Life after Supreme Court Health Care Ruling
The New York Times asks: “What would the future hold if the Supreme Court strikes down the most controversial part of the health care law, the individual mandate?” The Times published responses from two free-market health care advocates: Michael Cannon (Cato) & Grace-Marie Turner (Galen). Continue reading
High deductible health plans promote prudent spending but ObamaCare threatens them
Consumer-directed health plans — not federal government dictates — have helped bring down costs. Obamacare should be expanding them — not regulating them out of existence. Continue reading
Three ‘What-if’ Scenarios for Obamacare & the Supreme Court
While the Supreme Court’s decision is likely a month away … Congress, state governments, and businesses across the country are puzzling over “what if” alternatives to try to be ready when the decision is issued. Here are the three most likely options: Continue reading
Three ‘What-if’ Scenarios for Obamacare & the Supreme Court
While the Supreme Court’s decision is likely a month away … Congress, state governments, and businesses across the country are puzzling over “what if” alternatives to try to be ready when the decision is issued. Here are the three most likely options: Continue reading
ObamaCare: Dr. Orwell Will See You Now
The Obama administration can’t fix the actual substance of [its] health plan. Hence, their strategy is to obfuscate its problems with deceptive language and hope that voters don’t catch on. Continue reading
Insurance agents poised to stop selling medical insurance because of medical loss ratio mandates.
Insurance agents offer many people a valuable service of finding the best price on a the individual insurance plan that best fits their needs. But ObamaCare’s medical loss ratio requirements threaten to drive agents out of business. Continue reading
Gov’t National Health Information Network and your medical privacy
Recent breaches in electronic medical records has the Citizens’ Council on Health Freedom ask: “How vulnerable will patients be when the National Health Information Network (national medical records system) is fully in place?” Continue reading
Obamacare’s state-run insurance exchanges: stopping them is key
Obamacare does not and cannot mandate that states create exchanges. Moreover, state-run exchanges do not preserve local control. They will do Washington’s bidding, or else they will be commandeered or swept aside. Continue reading
What to do if Supreme Court overturns ObamaCare
Economist John Cochrane suggests free-market health care reforms that Congress should enact if the Supreme Court strikes down ObamaCare Continue reading
It’s Not Just the Mandate: ObamaCare’s Other Infringements
Paul Hsieh, MD reviews how ObamaCare violates our liberties in ways other than forcing us to buy politically-controlled health plans. Continue reading
U.S. health care warning signs
Doctors struggling to make ends meet; ObamaCare at 2 years old: bad news;Commercial insurers have trouble staying in business;Drug companies are less ambitious; Super-high health plan premiums. Continue reading
Memo to Justice Kagan: Taxes Are Coercive
Apparently Justice Elena Kagan is oblivious to the obvious fact that taxes are coercive, in that they forcibly take wealth away from the owners of that wealth and give it to others. Continue reading
