Topic: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Dem Rep threatens TV stations showing anti-Obamacare ad February 23, 2014 Thomas Lifson Cancer patient who lost existing insurance due to Obamacare attacked.
Sen. Brown and the Tipped-Worker Minimum Wage Hike February 20, 2014 Rick Shonk An irony whose cause the Washington establishment will never admit.
Obamacare signs of desperation February 15, 2014 Thomas Lifson Team Obama has gone crazy cat lady on us.
CBO Obamacare job loss worse than reported February 13, 2014 William Tate A full reading of the CBO report shows that job loss could be even worse than previously reported.
Obama's Loafer Nation February 10, 2014 Ed Lasky Obama and his fellow Democrats are on the verge of turning us into a nation of loafers.
Rep. Keith Ellison thinks Americans work too much February 10, 2014 Thomas Lifson Loafer Nation gets a big endorsement from America's first Muslim congressman
Healthcare and the Insurance Principle February 9, 2014 Deane Waldman Why Economics 101 will tell you that Obamacare is long-term economic suicide
Obama may illegally further delay Obamacare provision February 7, 2014 Thomas Lifson A constitutional outrage to delay noxious provisions until after the 2016 elections.
Elitist lipstick on the CBO pig February 5, 2014 Thomas Lifson A portent of the new utopia in which people find fulfillment in less work and more government subsidies and the fantasies of the sabbatical class.
LotsoFluck if Sandra Fluke Goes to Congress February 1, 2014 Jeannie DeAngelis one name being bandied about as a possible replacement for Henry the Waxman's congressional seat is none other than Sandra Fluke (appropriately pronounced F-Luck).
Credibility Lost: Poll reveals Americans not taking Obamacare deadlines seriously January 28, 2014 Thomas Lifson Barack Obama and his signature legislative achievement are facing the "fool me twice" problem
ObamaCare D-Day in March January 24, 2014 Ed Lasky D as in disaster or, as Charles Krauthammer declares, "...all hell is going to break loose."
ObamaCare's Domino Effects January 19, 2014 Eileen F. Toplansky Adjunct instructors at colleges are only one of the many groups whose hours were arbitrarily cut as a direct result of ObamaCare.
Sliding Toward Single Payer? January 18, 2014 Brian C. Joondeph Keep your eye on the "Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act" (H.R. 676), originally introduced to Congress by Rep John Conyers
Putting Dems on the defensive over insurance company bailout January 15, 2014 Thomas Lifson A good plan, being acted on by the GOP.
Obamacare may kill Brick Williams January 14, 2014 Thomas Lifson We may soon be able to say, "Obama lied, people died," with Brick as one of the first examples.
Avoiding single-payer as Obamacare collapses January 11, 2014 Thomas Lifson There are many analysts on both ends of the political spectrum who see Obamacare as a stalking horse for single-payer. But there is an obvious way to short circuit that outcome.
Faulty numbers on Obamacare signups January 10, 2014 Richard Baehr The numbers touted for Obamacare signups are completely misleading
The Left's Necessary Lie January 9, 2014 Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison Candor from The New Republic about the left's need to lie.
Liberals Double Down on Inequality January 7, 2014 Christopher Chantrill The error that political activists make.
The National Marriage Act of 2015 and ObamaMatch.com January 6, 2014 Lee Cary All this is, of course, for the good of the nation.
Seize 'Compassion' from the Left in 2014 January 6, 2014 J. Robert Smith The left here and across the globe have profited handsomely for years from the hijacking of compassion and its misbegotten applications. It's time to wrest is back.
When will daily ObamaCare body count reporting begin? January 5, 2014 Scott Mayer This is serious stuff, and if it continues, people will start dying in sizable numbers.
The Progressive Agenda Crashes into Complexity January 1, 2014 J.R. Dunn There's some irony in the fact that ObamaCare is hitting the wall at the precise moment that the incandescent bulb is being yanked off the market by government fiat -- but not as much as you might think.
