How ObamaCare increases Colorado premiums
The Colorado Division of Insurance has published the “Effect of New Federal Requirements on Colorado Health Insurance Premiums.” Here’s a brief look behind the numbers.
Should states oppose ObamaCare’s insurance exchanges?
States establishing Obamacare exchanges are making a one-way, lose-lose bet. If Obamacare persists, exchanges will become bloated administrative nightmares. If Obamacare is defeated, states will have wasted time and energy that should have been directed towards that effort. Obamacare is President Obama’s problem. Don’t make it your state’s, too.
More Proof ObamaCare Is a Sop to Industry
“ObamaCare‘s biggest cheerleaders are the insurance and drug industries. … barring repeal and despite the Obama administration’s fatuous rhetoric about standing up to the special interests, ObamaCare will shower those industries with massive subsidies.” – Michael Cannon, Cato Institute
Does ObamaCare Reduce Health Care Spending?
“ObamaCare doesn’t reduce medical costs under even the rosiest of scenarios (that is, projections that take seriously all its creators’ assumptions). What we can be certain of is that this legislation increases the amount of money taxpayers will be forced by law to pay for health insurance to the tune of $420 billion over the next 10 years.”
Accountable Care Organizations threaten quality medical care
Beth Haynes writes: The PPACA [HR 3590] is “nudging” doctors out of independent practice and into working as employees of large practice groups or hospitals. This move is occurring because of the bundled payment structure of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) which favors “vertical integration” of doctors, hospitals and health plans. The only problem is that […]
Medicaid expansion – how much will it cost Colorado
Devon Herrick at the National Center for Policy Analysis writes: According to various estimates, there are 10 million to 13 million uninsured people who are already eligible for Medicaid – but not enrolled. When the individual mandate to obtain health coverage takes effect in 2014 [from HR 3590], many of the uninsured are likely to […]
Obama admits health “reform” is a means to single payer.
President Obama: … when Social Security was passed, it applied to widows and orphans, and it was a very restricted program … But the point was that we had created a framework that allowed us then to continue to make progress. That’s what we’ve done over the last 18 months. That’s what I expect we’re gonna keep […]
ObamaCare’s Broken Promises
Milton Wolf, MD summarizes the broken promises of ObamaCare (HR 3590): Obamacare would reduce our deficit. Obamacare would allow you to keep your doctor and your current insurance. Obamacare would not jeopardize senior citizens’ care. Obamacare would not ration health care. Obamacare would not raise taxes on anyone earning less than $250,000 a year. Obamacare […]
“Accountable Care Organizations” vs. private practice medicine
From physician Scott Gottlieb on HR 3590‘s “Accountable Care Organizations”: The health legislation doesn’t call on government tribunals to euthanize seniors, as some fanciful critics claim, but the bill does kill off private-practice medicine. ObamaCare envisions that doctors will fold their private offices to become salaried hospital employees, making it easier for the federal government […]
“You can keep your health insurance…if you BEG hard enough for an Obamacare waiver.”
That’s Michelle Malkin on ObamaCare (HR 3590), in her post titled “Obamacare waivers: Torquemada Sebelius spares McDonald’s, unions.” (via Ari Armstrong.)
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels on Obamacare’s Devastating Consequences
From the Heritage Foundation: Indiana has been a leader in health care reform under Governor Mitch Daniels, but the passage of Obamacare threatens much of that good work. Now, Governor Daniels is speaking out and urging his fellow governors to take a serious look at the threat posed by Obamacare [Hr 3590]. (via Reason.tv)
Health care “reform” undermines doctor-patient relationship
Beth Haynes writes: The new healthcare law has multiple provisions which disrupt individualized decision-making between the physician and patient. This is no accident. It is by concerted design. She provides a few examples and concludes: These health care policy makers believe the source of our health care problems stem from the autonomous decisions made by […]
