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Paul Krugman’s space aliens won’t create jobs, repealing health control law will
Printed in the Boulder Daily Camera, summary: Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman says a massive defense buildup in response to “fake an alien threat” would end the economic slump. An EconStories rap explains the fallacy: “If every worker was staffed in the army and fleet, we’d have full employment and nothing to eat.” Repealing the 2010 health control act would spur employment. Continue reading
Repealing health control law (Obamacare) will create jobs
The best thing that Congress can do to unleash jobs creation is to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Continue reading
Dangers of Accountable Care Organizations
So-called “Accountable Care Organization” pits doctors’ financial incentives against what is best for patients. Continue reading
Posted in physicians & medical quality
Tagged Accountable Care Organizations, HR 3590, ObamaCare
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Government insurance exchanges drive out employer coverage, taxpayers pay more
The cost of the Obamacare health control law will cost taxpayers more than expected. Employers will drop coverage because the penalties are low. They will also drop coverage because mandates effectively eliminate insurance brokers who help employers find good deals. Continue reading
Posted in PPC
Tagged Colorado Health Benefits Exchange, health insurance exchanges, HR 3590
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Colorado’s health insurance exchange: controlled by Feds, limited choice
State-based insurance exchanges will be largely controlled by federal edicts. They will not give Americans the same insurances choices as Congress members, and they limit choice. Continue reading
Health “reform” will increase spending
“The report by the Medicare Office of the Actuary estimated that health spending will grow by an average of 5.8 percent a year through 2020, compared to 5.7 percent without the health overhaul. ” Continue reading
Health Insurance Exchanges: A Race To the Bottom
The problem is that the actual insurance that health plans offer may be fairly lousy — perhaps just a little better than the typical managed care plan offered under Medicaid. That’s because of the way these insurance products are going to be regulated, and the way they will be priced under the federal scheme. Continue reading
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Tagged Colorado Health Benefits Exchange, health insurance exchanges, HR 3590, ObamaCare
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Caldara speaks at Colorado Health Symposium’s debate on repealing/replacing health control bill
Jon Caldara points out that what we call health “insurance” is not insurance at all by comparing it to homeowner’s insurance, car insurance, and life insurance. Continue reading
Did health care bill suppress job growth & promote unemployment?
Before the health overhaul law passed, the number of new jobs was soaring. After the bill passed, job growth stagnated. Continue reading
Will ObamaCare kill employer-based insurance & lead to portable coverage?
The National Federation of Independent Business found that many employers plan to stop offering insurance, but are interested in “giving employees a “tax-excluded contribution” they could use to purchase health insurance in an ‘open market.’” Continue reading