The biggest Obamacare whopper of all January 2, 2014 Thomas Lifson An open invitation to tyranny
Obamacare propaganda retort December 31, 2013 Clarice Feldman A brilliant fisking of a story planted by the White House
CNN signs up for Obamacare propaganda barrage December 30, 2013 Thomas Lifson Pay no attention to those people whining about losing their insurance; all is well with Obamacare. That is the essence of the propaganda campaign just launched with the help of CNN
Politifact's pants on fire December 29, 2013 Thomas Lifson Purported fact-checker tries to enhance credibility and fails.
Oregon Obamacare fail December 22, 2013 Thomas Lifson The Oregon state health insurance exchange is all but admitting failure, and sending Oregonians elsewhere for insurance.
NY Times admits Obamacare will cause middle class suffering -- more than a year after the election December 21, 2013 Thomas Lifson There are going to be a lot of people asking why the media didn't let them know what was in store for them with Obamacare
Was Pajama Boy a set-up? December 21, 2013 Thomas Lifson Are opponents of Obamacare are being played? One sophisticated analyst thinks so.
The Decline and Fall of Political Discourse December 19, 2013 Steve McCann This nation can no longer harbor an opposition party unwilling to fight for the heart and soul of a country rapidly descending into second class status.
Polling reveals even worse news for Obama December 16, 2013 Thomas Lifson The perils of the Pottery Barn Rule.
HHS goes lawless, flailing around as Obamacare deadline looms December 13, 2013 Thomas Lifson Nice little insurance company you've got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it.
Why Obamacare Is Off the Rails December 12, 2013 Pem Schaeffer and Stanley Ralph The massive ObamaCare failure now apparent was entirely predictable, and lamentably, quite preventable.
Obamacare's opportunity cost December 12, 2013 Rosslyn Smith How much in actual health care could have been paid for with the taxpayer amounts currently being spent on developing websites for people to sign up for health insurance plans they aren't happy with?
What will Andrew Sullivan say? December 11, 2013 Rosslyn Smith It turns out under Obamacare an insurance company may not refuse to cover someone who is HIV positive but they can make them pay for their own costly prescription drugs.
You Shouldn't Keep AARP. Period. December 11, 2013 Russ Vaughn The putative senior advocacy organization has proven itself to be a loathsome shill for ObamaCare.
IRS terminates audit of Bill Elliott December 10, 2013 Thomas Lifson Yesterday, AT publicized the IRS audit and planned visit to Obamacare whistleblower Bill Elliott.
Obamacare allies giving up on White House leadership December 10, 2013 Thomas Lifson The political collapse of Barack Obama continues apace
More evidence Obama is in serious trouble with his own party December 9, 2013 Thomas Lifson The old media won't tell you so, but President Obama is facing a revolt from within his own political party.
Hilarious: MSNBC host likens word 'ObamaCare' to n-word December 9, 2013 Thomas Lifson MSNBC is the gift that keeps on giving, serving up propaganda intended to benefit the far left, but which in its absurdity repels people grounded in reality
Obama's Democrat enemies December 8, 2013 Thomas Lifson Discontent with President Obama is bubbling beneath the veneer of Democrat unity behind the Nation's First Black President. There are already signs for those willing to look.
Friday afternoon news dump: healthcare.gov enrollment catastrophe December 7, 2013 Thomas Lifson A private sector firm with this "velocity" would be bankrupt by now.
Obamacare Conversations for the Christmas Season December 5, 2013 Lee Cary The real nighmare before Christmas.
Why Obama Never Fires Anyone December 5, 2013 David Lawrence It's not out of the goodness of his heart.
Healthcare.gov can't calculate subsidies, so will pay insurance companies whatever they ask for December 4, 2013 Thomas Lifson The federal government is dumping the consequences of its Obamacare website failures onto the private sector health insurance companies
Sex, Lies, and ObamaCare December 4, 2013 Robert Oscar Lopez There's a lot to learn from the similarities between ObamaCare and the Sexual Revolution.
The right comparison to healthcare.gov December 4, 2013 Rosslyn Smith People are using the wrong private sector systems to compare with healthcare.gov. Not Amazon or Kayak.com, but something equally familiar that demonstrates the incompetence of the government-run project.
Surprise! Guess who loves the Iran deal? December 3, 2013 Thomas Lifson Sheer coincidence, right?
