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More than 500,000 Could Lose Obamacare Subsidies
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #479 Open enrollment in the Obamacare-created federal health insurance exchange is scheduled to begin on November 1, and many consumers returning to the exchange or signing up for the first time are in for a rude awakening: -
Florida Legal Battle Reveals Danger of CON Programs
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #478 Few government policies are as destructive or as poorly understood as certificate of need (CON) laws. -
Jeb Bush Offers Both ‘Tricks’ and ‘Treats’
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #477 Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush released a two-page policy outline for repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Monday. -
Obama’s Pacific Trade Agreement Draws Criticism
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #476 After a decade of intense negotiations, the United States and 11 other nations, including Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam, reached a tentative trade deal on Monday in Atlanta. -
How House Calls and Nurse-Practitioners Can Transform U.S. Health Care
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #475 For much of America’s history a house call from a local physician was the standard way to obtain needed health services, but as the U.S. -
Democrat Candidates Aim for Single-Payer Health Care
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #474 At a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton outlined some of the key health care programs she plans to enact if elected president in November 2016. -
Obamacare Waste Continues to Pile Up
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #473 When President Barack Obama was working to “sell” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, one of the primary claims he made was that the costs associated with providing some 30 million Americans with health -
‘Jiffy’ Health Clinics Save Patients Money and Time, Undermine Obamacare
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #472 “Jiffy” health care clinics represent one of the fastest-growing sectors of the health care industry, providing quick, convenient, and affordable primary care services without the long waits and higher costs of traditional -
The Growing Medicaid Expansion Bubble
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #471 The majority of controversial issues involving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have stemmed from its mandate that all people have health insurance or else face a fine (or is it a tax?) and its transformation of the U.S. -
Why We Must Re-frame the Health Care Debate for Young People
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #470 Since 2014, when most health insurance requirements established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were fully implemented, the cost of health insurance has increased for every significant demographic. -
States Rob CHIP Dollars to Fill Budget Holes
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #469 In March 2010, while the details of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were still being hammered out, Rep. -
Obamacare Fails to Address America’s Costly Obesity Problem
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #467 In response to concerns about the possibility of rising health care costs under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Barack Obama insisted his signature law would cut health care expenses, in large part by creating a -
Will Republicans Prove They Can Repeal Obamacare?
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #466Now that the King v. Burwell question has been resolved, the next big question facing Republicans on Capitol Hill is whether they will take the step of proving they can actually repeal Obamacare. -
Three Outcomes From King v. Burwell
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #465 President Barack Obama’s view of the King v. Burwell outcome is clear: Obamacare is ‘here to stay.’ I wrote last week on why he’s wrong. -
Why Insurers Are Hiking Rates
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #464 Why are insurance rate increases so much higher than expected? At Forbes, Bob Laszewski explains: Instead of moderate rate increases for one more year, the big rate increases have begun. -
A Terrible Week for Obamacare, and a New Plan to Replace It
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #463 This has been a terrible horrible no good very bad week for Obamacare – and that is no exaggeration. -
Are Right to Try Laws False Advertising?
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #462 Health Affairs posted a lengthy rebuke of state Right to Try laws arguing such laws create unrealistic expectations on the part of terminally ill patients and their families. -
Obamacare’s Exchange Crises
Opinion -Obamacare’s Exchange Crises Consumer Power Report #461 The Pioneer Institute reports on the behind-the-scenes crisis in Massachusetts, where the launch of the Obamacare exchange was disastrous. -
Bribing the People with Their Own Money
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #460 On Tuesday Florida Gov. -
An Unpaid Doc Fix
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #459 In a bipartisan vote this week, the Senate undid the longtime Sustainable Growth Rate can-kick for a more permanent fix – but one that is not paid for by any stretch of the imagination. -
Obamacare’s an 8 out of 10, Except for States and People
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #458 Asked to grade the performance of his signature law recently, President Barack Obama gave Obamacare an 8 out of 10. -
Ted Cruz Isn’t Like Most Obamacare Enrollees
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #457 Supporters of Obamacare have been making noise of late about the fact leading Obamacare opponent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is going to have to sign up for health coverage under the law. -
Battling Over the Doc Fix
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #456 Congress is currently trying to find a path forward on the notorious “doc fix,” whose scheduled expiration on March 31 would result in a 20 percent pay cut for doctors receiving reimbursement from Medicare. -
Why Republicans Need to Repeal Obamacare One More Time
Opinion -Consumer Power Report #455 On Capitol Hill yesterday, House Republicans released their latest budget, which includes reforms to Medicare and Medicaid as well as the repeal of Obamacare: The plan envisions a remaking of the federal government.
