The Road to Repeal
Polling finds that voters are eagerly awaiting the conservative alternative to Obamacare that can lead to full repeal, and they’re poised to reward those who champion it.
The Weekly Standard, May 26, 2014
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Obamacare’s Ongoing Dysfunction
From a botched roll-out to widespread discrepancies in reported income and citizenship status, the Obamacare enrollment process has been, without question, an administrative failure.
National Review, May 23, 2014 -
Better Health Care for the Poor
Unlike refundable tax credits, Obamacare’s expensive expansion of a broken Medicaid program doesn’t provide access to legitimate health insurance for the poor or near-poor.
The Hill, May 20, 2014 -
Federal Health-Care Subsidies May Be Too High or Too Low for More than 1 Million Americans
The latest round of gross incompetence from Health and Human Services and HealthCare.gov highlights the complications that arise not only from government-run health care but from income-based subsidies.
Washington Post, May 16, 2014 -
Get Ready for Big Bailouts for Insurers under Obamacare
President Obama’s health insurance allies say Obamacare’s risk-corridor program “should be operated without the constraint of budget neutrality”—that is, as an open-ended slush fund—but House Republicans should pass legislation saying otherwise and send it to the Senate.
Washington Examiner, May 18, 2014 -
Obamacare Can’t Be Fixed
Democrats have little desire to “fix” Obamacare and no idea how to do so, in part because any “fix” must either keep Obamacare’s cornerstone—its despised individual mandate—or else send costs soaring still higher, as even the White House admits.
National Review, May 23, 2014 -
Obamacare Insurer Subsidies in Action: The Case of Humana
Obamacare’s “Three R’s” are collectively masking the (already high) cost of insurance sold through the Obamacare exchanges, as money flows from everyday Americans to insurance companies that function as clients of the state.
The Weekly Standard, May 8, 2014 -
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More Lawlessness on Obamacare
After President Obama said he would veto House-passed legislation to delay the individual mandate, he lawlessly delayed the mandate on his own.
The Weekly Standard, May 7, 2014 -
The Slush Fund
President Obama is effectively using the “Three R’s”—risk adjustment, reinsurance, and risk corridors—to funnel billions of taxpayer dollars to his insurance allies who might otherwise balk at his lawless implementation of Obamacare.
The Weekly Standard, May 12, 2014 -
The Lawless Implementation of Obamacare
Senator Cruz calls out President Obama on his lawless refusal to implement Obamacare as written.
The Federalist Society, May 7, 2014 -
Obamacare Is the #1 Thing Americans Would Undo
Polls that say voters care more about the economy than about health care aren’t asking the right question—yes, voters care more about the economy, but the Obama initiative they most oppose is Obamacare.
The Weekly Standard, April 29, 2014 -
Health Care Wonks Turn to 2016
The Obamacare battle may come down to this: Can conservatives advance an alternative that deals with both coverage and costs and therefore invites full repeal, or can liberals explain how they’d somehow reform the notoriously unpopular overhaul?
Politico, April 26, 2014 -
With Victory in Sight on Obamacare, One House GOP Leader Raises White Flag
One would think the fact that Americans have opposed Obamacare in 119 consecutive polls would give Republican leaders sufficient willpower to advance a winning alternative and fight for full repeal.
The Weekly Standard, April 28, 2014 -
Obamacare Can Leave You Earning More by Working Less (And Why That’s Bad)
Under Obamacare’s sky-high implicit marginal tax rates, some people can earn extra money yet actually be worse off financially.
e21, April 16, 2014 -
The Administration Has Missed 25 Statutory Deadlines Under Obamacare
President Obama’s own administration isn’t abiding by his signature legislation.
The Weekly Standard, April 24, 2014