed deep (and sensible) skepticism about Obamacare’s mandate to significantly expand the... would otherwise have been eligible for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. Republican leaders in the legislature... ...
White House Agrees: Exchanges Will Cost More than Expected
Benjamin Domenech... warning you about the evidence that Obamacare’s health insurance exchanges will be larger, and far more costly, than the administration originally claimed. The subsidies within the exchanges are simply too appealing, and it makes all too much mathematical sense for employers to shed coverage and push employees into the... ...
Arkansas Expands Coverage Without Expanding Medicaid
Linda Gorman... Health and Human Services under the ObamaCare law. Health and Human Services has... commercial insurance policies offered by the ObamaCare exchanges. Better Insurance Coverage, Care For those who are not disabled, commercial insurance is more flexible than Medicaid and offers better access to health care. Medicaid... ...
States Take Different Paths on Health Insurance Exchange Legislation
Marc Kilmer... certainly am not going to legitimize Obamacare with my vote.” Legislators who voted... with the federal government on establishing Obamacare’s health benefit exchanges, North Dakota is making the right choice,” Graham said. “Why waste time implementing a federal law that may soon be proved unconstitutional or repealed... ...
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 ...
Research & Commentary: Medicare Competitive Bidding
Heartland Research & Commentary - Benjamin Domenech... were unavailable. Competitive Bidding—RyanCare vs. ObamaCare Policy expert Joe Antos responds to questions about the comparisons between Ryan’s approach and President Barack Obama’s to competitive bidding, while noting the political realities of bidding processes—namely, that bidding systems put politicians in a difficult position... ...
Arkansas Governor Temporarily Halts Insurance Exchange
Marc KilmerArkansas Gov. Mike Beebe has reversed plans to seek a federal health insurance exchange grant after encountering strong opposition from Republicans in the state legislature. Although the Democrat Beebe’s late-September decision could be viewed as a nod toward bipartisanship, some legislators characterize it as a political ploy to ...
Policy Tip Sheet - State Health Insurance Exchanges
Heartland Policy Tip Sheet - Kendall Antekeier... Act (PPACA), sometimes referred to as "Obamacare," requires states to establish and operate health insurance exchanges by 2014. States that create their own exchange must comply with federal requirements, and the exchange must be approved by the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. If a state opts... ...