Category: National Policy Analysis
The ObamaCare Death Spiral Rears Its Head
Even if the King v. Burwell case fails at the U.S. Supreme Court next month, the future for the ObamaCare exchanges is still far from assured. Even if people on the 37 federal exchanges get to keep their subsidies, chances ...
Medicare Doc Fix Bill Is IPAB-Lite
When the Senate returns from recess this week, it will consider the "Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act" (MACR). The bill has acquired many names, such as "The Doc Fix Fix" and "Budget Buster," but a more appropriate one is ...
SGR Repeal Bill Will Harm Medicare Patients
The word "bipartisan" is considered by many inside the Beltway to be one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a piece of legislation. That's unfortunate because, too often, bipartisanship means Republicans and Democrats are supporting a bill ...
If Plaintiffs Prevail in King v. Burwell, Conservatives and Libertarians Have Many Health Care Reform Options Ready to Help People who Lose ObamaCare Subsidies
On Wednesday, March 4, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in the King v. Burwell case. The plaintiffs in King v. Burwell contend that ObamaCare allows premium subsidies only on state-based exchanges. If the plaintiffs prevail, millions of ...
Three Ways Consumers Could Pay Exorbitantly Higher Premiums on the ObamaCare Exchanges in 2015
Executive Summary Because of the way the subsidy mechanism of the ObamaCare exchanges functions, many exchange consumers who qualify for subsidies could end up paying exorbitantly higher premiums this year or be faced with scrambling to find a new policy ...
Eight Lies Told By ObamaCare Supporters
Jonathan Gruber's attempt at contrition before the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee might have been convincing had Gruber not lied again. He began his testimony trying to explain away his controversial remarks that have come to light in recent ...
An Eight-Step Action Plan for Conservatives on Obama’s Immigration Order
President Barack Obama announced unilateral action to address illegal immigration in part to bait conservatives into taking extraordinary actions that could tarnish our brand. First, don't take the bait. Stay calm, be patient, and develop a well-reasoned strategy for countering ...
To Bring Doctors Back to Medicare, Fix The “Doc Fix”
Dr. John Slatosky, a primary care physician in rural North Carolina, says, "I just couldn't see myself as anything but a country doctor." But Medicare is making it harder for him to stay true to his calling. Like nearly a ...
14 Ways ObamaCare Is Still a Big Mess That You Won’t Learn from the Liberal Website Vox
"In conservative media, ObamaCare is a disaster. In the real world, it's working."1 So claims the usually over-confident liberal editorialist Ezra Klein on his website, Vox. Klein says ObamaCare is working because premiums on the ObamaCare exchanges are "lower than ...
Gone with the Wind: Resistance Grows to Bird-Killing Turbines
The natives are restless, and their ire is directed against an intruder armed with taxpayer subsidies and intent on destroying as much scenic beauty and wildlife as it can get away with. Across the country, giant wind farms, among the ...
