Hearing Exposes Obamacare’s Implementation Challenges for States
Joshua Sharfstein (left), secretary of the State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, testifies on state exchanges and Medicaid expansion. (Photo: Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Newscom)...
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Deal Undoes Part of Obamacare
Though the government’s entitlement spending is still spiraling out of control, taxpayers have finally caught a break: The recently passed “fiscal cliff” deal included the repeal of one of Obamacare’s...
View ArticleHealth Care Spending Remains Stable, but Not for Long
Health care spending actually didn’t skyrocket in 2011–but just wait. This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary released the National Health Expenditures...
View ArticleObamacare Pre-Existing Conditions Coverage: Low Enrollment, High Costs
J.M. Guyon/ZUMA Press/Newscom One of Obamacare’s main selling points during the health care reform debate was the need to provide insurance coverage to those with pre-existing conditions—but like other...
View ArticleObamacare at 3 Years: Unrealistic Expectations for ACOs
Newscom Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)—a concept that a group of doctors and hospitals will work collectively to manage the care and costs of Medicare patients—were expected to transform the...
View ArticleAdministration Rules Out “Deals” on Medicaid Expansion
Newscom Last Friday afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a short frequently asked questions (FAQ) document that should remove any remaining belief that the federal...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage Survives—for Now
Newscom There seems to be much confusion surrounding the recent drama of Medicare Advantage’s (MA) 2014 payment rate. Here’s what happened: In February, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
View ArticleObamacare: Helping the Sick Means Getting the Policy Right
Newscom On February 15, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it was suspending future enrollment in its Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) for lack of funds. This...
View Article10 Myths About the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
As Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion is being debated in the states, many myths are being perpetuated by its advocates. Here, Heritage provides the research to debunk such myths: 1. Myth: Expanding...
View ArticleThink Again: The Arkansas Plan for Medicaid Is Still a Bad Idea
Newscom In a desperate attempt to keep the Obamacare Medicaid expansion alive, supporters are trying to break the logjam by suggesting states pursue an “Arkansas model.” However, there are several...
View ArticleObamacare Number of the Day: $621,000,000,000
People worried about Obamacare’s impact on the American health care system should remember one key number: $621 billion. That’s the amount that non-partisan actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and...
View ArticleObamacare Provision Costing 32 Percent More Than Projected
Newscom An Obamacare provision is costing taxpayers 32 percent more than it was projected to. The provision in Obamacare that gradually reduces seniors’ out-of-pocket costs in the congressionally...
View ArticleObama Administration Blames "Software Code" for HealthCare.gov Privacy Breach
Four days after being notified of a security breach on HealthCare.gov, the Obama Administration finally acknowledged tonight the website inadvertently disclosed personal information affecting two...
View ArticleMan Who Discovered HealthCare.gov Privacy Breach Still Waiting for Help
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call It’s been five days since Justin Hadley received a total stranger’s private information on HealthCare.gov, and despite claims from the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
View ArticleExclusive: Marilyn Tavenner Did Not Speak Truth Under Oath, Says Victim of...
A top Obama administration official came under fire Tuesday after her congressional testimony conflicted with the account of a man at the center of the HealthCare.gov security breach. Marilyn...
View ArticleCaught in the Obamacare Web
Each new day brings more disturbing news about the reckless rollout of Obamacare. Americans deserve better than this unworkable law. They also deserve the truth. And right now, they are getting neither...
View ArticleWill the Obama Administration Ever Actually Help the Man Who Discovered...
You would think the Obama Administration would figure out how to help the man who discovered the security breach on HealthCare.gov. Yet, seven days after Justin Hadley first reported the problem, he’s...
View ArticleIs the Administration Offering Insurers an Obamacare Bailout?
AFP PHOTO/Brendan SMIALOWSKIBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today released guidance to state insurance commissioners implementing President...
View ArticleChief Information Security Officer for Obamacare: I Told HHS the Website...
According to news reports, a government security expert at the heart of Healthcare.gov told Members of the House Oversight Committee that she informed HHS that the website was too dangerous to use. In...
View ArticleObamacare Enrollees Stuck with HealthCare.gov Errors
AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIERKAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images Thousands of Americans who have asked the federal government to fix errors on their Obamacare applications aren’t likely to get solutions anytime...
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