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Obamacare to Result in HMO-Style Care
According to her bio, Caroline Poplin is a physician, a health care policy expert, and a visiting fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress. In the journal Health Affairs, she argues that the end result of Obamacare is likely to be an increase in the amount of medical care...
CBO: Repealing Obamacare Will Lower Taxes, Reduce Government Spending
The debate over the possible repeal of Obamacare is gearing up, with a final vote expected in the House on Wednesday. A great deal of attention has been focused on the finding by the Congressional Budget Office that repealing health care will increase the deficit. Today the Congressional Budget Office...
Tea Party Representatives Introduce Important Bills on First Day
The 112th Congress was sworn in on January 5, but already a number of bills have been introduced that might interest Liberty Central readers: Bill Number Sponsor Short Summary HR 2 Rep. Cantor (VA) To repeal ‘Obamacare’ HR 21 Rep. Garrett (NJ) To repeal the Obamacare individual mandate HR 59...
Welcome to the 112th Congress!
The American people sent a message last November: they want to change the way Washington works. Starting today, we will see if their message has been heard. A new Congress will be sworn in in Washington. With a change in leadership in the House, and dozens of new tea party...
House to Vote on Health Care Repeal: January 12
House Republicans today announced their schedule for voting on repeal of the health care law enacted last year. The text of the bill will be posted on the website of the House Rules Committee, and debate will begin on the bill no later than this Friday, January 7. A final...
Union Supporters of Health Care Reform Pay the Price
President Obama and the liberals’ efforts to take over our health care system were supported heavily by the labor unions. Groups like AFL-CIO and SEIU were the counter-protesters to the grassroots tea party efforts to stop this massive expansion of health care. Now that the liberals finally forced through their...
McDonald’s May Drop Employee Health Insurance Because of Obamacare
Fast food giant McDonald’s may have to drop health insurance for nearly 30,000 employees if the government does not drop a requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The impact on “mini-med” plans, such as those that McDonald’s has been offering to its employees, is the latest in a...
Obamacare Kills Insurance Coverage for Children
Backers of the president’s health care law loudly observed the 6 month anniversary of it signing last week. They cheered the phase-in of some of the law’s mandated benefits. (In some cases, they claimed that these were the first provisions of Obamacare to take effect – ignoring the fact that...
Ron Johnson’s Lead Grows in Wisconsin Senate Race
Ron Johnson, the Republican nominee in the Wisconsin race, has taken a 7 point lead over incumbent Russ Feingold. Johnson leads Feingold in the latest poll from Rasmussen 51% to 44%. This gap is the largest seen in this race, as previous polls over the past few months showed Johnson...