At present, Washington controls the health care for nearly half — 151.8 million or 46 percent — of the U.S. population. Enrollment in government health insurance programs are as follows: 81 million in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program;…
Obamacare has once again been rescued by a Supreme Court that seems determined to keep it alive regardless of the Constitution or precedent. Thursday morning, the justices dismissed California v. Texas based on the dubious proposition that a coalition of…
Every time there’s an economic downturn, we hear the same narrative from economists: As unemployment increases, more Americans will rely on welfare programs to survive the crisis. Typically, they’re right. This time, however, it’s different. Back in March, Congress passed…
Last week, while most of Washington obsessed over the self-serving cavils of a cashiered federal bureaucrat, Senate Republicans focused on a project much nearer to the hearts of the voters — repealing Obamacare. And the GOP made significant progress in…
As Congress looks to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, many are asking how to make health care affordable for Americans. Across the nation, Obamacare increased the number of people holding insurance cards but failed to…
A professor and student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health recently argued Republicans in Congress are trying to send health care to hell in a handbasket by repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “It’s the…