*Blast from the past: This story was first published in 2014. With hard statistics difficult to come by and the Obama administration declining to release them, I consulted with many sources and combed through available surveys to come up with the best estimates available regarding Obamacare success to date. Here's what I found: Obamacare Exchanges […]
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Taxpayers may foot $12 billion insurance bill for Obamacare failures
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case where insurers are seeking $12 billion for losses they suffered after taking part in the Obamacare insurance exchanges. Temporary programs known as "risk corridors" were designed to help insurers recover from any early losses they suffered after the implementation of Obamacare in 2010, and […]
Most Americans oppose govt.-only health care.
Only 17% of Americans say private health insurance should be banned. That's according to a recent national survey by ScottRassmussen.com. By an overwhelming margin, respondents said if the federal government offers a national health insurance plan, Americans should still have the choice of buying private insurance. Eighty-three percent (83%) took this stance. Broken down by […]
Hacked Off: Ransomware attacks impact us more than heavily-covered "Russiagate"
The following is an opinion and news analysis by Rich Weinstein On May 21st, the City of Philadelphia shut down its computer system as a precaution after a virus was found. Although this virus has not been officially tied to the ransomeware attacks on other court systems (Baltimore, Allentown, San Antonio), the effect is the […]
How she solved a health care crisis in one state.
They said it couldn't be done. The health plan for state employees in Montana was failing. It had to be saved. Marilyn Bartlett was hired to fix it and she managed to do in one year what our entire federal government hasn't been able to do in decades of trying. What's her secret? She asked […]
Obamacare: Critical Condition
Obamacare has provided insurance to millions of Americans--many of them for free (at taxpayer expense). But for millions of others, Obamacare has proven disastrous. These individuals and families find themselves paying up to double what they once paid for health insurance. At the same time, they're socked with huge out of pocket costs and sky-high deductibles. Some are […]
How the White House sold a giant, new Obamacare tax on American workers
The Obamacare "Cadillac tax" has nothing to do with cars. It will eliminate the biggest -- but probably least-known -- tax break Americans get today. For decades, workers have enjoyed health insurance benefits through work without paying taxes on them. The Cadillac tax will change that. It will impose a 40% tax on work health […]
Obamacare links
Costly Care: the new class of uninsured under Obamacare, Full Measure, Jan. 31, 2016 The troublesome Cadillac Tax of Obamacare, Full Measure, Dec. 20, 2015 United threatens to pull the plug on Obamacare, Full Measure, Nov. 29, 2015 Taxpayer-funded Obamacare co-ops going under, Full Measure, Nov. 1, 2015 Robert Laszewski on how dismal enrollment projections are […]
