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Obamacare: Low Politics, High Costs (1)

Over the months that President Obama and the Democrats made the case for Obamacare, they continually insisted that it was a program without trade-offs. They assured the public that the almost fairy-tale scenario of insuring millions more while reducing costs … Continue reading

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Battle Royal Over Health Care Repeal If GOP Wins

If you thought passing the health care overhaul was messy, wait until Republicans try to repeal it if they regain power in Washington this fall. It could come down to who blinks first. Even if Republicans succeed beyond any current … Continue reading

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Daniels: Obamacare’s Devastating Consequences

We’ve been through a global recession. Now we’re fighting through a stalled recovery. Revenues are the lowest they’ve been in half a century. Their finances a wreck, many states have effectively sunk into bankruptcy. Indiana is still afloat. In fact, … Continue reading

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A Doctor's Prognosis for Obamacare

This week Dr. Howard Dean, an internist by training and the former head of the Democratic National Committee, went on the record in an appearance on cable TV and predicted that the mandate in the new health care law that … Continue reading

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Some Insurers Stop Writing New Coverage for Kids (3)

Some major health insurance companies have stopped issuing certain types of policies for children, an unintended consequence of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul law, state officials said Friday. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said in his state UnitedHealthcare and … Continue reading

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Grim diagnosis: Senate's doctors pan Obamacare (2)

ONE hundred days has done little to improve the look of the new federal health care program in the eyes of U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, the doctor from Muskogee. Need a second opinion? The Senate’s other physician, John Barrasso of … Continue reading

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The President's One-Man Death Panel

Health Care: The president recess-appoints a fan of rationing and Britain’s National Health Service to direct one-third of American health care. Why does the administration want his views hidden from scrutiny? ‘The decision is not whether or not we will … Continue reading

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Health law risks turning away sick

The Obama administration has not ruled out turning sick people away from an insurance program created by the new healthcare law to provide coverage for the uninsured. Critics of the $5 billion high-risk pool program insist it will run out … Continue reading

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Senate fails to spare doctors from Medicare cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — After a week of partisan wrangling, the Senate on Friday passed legislation to spare doctors a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments looming for months. But the last-ditch effort came too late. Moments after the Senate acted, … Continue reading

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Realizing the True Cost of Obamacare

Much of the focus on Obamacare has rightly been on its fiscal recklessness.  But in a New York Times story —the type of story the Times couldn’t seem to find space for prior to Obamacare’s passage — we see a clear glimpse … Continue reading

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Republicans attack healthcare nominee

A visionary American academic is at the centre of a new battle over the future of US healthcare because of his fervent admiration for the National Health Service in Britain. Donald Berwick, a Harvard-trained paediatrician and founder of a leading … Continue reading

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