Top American communist speaks out on Obamacare December 2, 2013 Thomas Lifson It turns out that in the politics of Obamacare, as in sports, you can't tell the players without a scorecard.
GOP Senate takeover: Just what the doctor ordered? December 2, 2013 Thomas Lifson No fewer than 11 medical doctors are running for GOP nominations in forthcoming Senate elections.
Krugman's pathetic ObamaCare 'success' story December 1, 2013 Charles Lipson A floating corpse twitches and Krugman declares it alive
Speak about ObamaCare, get audited November 30, 2013 Thomas Lifson Two people suddenly find themselves being audited
Thanksgiving 2013: ObamaCare Talking Point Survival Guide November 28, 2013 Greg Halvorson It's Thanksgiving, and the last thing you want to hear from your tongue-pierced Anthropology major nephew is how unbelievably fantabulous ObamaCare is. But just in case....
Defining down 'fixed' on healthcare.gov November 26, 2013 Thomas Lifson In characteristic Barack Obama fashion, the response of the administration to its latest failure is to play word games.
Mr. Cruz Goes to Washington November 25, 2013 Lloyd Marcus Ted Cruz has been vilified for standing up for freedom. He's in good company.
Health Insurance and Care: An American Strategy November 25, 2013 Don Fotheringham This is not hard to figure out -- not for you and me, at least. But the government's a different story.
More bad polling news for Obama November 25, 2013 Thomas Lifson "Trust is like virginity: once you lose it it's hard to get it back."
The Obamacare Scheme November 23, 2013 Thomas Lifson The lies all make sense once you understand the grand design.
Texas Navigators exposed in O'Keefe videos won't face government action November 22, 2013 Lee Cary Captured on videotape telling applicants to lie about their income and free as a bird.
The left is now eating its own November 20, 2013 Sally Zelikovsky MoveOn.org is not happy that ObamaCare has become a "political nightmare" so they are blaming their cronies in the "mainstream media" (yes, they actually use that term)
The Biggest Obamacare Lie of All November 19, 2013 Richard Baehr Why is nobody talking about it?
New York Times signals Dems that it's time to ditch Obamacare? November 19, 2013 Rosslyn Smith The Times takes a sudden trip down memory lane to the time another big federal medical program was repealed.
Obama-K-K-K-arma November 19, 2013 Michael Applebaum, M.D. Obama's chickens are coming home to roost.
ObamaCare's Chicago Moment November 18, 2013 Abraham H. Miller Too bad Obama was living in Hawaii, not in Chicago in 1979, or he might have remembered former Mayor Michael Bilandic
What The Know-Nothings Know November 18, 2013 Jeffrey T. Brown It's never too late to help liberals learn something new.
Educator, Heal Thyself November 18, 2013 Lee Cary Watch out, "genetic winners"! M.I.T. Economics Professor and Obamacare "architect" Jonathan Gruber offers American education a pathway to fairness, too.
Sen. Gillibrand: 'We all knew' about Obamacare Big Lie November 18, 2013 Thomas Lifson Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is going to have an uncomfortable day in the Senate cloakroom, and probably not just for today.
Obama announces he will allow subpar or junk policies to be sold by bad apple insurance companies November 14, 2013 Thomas Lifson This fix is designed to fix nothing, but just look like a fix.
Emerging Democrat Civil War November 14, 2013 Thomas Lifson One leading indicator of a rift in the Democratic Party is a spate of media articles on divisions among Republicans.
Obamacare: Is it time to gloat yet? November 14, 2013 Thomas Lifson Yeah, probably so. And who better to lead the laughter than Jonah Goldberg in today's must-read column?
WebMD received almost 5 million bucks from feds to promote Obamacare November 13, 2013 Thomas Lifson Website failed to disclose to readers that it was on the take/
Lessons of Obamacare are exploding all around us November 13, 2013 Greg Richards On October 1, 2013, we had the detonation of Obamacare
It begins: Dem Congressman calls Obama's promise 'grossly misleading' November 12, 2013 Thomas Lifson Stampedes begin with one animal making a move in fear; others follow, and soon enough it gets crowded near the exit.
