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Three Potential Paths Post-Obamacare Ruling
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #454There are three paths Congress could take if the Supreme Court strikes down much of the Obamacare insurance exchange subsidy system in King v. Burwell. -
All King v. Burwell, All the Time
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #453 It’s finally here. The King v. Burwell arguments before the U.S. -
How Would States Respond to Unsubsidized Obamacare?
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #452 With the King v. Burwell case approaching at the Supreme Court, the question on the minds of Washington, DC observers is this: Which justice will save Obamacare this time, John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy? -
The Insane Vaccine Debate
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #451 The issue of mandatory vaccination is once again an item of debate in media circles given the recent outbreaks of measles and fueled this week by the continued inability of politicians to discuss vaccination policy without -
OIG Report Finds CMS Unprepared for Exchange Launch
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #450 President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday barely made mention of his signature domestic policy achievement. But that doesn’t mean everyone else is keeping quiet about it. -
The Need for CBO Reform
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #449 During the past week, the House voted to direct the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to use “dynamic scoring” of legislation. I’ll wait while you yawn, but this is actually an important development. -
Jonathan Gruber’s Day On The Stand
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #448[Subscribe] Earlier this week, Jonathan Gruber testified before the House Oversight and Government Committee concerning his many statements, which have sparked political fury from the left and right, concerning the dishonest way -
The Coming Battle Over Obamacare Replacement
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #447[Subscribe] Now that Republicans have taken both houses of Congress, it is likely they will in the spring pass an Obamacare replacement that will land on President Barack Obama’s desk to be vetoed. -
Jonathan Gruber and the Truth About Obamacare
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #446[Subscribe] Jonathan Gruber has been called to testify on Capitol Hill before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in December, a hearing that will almost certainly turn into an airing of grievances over Obamacare -
The Gruber Truther Problem
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #445[Subscribe] What a week this has been for Jonathan Gruber as a deluge of videos has illustrated his many public comments on the deceptions of Obamacare. -
The Agony of Jonathan Gruber, Redux
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #444[Subscribe] As you’ve probably heard by now, Jonathan Gruber, the architect of Obamacare, has stepped in it again – and loudly. -
Election Begins an Obamacare Negotiation
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #443[Subscribe] The 2014 election will have an enormous impact on a number of policy discussions, but in no arena of policy will the impact be felt as thoroughly as Obamacare. -
“Exchanges Have Become Like Medicaid”
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #442 Elisabeth Rosenthal of The New York Times reports on the growing push by providers to make up the difference from lost insurance revenue with a host of new charges: As insurers ratchet down payments to physicians and -
John Kasich Tries to Have It Both Ways on Obamacare
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #441 When it comes to making the case for Obamacare’s persistence, few Republicans have been as insistent as Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is in a bit of hot water after talking it up recently to the Associated Press: Ohio Gov. -
Obamacare’s Broken Promises
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #440 With the upcoming second round of enrollment for Obamacare, let’s check on a few of the promises that sold the health care law to the American people. -
Health Care’s Inequality Problem
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #439 One of the underestimated aspects of Obamacare’s impact on the economy is the effect it’s had in driving inequality. -
The Challenge of Hospital Mergers
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #438 An underlying issue that has received little attention in the Right’s objections to the Affordable Care Act is its effect of driving further consolidation and hospital mergers. -
Obamacare’s Abortion Fiction
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #437 Obamacare’s passage through the House of Representatives was possible thanks to a supposed compromise among conservative Democrats who opposed taxpayer funding for abortion. -
Obamacare’s Job Losses
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #436 Since Obamacare’s passage, the debate over its impact on the economy has persisted as a significant political football. -
Has Obamacare Poisoned the Well for All Health Policy Reforms?
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #435 The widely accepted view among policymakers in Washington, DC is that even if President Barack Obama’s health care law is currently more unpopular than ever, by the time 2016 rolls around, it will be an immovable object, -
Can Post-Obamacare Reform Be Exchange-Based?
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #434 Is it possible to co-opt Obamacare’s endorsement of exchanges to achieve free market reforms? -
Obamacare and the Aims of Progressivism
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #433 Greg Scandlen notes the provision of health care, historically, has been an arena populated in America by a host of civil society institutions. -
A New Plan to Replace Obamacare
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #432 Avik Roy of the Manhattan Institute has been one of Obamacare’s most prominent critics over the past several years. On Wednesday he released his new plan – The Universal Exchange Plan – to replace Obamacare. -
Obamacare Is More Unpopular than Ever
Opinion -consumer-power-report -Consumer Power Report #431 The latest poll numbers are in for Obamacare, and they are worse than ever. Turns out the more people are exposed to the law, the less they like it.
