WSJNov. 9, 2015 7:41 p.m. ET The majority of ObamaCare’s insurance co-ops—12 of 23—have now folded, and their $1.24 billion in federal loans has all but vaporized. More will fail, nearly a million Americans may lose coverage, and now the contagion from their failures is spreading. The co-ops are government-sponsored nonprofits that were supposed to increase competition, but instead they’re causing the... Read more
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An Off-Ramp From ObamaCare
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | ObamaCareIt could get interesting when the Supreme Court rules. Lots of details lacking, but at least someone has offered a proposal. ============ March 2, 2015 7:00 p.m. ET Editor’s note: The following was written by Republicans John Kline, Paul Ryan and Fred Upton, chairmen, respectively, of the House committees on Education and Workforce, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce. On Wednesday the... Read more
Healthcare More Important Than The Law
February 14 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, ObamaCareYou wonder why the liberal media isn’t all over these vv since they come from another version of “Wall Street Bankers” – don’t they? ========== Feb. 13, 2015 6:50 p.m. One goal of ObamaCare was to compel the private companies of the U.S. health industry to become adjuncts of the federal government. In that respect the law is succeeding beautifully, judging... Read more
Fannie Med Implodes
December 29 | Posted by mrossol | ObamaCareDec. 28, 2014 7:19 p.m. Liberals claim ObamaCare is “working,” whatever that means, but the reality is that the law is seeding the insurance markets with land mines that will explode over time. The sudden detonation of a taxpayer-backed insurer in Iowa and Nebraska is an early warning. Last week the Iowa Attorney General and insurance commissioner forced a nonprofit insurance start-up... Read more
Vermont’s Single Payer Washout
December 27 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, ObamaCareI did not see this covered in the NYT. ================= Dec. 22, 2014 7:10 p.m. ET Believe it or not, there really are liberals disappointed that ObamaCare does not involve more taxation and central planning of medicine. So be grateful for the state laboratories of federalism and in particular Vermont, where the purest progressive version of ObamaCare has imploded. Last week, in a reversal... Read more
