Congress tries to lower drug costs, raises premiums instead
If regulators seem confused about how to implement a health care program as vast and sweeping as ObamaCare, maybe, just maybe, it’s because they know how badly they’ve bungled smaller and simpler health care reform efforts—especially a particular drug discount program.
Five takeaways from the presidential apology tour
President Obama held a press conference Thursday to apologize, yet again, for all the problems with the Obamacare rollout. Even if it demonstrated the president hasn’t learned much, here are five things the rest of us have learned.
New Mental Health Mandate Will Make Obamacare More Expensive, Increase Fraud And Canceled Policies
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced new regulations mandating health insurers cover mental and behavioral health to the same extent they cover physical health care. So while Obamacare is driving up the cost of a policy for many Americans by 50 percent to 100 percent, the new mental health rules will make coverage even more expensive.
Entitlement Tsunami
Without significant changes, entitlements could soon take every dollar of federal revenue.
Romney Could Have Beaten Obama Had ObamaCare Been Rolled Out Last Year
Had Obamacare kicked in last year, there’s a good chance that dissatisfied voters would have given the president and some Democrats the boot. Now that the public knows the truth, Democrats are getting increasingly, and justifiably, nervous about 2014.
How Keystone XL is already creating jobs and bringing us more energy
Tthe Keystone pipeline system is already pumping nearly 600,000 barrels a day of Canadian oil sands to Illinois refineries—and much to enviromentalists' dismay, doomsday still hasn’t come.
The Administration That Coordinated The Obamacare Website Will Soon Coordinate Your Health Care, Too
If you thought the Obamacare website rollout was a disaster, wait until these same people start coordinating your health care. And when that implodes as badly as the website, we’ll get to see a replay of all those responsible running for cover and claiming it was everybody else’s fault.
Your share of the national debt is now $1.1 million
Each US taxpayer now has a federal-debt liability of $1.1 million, and rising.
The GOP must fight to kill the individual mandate
If Republicans can’t defund Obamacare and can’t eliminate the mandate, they can try to do the next best thing: eliminate the penalties. Or force Democrats to explain why they want to fine the American people.
What Really Hurts the Economy: Government Shutdowns or Obama's Economic Policies?
The two-week shutdown rattled many people and businesses, especially those who depend on the government. But what's causing the real damage is the president’s incessant quest to raise taxes and increase regulations and government spending.