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The Actual Facts on Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies
Opinion -Editorial -Obamacare was enacted with claims that it would make health care “affordable,” reduce budget deficits, and save families money. None of that happened. -
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Democrats Fight to Extend Obamacare’s Costly Middle-Class Subsidies – Commentary
Publication -Democrats in Congress have been desperately trying to keep Obamacare on life support. A recent scare tactic is from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which estimates Obamacare premiums will rise 114 percent without extending the so-called enhanced subsidies. “In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic relief law, temporarily increased the amount of the […] -
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Why Obamacare Led to a Government Shutdown – Commentary
Publication -People with Obamacare insurance aren’t getting any more health care today than they did a decade ago, before the program was started. Yet the costs of the program keep soaring. Democrats want more taxpayer dollars to pay for those costs. Republicans are resisting. Both parties should do the public a favor and consider sensible reforms […] -
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Government Shutdown Exposes Obamacare’s True Costs
Publication -The COVID-19 pandemic-era enhanced subsidies for Obamacare are set to expire on December 31, and members of Congress are at odds over whether to extend them. On October 1, the federal government shut down when Democrats in the Senate would not join Republicans to pass a continuing resolution (CR) bill to fund the government unless […] -
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Democrats Fight to Extend Obamacare Costly Middle-Class Subsidies – Commentary
Publication -Democrats in Congress are desperately trying to keep Obamacare on life support. The latest scare tactic is from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), which estimates that Obamacare premiums will rise 114 percent without extending the so-called enhanced subsidies. The following is from a CNBC article: “In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act, a pandemic relief law, temporarily […] -
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Will Republicans Try Again to Repeal Obamacare?
Publication -Now that Donald Trump won the popular and electoral vote and captured majorities in the House and Senate, the prospect of repealing Obamacare is back on the table. But the Republicans’ razor-thin majority in the House and their 53-47 margin in the new Senate make a sweeping overhaul of Obamacare unlikely, say analysts. Furthermore, Obamacare […] -
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Man Dies After Mental Health Care Denied on Obamacare Plan
Publication -A man struggling with alcoholism died after trying unsuccessfully for months to find a mental health therapist covered by his Obamacare plan. An NPR/ProPublica report describes in depth the events preceding Ravi Coutinho’s May 2023 death, apparently from an accident involving a relapse into alcohol abuse while alone in his Phoenix apartment. Coutinho’s Ambetter plan, […] -
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Obamacare Premiums Rise Again, No End in Sight
Publication -Some 324 Obamacare insurers across the 50 states and the District of Columbia are proposing a median premium increase of seven percent for 2024, according to an annual analysis by Peterson and KFF. Growth in health care prices, increased utilization, and the costs of diabetes and weight-loss drugs are among the reasons health insurance companies […] -
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Lawmakers Demand Answers on Widespread Obamacare Fraud
Publication -A report examining misstatements of income by individuals applying for Obamacare to qualify for bigger federal subsidies has garnered congressional interest. The report, “The Great Obamacare Enrollment Fraud,” by Brian Blase and Drew Gonshorowski, published by the Paragon Health Institute, traces the problem to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which increased payments to Affordable Care […] -
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Obamacare Discrimination Rule Sparks Pushback from States
Publication -Starting July 5, health care entities in the United States will be banned from discriminating against patients not just on race, color, national origin, age, sex, or disability but also on their sexual orientation and gender identity. -
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Poll: Voters Support HSAs for Obamacare Enrollees
Publication -A substantial majority of voters, regardless of party, support offering a Health Savings Account (HSAs) to individuals and families with Obamacare policies, a poll by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) finds. The poll measured support for provisions of the ACCESS Act, H.R. 5608, introduced by Reps. Greg Steube (R-FL) and Kat Cammack (R-FL). The bill would […] -
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Obamacare Searching for Success Stories 14 Years Out
Publication -Fourteen years ago, President Barack Obama signed into law the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, the most sweeping overhaul of the health insurance market in U.S. history, on March 23, 2010. To celebrate the anniversary, the Obama Foundation featured 26 interviews on its website that “bring to life so many moments of triumph, impact, […] -
Research & Commentary: Obamacare ‘Holdout Governors’ Need Opportunity, Not Punishment
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As pressure builds on the 10 remaining “holdout” states that have not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act ( also known as Obamacare), Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves isn’t just holding his ground, he’s challenging Republicans in his own party to reject what he calls “Obamacare Medicaid expansion.” Mississippi Republicans, who control both the House […] -
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Biden Touts ‘Record-Breaking’ Obamacare Enrollment
Publication -After the 2024 open enrollment period for Obamacare ended, President Joe Biden boasted that 21.3 million people signed up for health insurance on the government exchanges, an increase of 30 percent over 2023, and nine million since he took office, in a statement on January 24. “It’s no accident,” stated Biden. “My actions to protect […] -
Commentary: Obamacare Rations Care for the Sick and Overcharges the Healthy
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Obamacare Fails Patients with Pre-existing Conditions, Report Finds
Opinion -The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is leaving a number of people with pre-existing conditions by the wayside as insurers narrow their networks to the point of uselessness, a new report finds. -
Obamacare: 10 Years of Distress and Disappointment
Opinion -In its first decade, ObamaCare has failed to solve many of the health care problems it was supposed to address. -
Report: Unsubsidized Individuals Are Fleeing the Obamacare Exchanges
Opinion -The Obamacare exchanges are having an increasingly difficult time keeping people who must pay the full premiums out of their own pockets, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services report. -
CMS Establishes Rating System for Obamacare Insurance Plans
Opinion -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are rolling out a star-based rating system to help people select health insurance plans on HealthCare.gov and to improve the overall quality of coverage. -
Research & Commentary: Emergency Department Visits Increase Despite Obamacare Reforms
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In this Research & Commentary, Matthew Glans examines a recent study from the Brookings Institution that found that emergency department use has continued to rise since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. -
Appeals Court Considers Obamacare Constitutionality
Opinion -A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is deciding the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) after hearing 90 minutes of arguments in a packed courtroom in New Orleans. -
CMS Denies Obamacare Funding for Partial Medicaid Expansion in Utah
Opinion -The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) turned down a first of its kind request to provide 90 percent funding for expanding Medicaid to able-bodied adults -
Federal Court Will Hear Challenge to Constitutionality of Obamacare
Opinion -The U.S. Supreme Court found the ACA, known as Obamacare, was constitutional under Congress’ taxing power. -
Louisiana Senate Approves Obamacare Replacement Plan
Opinion -An Obamacare replacement plan passed unanimously in the Louisiana Senate and is expected to clear the House and head to the governor’s desk.
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