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Promises that ObamaCare has broken and will Break
Large insurance premium increases is “the latest ObamaCare prediction that has failed to materialize.” If the history of state and federal health care reforms is any guide, it won’t be the last. Continue reading
ObamaCare’s Broken Promises
Milton Wolf, MD summarizes the broken promises of ObamaCare (HR 3590): Obamacare would reduce our deficit. Obamacare would allow you to keep your doctor and your current insurance. Obamacare would not jeopardize senior citizens’ care. Obamacare would not ration health … Continue reading
Sebelius to insurers: shut up or government shuts you out
The AP reports: President Barack Obama’s top health official on Thursday warned the insurance industry that the administration won’t tolerate blaming premium hikes on the new health overhaul law [HR 3590]. “There will be zero tolerance for this type of … Continue reading
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Tagged censorship, HR 3590, Kathleen Sebelius, ObamaCare, politician credibility
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Health care bill will not contain costs
Of the health care bill (HR 3590), Peter Suderman writes: Just days after President Obama first took office, Peter Orszag, in his new role as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) … declared that “the single most … Continue reading
ObamaCare’s broken promises
Michael Tanner reviews a few of Barack Obama’s promises about the health control legislation (HR 3590) in a New York Post article: “The bill doesn’t come close to giving “everybody” access to coverage.” “Even further from reality is the president’s … Continue reading
Obama: government can’t & shouldn’t “run health care.” Whatever
Boston Globe Columnist Jeff Jacoby points out an what President Obama said in a 2009 address: I don’t believe that government can or should run health care. Yet, at a 2008 town hall meeting in New Mexico, Senator Obama said: … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Berwick, health care in England, politician credibility, single payer
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“Public option”: kept alive by health control bill?
[Post updated in response to Max's comment. Thanks!] The San Francisco Examiner reports: Remember when Obama and congressional Democrats made a big show of dropping the public option government insurance program that was supposedly going to give private insurers competition … Continue reading
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Tagged crowd out, HR 3590, politician credibility, public option
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Who’s exempt from new insurance mandates?
The New York Post reports: Good old Joe Biden, introducing Barack Obama at the health-care bill-signing lollapalooza in Washington yesterday, leaned over and whispered into the presidential ear (and a nearby open mike): “This is a big f—ing deal.” Sure … Continue reading
Obama vs. reconciliation & an update
First, president Obama on reconciliation in 2005. Just replace “TANF program” with “health care”, “health care policy”, “health insurance regulations,” etc: The TANF program affects millions of American children and families and deserves a full and fair debate. Under the … Continue reading
Obama, Biden, H. Clinton, & Reid defend filibuster & oppose “nuclear option”- in 2005
With Democrats looking at budget reconciliation to bypass a Senate filibuster and pass their health care “reform” bills, it’s worth noting what leading Democrat politicians said a few years ago about using procedural rules to avoid a filibuster: I think … Continue reading