Repealing ObamaCare’s individual mandate will be a tax cut for many Americans (we know it’s a tax because Justice Roberts called the mandate a tax). This will be a relief to Americans, who paid more than $4.5 billion in penalties for failing to enroll in an Obamacare-compliant health-care plan in 2016. But that’s not the […]
A New Belief in the Sanctity of Insurance Companies
Some markets need destabilizing. One in particular is the ObamaCare exchange. According to the WSJ, in about half the counties in the U.S., there is no competition for individual insurance—only highly regulated insurers. To woo and keep insurers, state officials spent months negotiating, and in many cases they are approving substantial rate increases for next […]
The Conundrum of Preexisting Conditions
What do insurance companies do about preexisting conditions? The problem is not that insurance companies suddenly have decided not to cover this or that medical condition for people who have maintained continuous insurance coverage. As the editors of NRO note, the real problem is what to do about uninsured people with medical conditions who now […]
America’s Doctor Shortage and Aging Population Are About to Collide
Around 75 million Baby Boomers have recently retired or will soon at a rate of about 3 million per year. As these people reach their golden years, they will inevitably require more medical care. There are so many Baby Boomers they will change the balance of young and old people in America. By 2029, the […]
The Farce and Fraud of ObamaCare
Shouldn’t members of Congress be required to live under the health-care law that they have imposed on the rest of America? From the WSJ is the story of how senators and reps and their congressional staff, thanks to intervention by President Obama, received dispensation from ObamaCare. The backstory is a tutorial in Washington self-dealing. Self-Dealing: […]
How to Undo ObamaCare Shenanigans
Michael F. Cannon, director of health policies at the Cato Institute, lists 14 ways in which President Trump, under the Constitution, can “spur Congress to enact reforms that make health care better, more affordable, and more secure.” End Congress’s illegal ObamaCare exemption. End ObamaCare’s unconstitutional cost-sharing subsidies. End ObamaCare’s illegal “reinsurance” payments. Block Big Insurance’s […]
What Does the GOP Want to Achieve with an Obamacare Repeal?
That’s the question every Republican Senator and Congressman ought to be asking today. What is it that the party wants to achieve with the repeal of Obamacare. The ultimate goal should be lower cost, and more supply of care for all Americans. Any bill that doesn’t provide that in a sustainable way misses the mark. […]
The State—Responsible for Life and Death Decisions?
“Farewell Charlie Gard” is the WSJ’s headline. The British parents wanted a second opinion for their 11-month-old baby, who suffers from a rare inherited mitochondrial disease called MDDS. Here’s what they got from the medical and legal officials: How dare you request a second opinion? Instead, the “state” appointed a guardian for Charlie, and the […]
Republican Senators Avoid Transparency and Accountability
Back in the days when a vote to repeal ObamaCare was consequence free, nearly every Senate Republican voted for repeal. Those senators knew that President Obama’s veto would take them off the hook for any repercussions. Today, any senator who votes against simply proceeding to debate ObamaCare is doing so for just one reason: “to […]
Shame: GOP’s Epic Obamacare Failure
Even after offering up a watered-down Obamacare Lite version of their “repeal,” the GOP Senate was too cowardly to fulfill the promise that gave Republicans control of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2010, 2014, and 2016 respectively. For years the Republicans have run on the promise to repeal and replace Obamacare with a plan […]
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