[NOTE: I suggest reading this previous post for some background information on why the repeal of Obamacare took so long, and why most people don’t even realize that Congress actually did repeal it in January of 2016.] A few days … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Yeah, it’s long. So long that I cued it up to continue on another page rather than the home page. But I hope you’ll find your patience rewarded; some of the things I uncovered here surprised me.] Yesterday we … Continue reading →
This: Aetna’s chairman and CEO said Monday that the country’s third-largest health insurer had “serious concerns” about the sustainability of ObamaCare’s marketplaces. “We continue to have serious concerns about the sustainability of the public exchanges,” Mark Bertolini said on an … Continue reading →
Well, what else did its supporters expect? It was always obvious that this sort of thing could happen, and that if it could happen, it would happen: Obamacare customers are gaming the system, buying coverage only after they find out … Continue reading →
Remember that slogan, “repeal and replace”? There have actually been quite a few bills passed in the House to repeal Obamacare in the last couple of years, whether you’ve noticed it or not. Here’s an article about it from this … Continue reading →
Yes, this happened today, too: By voting to nullify Obamacare — the signature domestic accomplishment of the Obama administration — GOP congressional leaders fulfilled a longtime pledge to voters and rank-and-file members to get a repeal to President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading →
Did a Rubio budget measure back in 2014 doom Obamacare? Sen. Marco Rubio may have dealt the biggest blow in the GOP’s five-year war against ObamaCare. A 2014 budget measure inspired by the Florida Republican and presidential hopeful is pushing … Continue reading →
A good idea from Kevin Williamson, now that Democrats are fighting against the so-called “Cadillac tax” that was instrumental in getting Obamacare (remember Obamacare?) its low CBO scoring, the low scoring it needed in order to pass muster: Speaker of … Continue reading →
There has been so much news lately that it’s hard to keep up with it, much less write about every topic that I consider vitally important and/or entertaining and/or amusing and/or inspiring and on which I have something to say. … Continue reading →
Somehow the news that Scott Walker has issued an Obamacare replacement plan has gotten lost in all the other brouhaha (see also this. I haven’t even had a chance to review it, but I thought I’d provide a thread if … Continue reading →
Let’s excoriate Ted Cruz for changing his mind on fast-track. Let’s do the same to both Rubio and Walker on amnesty. Let’s ignore their stated reasons for doing so. And by all means, let’s resurrect a post-9/11 speech Carly Fiorina … Continue reading →
A dissent has no power except the power of its words and its logic—that is, it has no legal power. So Scalia’s dissent in King v. Burwell (joined by Alito and Thomas) is satisfying only in the rhetorical and intellectual … Continue reading →