Mitch McConnell Gambled Big On Obamacare And Lost
McConnell squelched any possibility of pre-gaming consensus on the Senate side. It was a bet on his own ability as leader, and he lost.
Why Lindsay Graham’s ‘State Flexibility’ In Health Care Is Hypocritical
Moderates want other senators to respect their states’ decisions on Medicaid expansion, but want to dictate to other senators how those senators’ states should regulate health insurance.
GOP Senators Need To Fulfill Their Planned Parenthood Defund Promises Now
The defund Planned Parenthood campaign hinges on whether we can convince wavering GOP leaders to leave the defunding provision alone as they tweak the Obamacare repeal.
GOP Senate Bill Would Cover Pre-Existing Conditions And Drive Down Premiums
Sen. Ted Cruz’s proposal to allow insurers to sell non-Obamacare plans would turn the exchanges into high-risk pools for the old and sick. That might not be such a bad thing.
Chuck Schumer Admits Obama Health Payments Violated The Constitution
The Senate minority leader implicitly admitted the Obama administration violated both the U.S. Constitution and federal criminal statutes by spending funds without an appropriation.
Trump Administration Continues Obamacare’s Illegal Corporate Welfare
Did a Republican president who pledged to repeal Obamacare get elected to office in November—or not?
Obamacare’s Basket Of Insurance Mandates Should Be The First Thing To Go
If the Obamacare mandates are not repealed, it would be a serious betrayal of voters, and grounds for mounting primary challenges to incumbents.
Obamacare Is Causing Insurers To Delay Surgeries Patients Need
A new study in a leading neurosurgical journal proves that insurance companies are refusing to pay for especially higher-cost surgeries because Obamacare has slashed their profits.
How A Bogus Claim About Medicaid Made It Into The Los Angeles Times With No Pushback
Because Michael Hiltzik had ‘never heard anything about’ Ohio dumping disabled people from Medicaid thanks to Obamacare’s expansion, he concluded it must be bogus. It’s not.
To Solve Health-Care Impasse, GOP Senators Should Extend To All The Flexibility They Want For Their States
This past week, frictions caused by federalism helped create the legislative stalemate, but the forces of federalism can also pave the way for a solution.
Mary Katharine Ham: Democrats Overselling Obamacare Is How You Got Trump
“The Republicans were elected to do something about a problem that really exists. We do not live in a healthcare utopia thanks to Obamacare.”
Let’s Stop Pretending Medicaid Saves Lives
Ten years ago, Deamonte Driver died of a toothache even though he had Medicaid. In today’s debate over Obamacare, Democrats refuse to face the facts.
A Blue-Collar, Middle-Class Truck Driver’s Rant On America’s Health Care Mess
Here’s a concrete example of what ‘skyrocketing premiums,’ ‘gargantuan deductibles,’ and ‘outrageous co-pays’ look like on the ground for a blue-collar, middle-class truck driver.
Podcast: Unpacking The Senate Healthcare Bill And Obamacare Aftermath
Avik Roy, John Daniel Davidson, and Ben Domenech discuss the future of American healthcare markets.
The Democrats’ Three Big Political Lies About Health Care
In a piece in the Washington Post today, EJ Dionne allegedly lays out the “three big lies about health care.” One of them, however, isn’t a lie at all. The other is a debatable policy question. The third is an absolute strawman.
How Will Senate Health Bill Lower Insurance Premiums? Corporate Welfare
Throwing taxpayer money at skyrocketing premiums won’t solve the problem, and will instead just create another entitlement that health insurers will want to make permanent.
Obamacare Debate Is Largely About Welfare For Unhealthy Middle-Class Americans
The accusation that Republicans really want to shove the inhabitants of pediatric cancer wards onto the streets to die is obscuring the health-care debate we need to have.
1950s Control Tactics Can’t Manage Today’s Freewheeling Senators
An unwillingness to let go will lead to gridlock and inaction as the majority party is unable to resolve its internal disputes yet also unwilling to advance the legislative process.
How ‘Repeal-and-Replace’ Legislation Could Increase The Deficit
If an outright repeal of the ‘Cadillac tax’ receives more than 60 votes in the Senate the legislation likely would increase the federal deficit in the long term.
The GOP Senate Health Care Bill Isn’t Great, But It’s Better Than Obamacare
The GOP has a chance to begin reforming health care by undoing Obamacare. Can they really afford to pass up this opportunity?
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