Obamacare victimizing cancer patients November 12, 2013 Thomas Lifson Cancer, the most feared disease in America, just got scarier thanks to Obamacare.
GOP's response if Obama delays the ACA individual mandate November 11, 2013 Lee Cary What will the GOP leadership do if Obama calls for a one year delay in the ACA individual mandate?
Obama offers fauxpology for 'situation' November 8, 2013 Thomas Lifson Using lawyerly care in choosing passive-construction words
Government Computer Failures are Normal November 6, 2013 Jonathon Moseley The U.S. Government routinely bungles computer projects large and small and wastes money. And doesn't seem to learn the lessons of past fiascoes.
Forcing Obama's hand November 5, 2013 Bruce Johnson Here is a chance to put the President and Harry Reid into a box.
Obama revises history November 5, 2013 Thomas Lifson Obama's "Who are you going to believe - me or your lying eyes?" moment.
The 'you can keep your doctor' lie starting to hit Medicare recipients November 4, 2013 Thomas Lifson The firestorm over President Obama's blanket false assurances on Obamacare is only going to intensify
Will Obama invite this woman to the next State of the Union address? November 4, 2013 Ed Lasky "You can keep your doctor" is a matter of life and death for some.
They knew! Obama aides debated 'you can keep your plan' lie November 3, 2013 Thomas Lifson Confusing Americans with the facts would have been politically inconvenient,
The Global Impact of the Obamacare Lie November 3, 2013 Ken Blackwell and Bob Morrison The president's violating his promise -- "If you like your health care plan, you can keep it" -- is having serious implications not only domestically, but on the world scene as well.
Obamacare apologists' faulty assumption November 2, 2013 Rosslyn Smith A comparison that strikes home for liberal elitists.
Stick a Fork in Obama November 1, 2013 William L. Gensert The Obama presidency is dead -- killed by Obama himself in a fit of vanity and hubris. With it, goes the entire progressive movement
Obamacare Live: Sebelius delivers SNL-like testimony October 31, 2013 Ethel C. Fenig CNN, of all networks, captured the perfect representation of the total failure of the (Un)Affordable Care Act from concept, to content, to execution, to implementation in one powerful split screen graphic.
Competence Comes First October 30, 2013 Herbert E. Meyer Our political differences have grown so profound, and become so nasty, that we've lost sight of the one thing that matters more than policy: competence.
Healthcare.gov Has a Big EDI Problem October 29, 2013 West Coast EDIGUY Electronic Data Interchange a way of electronically moving data between two organizations in the form of small, tightly-organized packets. Unfortunately, it is a demanding tool that requires capable management and thorough testing.
ObamaCare Schaden-Fraud October 29, 2013 C. Edmund Wright Time for a big "we told you so" from conservatives.
Obama vs. the Women October 29, 2013 Christopher Chantrill American Women have been sold down the river for the sake of ObamaCare.
CMS Director Tavenner Has Some Explaining to Do about ObamaCare Rollout October 29, 2013 M. Catharine Evans She will have to eat her words today when she goes before the House Ways and Means Committee to explain what went wrong on October 1.
Life Expectancy under the Affordable Care Act October 28, 2013 Mike Stopa It is not too much to suggest that the day that President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, my children's life expectancy dropped by ten years. And so did yours.
Obama Care: It's Nixon's Fault! October 27, 2013 C. Edmund Wright Believe it or not, in panic mode, trying desperately to ignore what Obama Care reality is doing to a beloved President, a leading Democrat is blaming Richard Nixon for ObamaCare. Move over, George W. Bush.
Bizarre Obamacare ad October 23, 2013 Thomas Lifson Condescension is rarely an effective marketing tool
Dems and media backing away from the name 'Obamacare' October 22, 2013 Thomas Lifson As problems mount with Obamacare, it seems that Democrats and their allies in the media are trying to detach the name "Obama" from the law that is his "signature achievement"
Fixing ObamaCare: Not the A Team October 21, 2013 AT Contributor "Close enough for government work" meets high tech.
Could the Obamacare defunding effort have worked? October 19, 2013 Thomas Lifson An important article lays out the real options the GOP faced.
