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CBO: Supreme Court decision cuts cost of healthcare reform law by $84 billion
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of President Obama’s healthcare law made the law less expensive but will result in 3 million more people without health insurance, the Congressional Budget...
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Rationing Begins: States Limiting Drug Prescriptions
Sixteen states have set a limit on the number of prescription drugs they will cover for Medicaid patients, according to Kaiser Health News. Seven of those states, according to Kaiser Health News, have...
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Medicaid and Medicare Enrollees Now Outnumber Full-Time Private Sector Workers
The combined number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare–the government health-care programs for the poor, disabled and elderly–now exceeds the number of full-time private sector workers in the...
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The health care debate is coming to state capitals
The issue is whether or not to expand Medicaid, the federal-state health program for low-income people. More than 15 million uninsured people are expected to gain coverage through Medicaid under...
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States can’t do partial Medicaid expansion, says Obama administration
States must take or leave the entire Medicaid expansion under President Obama’s healthcare law, and cannot expand the program only partially, the Obama administration said Monday. The Health and Human...
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Obama: ‘I Won’t Compromise On’ Higher Taxes for the Rich
President Barack Obama made his position on tax rates clear today in remarks at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford Michigan. “When you put it all together, what you need is a package that...
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Corker introduces bill trading nearly $1T in entitlement cuts for...
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill Wednesday to trade nearly $1 trillion in entitlement savings for an equal hike in the debt ceiling. Corker said the Dollar For Dollar Act would include $937...
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Florida governor backs Medicaid expansion under ‘ObamaCare’
Florida Gov. Rick Scott endorsed the Medicaid expansion in President Obama’s healthcare law on Wednesday, delivering a political coup to the White House. Scott isn’t the first high-profile GOP governor...
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Drip: Administration Alters, Delays Major Obamacare Provision for Small...
We’ve been “celebrating” Obamacare’s third anniversary over the last two weeks, repeatedly drawing attention to a memorable quote from one of the program’s chief administrators: Henry Chao, an official...
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Republicans estimate immigration bill could cost taxpayers billions, Rubio...
Senate Republican staffers estimated Thursday that the annual cost to taxpayers of legalizing illegal immigrants could be in the billions, if they use their status to apply for federal benefits from...
View ArticleHouse Passes Small Part of Obama’s Jobs Bill
The House passed a small component of President Obama’s jobs package on Thursday, voting by a big margin to repeal a requirement that governments withhold ...
View ArticleA Healthier Way to Provide U.S. Universal Care?
Last month, the Obama administration abandoned the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, the landmark national long-term-care insurance program that was included in ...
View ArticlePerry Chides Administration for Turning Down Texas Family Planning Proposal
Texas Gov. Rick Perry accused the Obama administration of “holding women’s health hostage” for the sake of a “pro-abortion agenda,” after the federal government rejected ...
View ArticleObama Gives Illegal Aliens Phones for Votes
Illegal aliens now quite possibly can call a toll free government number, 1-800-259-0957, to get a free “Obama Phone.” The program, conventionally known as Safe ...
View ArticleTexas defies Obama administration, bars abortion providers from Medicaid
Texas on Thursday passed regulations barring Planned Parenthood clinics and other “affiliates of abortion providers” from participating in the state’s Medicaid program starting March 14, ...
View ArticleCBO: Supreme Court decision cuts cost of healthcare reform law by $84 billion
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of President Obama’s healthcare law made the law less expensive but will result in 3 million more people ...
View ArticleRationing Begins: States Limiting Drug Prescriptions
Sixteen states have set a limit on the number of prescription drugs they will cover for Medicaid patients, according to Kaiser Health News. Seven of ...
View ArticleMedicaid and Medicare Enrollees Now Outnumber Full-Time Private Sector Workers
The combined number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare–the government health-care programs for the poor, disabled and elderly–now exceeds the number of full-time private ...
View ArticleThe health care debate is coming to state capitals
The issue is whether or not to expand Medicaid, the federal-state health program for low-income people. More than 15 million uninsured people are expected to ...
View ArticleStates can’t do partial Medicaid expansion, says Obama administration
States must take or leave the entire Medicaid expansion under President Obama’s healthcare law, and cannot expand the program only partially, the Obama administration said ...
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