The Conservative Alternative to Obamacare
It’s not a secret that Obamacare is wreaking havoc on the health-care sector, and this is prompting many Americans to ask for an escape. However, we wouldn’t want to go ...
Shopping for Health Insurance
Starting today, the Obamacare exchanges are supposed to be open for business. They are critical pieces in the Obamacare infrastructure. Not only are they supposed to be the place for ...
Yet Another Misleading Presidential Pitch for Obamacare
President Obama and former President Bill Clinton yesterday tried to persuade Americans, particularly young adults, to enroll in Obamacare’s government exchanges. Again. As before, they focused on the so-called “popular ...
Obama Offers One More Reason States Shouldn’t Rush to Expand Medicaid
Tucked away in the president’s latest budget was a recommendation to delay scheduled cuts in payments to hospitals that treat large numbers of the uninsured patients and therefore provide a ...
Why Medicaid Expansion Is Still Wrong for the States
Governor John Kasich now joins the list of governors that are looking to expand their Medicaid programs. In some instances, the logic of such a decision makes sense. Democratic governors ...
Supreme Court Health-Care Decision: It Is Not Over
The recent Supreme Court decision may be a disappointment. Many thought the justices would strike the law in its entirety and end this bad dream for the country now. Unfortunately ...
House Energy and Commerce Amendment Highlights
The final committee to consider HR 3200, the House health-care-reform bill, was the Energy and Commerce Committee. Many of the issues raised in the other committees were also raised during this on-again, off-again mark up. Here are some ...
House Ways and Means Amendment Highlights
HR 3200, the House health-reform bill, was considered by three committees. No amendments, offered by Republicans or Democrats, were accepted during the House Ways and Means Committee mark-up process. Here are a few key items that were ...
House Ed and Labor Amendment Highlights
Continuing to look at the committee mark-up process of the House and Senate bills, below are some of the highlights captured by the Heritage Foundation from the July 15–17 House Education and ...
Senate HELP Amendment Highlights
Lost in the fight over the town-hall meetings are the actual details of these bills. Heritage paid close attention to all the committee mark-ups and below are some of the highlights ...