The Ghost of Vietnam Will Haunt Obamacare October 18, 2013 Rosslyn Smith Thwarting the ambitions of the middle class does not end well for politicians
Obamacare exchanges and a free enterprise one: compare and contrast October 16, 2013 Thomas Lifson The incompetence of the federal government compared to the private sector is vividly illustrated in a privately-run healthcare exchange.
Sarah Hall Ingram's Five-Month White House Duty Call October 14, 2013 Jeannie DeAngelis With all the talk about debt ceilings, budgets, and partisan bickering, it seems the story of Sarah Hall Ingram is taking a back seat. But not for long, what with 165 White House visits.
Newest urban legend: Obamacare enrollees October 14, 2013 Thomas Lifson He who laughs last, laughs best.
Obamacare is undermining the 'foundational premise' of American liberalism October 14, 2013 Thomas Lifson Making the case that big government is the problem, not the solution
The 'Bagdad Bobs of Obamacare' October 13, 2013 Thomas Lifson Reality is being pushed in the faces of every American family, as Sebelius and others deny it.
Recent College Grad Claims Obamacare Has 'Raped My Future' October 9, 2013 Victor Keith Collateral damage in the progressive quest for cosmic justice
Chris Wallace Does a Job on Jack Lew October 7, 2013 Jeannie DeAngelis Jack Lew demonstrates that the Obama administration has ObamaCare problems firmly in hand... kind of. In a way... They'll get back to us on that...
The Budget and Debt-Limit Endgames October 7, 2013 Mike Razar How to the table on the Democrats while setting the stage for a full frontal attack on funding for Obamacare next year without the threat of a partial shutdown of the rest of the government.
Big Government Zombie Survives Shutdown October 7, 2013 Geoffrey P. Hunt Big government is on autopilot with no means for anyone to pull a kill-switch. Isn't that the zombie-esque nightmare scenario for limited government believers?
ObamaCare: 'I was Laughing at Boehner, Until the Mail Came Today' October 7, 2013 Chris Banescu It's finally dawning on liberals, leftists, and progressives that conservatives were telling the truth when they warned about the fundamental problems and dangers of Obamacare
Obamacare Catch 22? October 6, 2013 Thomas Lifson When Chief Justice Roberts rendered his bizarre opinion that Obamacare was constitutional because it was a tax, he may have opened a door that leads to a successful future challenge
Obamacare 'sticker shock' being reported October 3, 2013 Thomas Lifson As the fiasco of Obamacare technical glitches subsides and more people are actually able to access the plans available to them, there are going to be a lot of unhappy campers
Quite a coincidence October 3, 2013 Thomas Lifson Guess what the new Obamacare 1-800 National Hotline spells out?
Fed bureaucrats blaming GOP October 1, 2013 Lee DeCovnick How the fed bureaucrats are playing politics with the shutdown
The Obamacare sales effort is this desperate (updated) September 27, 2013 Thomas Lifson White House makes a bad mistake worse.
Docs Flee Jersey (Wouldn't You?) September 27, 2013 J. Robert Smith Medical docs are fleeing Blue State Jersey faster than "Old Blue Eyes" skedaddled out of Hoboken.
What happens next in the Obamacare funding fight? September 24, 2013 Thomas Lifson A remarkable moment, crystallizing the long-simmering revolt of the GOP base against the leadership for its failure to fight on the principles the base cares about passionately.
Is Ted Cruz the new Ronald Reagan? September 24, 2013 Thomas Lifson Is he "the one we have been waiting for"?
Patient Privacy Goes Out the Window and Into the ObamaCare Data Hub September 22, 2013 Brenda Zurita If you want to keep your health records private, pay cash.
'Hot dog seasoning emergencies' and other stupid Illinois political tricks September 16, 2013 Thomas Lifson What's a "hot dog seasoning emergency"? An opporunity!
Florida: No ObamaCare 'Navigators' Allowed in County Health Clinics September 14, 2013 M. Catharine Evans Liberals are up in arms at the audacity of Florida's lawmakers who want to protect their residents from misinformation as well as identity theft
Obamacare layoffs hit major Chicago hospital system August 28, 2013 Thomas Lifson The fiasco of Obamacare deepens as 130 people lose their jobs.
