Cato Institute presents an article by University of Chicago researcher Casey B. Mulligan suggesting that Obamacare will have effects “beyond what the law intended, including the incentive to work.” Mulligan writes that, due to two separate ACA provisions, a specific group of workers—women, the young, and those already working 30-35 hours—are likely to have “their […]
“Delay, Delay until We Die”
In Morning Jolt, NRO’s Jim Geraghty reports on a 2005 Veteran Affairs study that rated Chicago the worst regional office in the country. In 2013, five veterans died while waiting for care at Hines. VA secretary Eric Shinseki has now appointed the man in charge at Edward Hines VA Hospital in Cook County, Illinois—Dr. Jeffery […]
The Tragedy of Obama
“Government governs best, which governs least.” Attributable or not to Thomas Jefferson, it’s fair to say that the less government, the less corruption. Jonah Goldberg of NRO asks why fixing the VA has not been a priority for the Obama administration, let alone for Republicans who claim how much they love the military. Rationing, incompetence, […]
Government-Run Disaster
Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner points out that government healthcare systems have a very poor record of delivering what is promised. As you probably have read, Department of Veterans Affairs’ patients are dying while waiting for government-provided healthcare. What happens when resources don’t meet demands? The VA rations. As the federal government takes over more and […]
Destructive Medicaid Expansion
Here Cat Institute’s Dan Mitchell points out the potential for significant job losses due to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. What’s the worst economic development during Obama’s reign? Some would say it’s the higher tax burden. Some would say it’s the wasteful faux stimulus. Others would say it’s the fiscal nightmare of Obamacare. And others would say it’s the loss of […]
The Ongoing Folly of Obamacare
Obamacare’s main intent was to provide coverage to the uninsured. But if you eliminate those who haven’t paid their first premium under Obamacare, the number is not 8 million enrollees, as claimed by the White House, but 6.6 million, a figure barely above the 5-6 million who lost their existing plans under O’Care. Edward Morrissey […]
O’Care’s Rising Cost
Early this past April Obama bragged from the White House Rose Garden that Obamacare was reducing the growth in health-care costs. Here Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute points out that, in fact, health-care expenditures last quarter have grown 9.9% on a year-over-year basis. Some of the growth can be attributed to the economic recovery, […]
In Texas 58% of Obamacare Enrollees Haven’t Paid
Cato Institutes’s Michael Cannon further reports that the number of Obamacare deadbeats nationwide is one third. Even if Obamacare really has enrolled 8 million Americans through its health insurance exchanges, that’s not good enough. For the exchanges to work, people must enroll and stay enrolled. If too many enrollees drop out, premiums will climb until […]
The Obamacare Effect: Small Business Curbs Hiring
The WSJ explains the impact of Obama’s signature achievement on small business hiring. As James Freeman points out, O’Care’s broken incentives almost ensure that low-wage workers will have a harder time raising their incomes. A new survey demonstrates the Affordable Care Act’s negative impact on employment. According to the Journal, “nearly half of small-business owners […]
A 29% Sales Tax?
The government already pays more than half of every dollar spent on health care in the U.S. As Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner explains here, thanks to Obamacare, government-run health care may already be a reality in far more ways than most of us realize. With little fanfare, Vermont is preparing to become the first state […]
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