The law that promised health coverage for all has so far stripped 3.5 million Americans of their insurance. Meanwhile, fewer than 27,000 people merely “selected” plans—without necessarily purchasing them—on HealthCare.gov. To date, then, Obamacare keeps creating more coverage losers for every Obamacare “winner.” And many of those “winners” have been dismayed to discover that their […]
Some people might think Obama’s penchant for lying, repeatedly and blatantly — even when he knows people can check and catch him at it — is a character flaw, but it’s not. It’s ideological, and its roots go back some 2,400 years. The truth is, if you really want to understand what’s happening with Obama […]
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) (KEVIN DIETSCH/UPI/Newscom) Are lawmakers and their personal staffs “exempt” from Obamacare, as some conservative critics are saying? Well, not exactly. Members of Congress and their staffs must be enrolled in the Obamacare exchange plans effective January 1, 2014. Under Section 1312 (D) of the Affordable Care Act, they can no longer […]
AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/GettyImages In response to the wave of insurance cancellations hitting millions of Americans, and the admission by some that President Obama’s “if you like your plan” promise was false, Obamacare’s defenders are now taking a different tack. While the law’s supporters finally admit that some people will be worse off under the […]
The White House said the Obamacare enrollment numbers would be low. And they were right. Overall, just 106,185 Americans selected a health plan through the Obamacare “Marketplaces” from Oct. 1 through Nov. 2, and they are counting people that have not even paid yet. Federal officials had projected — and hoped for — closer to […]
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Conservatives often argue that the federal government should function more like a private business. Obamacare supporters should be grateful it does not, because otherwise HealthCare.gov would almost certainly run afoul of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as well as of the recently established Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Orson Swindle, who served as an FTC […]
Outlets are quoting Democratic operative Howard Dean saying of President Barack Obama suspending certain Obamacare requirements, “I wonder if he has the legal authority to do this.” To remove all doubt: The Take Care Clause of the Constitution absolutely forbids any president from doing exactly what Obama did Thursday. Obama said he would allow insurance companies […]
At best, Obama’s proposed healthcare “fix” offers political protection for vulnerable lawmakers. That’s because beyond giving insurance companies permission to continue offering individual healthcare plans that don’t comply with the Affordable Care Act, the president’s fix doesn’t compel anyone to do anything. So why even propose such a fix, and especially a remedy that, according […]
(CNSNews.com) – Fifty-five percent of Americans say they disapprove of President Obama’s signature health care law, up from 47 percent who disapproved of it just a few weeks ago, in late October. Approval numbers also dipped in Gallup’s Nov. 7-10 poll: Only 40 percent said they like the law, down from 44 percent in late […]