Starry-eyed Liberal Meets the Reality of Medicaid Patients August 20, 2013 M. Catharine Evans What really affected her was the cold reality that most of the Medicaid patients treated her like dirt. They showed no gratitude for the fact that her taxes were going to help them.
The Close Connections between the Economy and the Family August 14, 2013 Janice Shaw Crouse ObamaCare will "destroy marriage for the middle class the same way that the Great Society welfare state destroyed the black family -- with financial incentives for staying single."
Thanks, Obama! August 8, 2013 Thomas Lifson President Obama has just handed his opposition a powerful focus for resentment over Obamacare
Repeal ObamaCare: It's Now or Never August 1, 2013 Janice Shaw Crouse "If the administration will not enforce the law as written, then the American people should not be forced to fund it."
Liberals to the Law: Get Lost! July 10, 2013 Christopher Chantrill After eight years of listening to liberals hyperventilating about the illegalities of President George W. Bush, it is really annoying for conservatives to watch the utter disregard for the law coming from the Obama administration.
Employer mandate suspension to worsen deficit July 5, 2013 Thomas Lifson A hopeless fiasco, a Pandora's Box of unintended consequences.
Obama Cuckolds John Roberts with ObamCare Delay July 5, 2013 Mark J. Fitzgibbons The justice was outwitted by the master lawbreaker.
The Obamacare nightmare June 9, 2013 Andrew Thomas "Someone lives and someone dies."
Kathleen Sebelius Advocates for GaybamaCare June 6, 2013 Jeannie DeAngelis Get your Louboutins or Doc Martens ready, along with a member of the same sex, because you're going to have a hard time getting health care without them.
The Larger Lessons of the IRS Scandal June 6, 2013 Ron Ross Far from being merely a one-time error, the IRS scandal is the result of inherent flaws in the system.
IRS Deficiencies and Health Care May 25, 2013 Kenneth H. Ryesky The current scandal clearly reveals that the IRS cannot be trusted with confidential medical information.
This Thing Called ObamaCare May 4, 2013 Daniel Payne Well. "Full stop." So that solves it. Is everyone happy now?
Another GOP failure to play hardball April 30, 2013 Elise Cooper Why allow them to get away with hyperbole and misinformation?
The Origination Clause II: Die Harder with a Vengeance, ObamaCare! April 18, 2013 Daniel Smyth A U.S. district court could soon decide if the Pacific Legal Foundation's (PLF) case against ObamaCare will continue in the U.S. court system. Here's a good way to make sure it does.
CMS Marilyn Tavenner's Skeletons Ignored by Senate Finance Committee April 11, 2013 M. Catharine Evans The woman who will implement Obamacare demonstrates that a record of dirty dealing with health care corporations like scandal-ridden Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. and her old employer HCA need not be a career impediment.
Architect of ObamaCare admits it is 'just beyond comprehension' April 10, 2013 Thomas Lifson That's what happens when people who have never run anything in their lives more complicated than their own mouths start organizing everyone else's lives.
Oh-oh! The dreaded i-word starts attaching itself to Obama April 4, 2013 Thomas Lifson We have already seen Peak Obama; from here on, it's going to get rougher and rougher for Barack Obama. Even worse, the one word he must fear the most has just been uttered by a man regarded as a bit of a truth-teller among liberal elites.
Latest Obamacare goal: avoid 'third world experience' March 23, 2013 Thomas Lifson Talk about managing expectations!
Ben Carson's Problematic Views on Health Care March 20, 2013 M. Catharine Evans With his inspiring life story and soaring rhetoric, Dr. Ben Carson has favorably impressed America's conservatives. But is he too good to be true?
Obamacare Debt on a Geological Time Scale February 28, 2013 Timothy Birdnow We all knew it, but here it is.
Low Information Voters? How about a Low Information President? February 28, 2013 Bruce Johnson Obama's non-engagement and aversion to compromise is actually seated in his complete lack of knowledge, and therefore inability to defend his agenda or even forge a compromise
ObamaCare Shell Game Now Apparent February 11, 2013 Deane Waldman To solve an ObamaCare-created problem -- more insured patients and even fewer doctors -- California will make things worse.