Happy New Year! CAGW is pleased to announce that it will reconstitute its Healthcare and Science Division. Why you ask? The October 1, 2013 roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, and the following chaos demonstrated the need for CAGW to increase its focus on health policy. I’ll be heading up […]
Obamacare Has Taken a Lickin…And It Still Isn’t Tickin
Well, now that January 1 has come and gone many of us get to experience the joys of government-controlled health insurance, better known as Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act. (Yes they ARE the same thing. There have been polls, which indicate people believe they are two different laws.) Three interesting stories popped up within […]
You Think Obamacare’s Problems Are Over? Just Wait.
Last week a lot of information was revealed about Obamacare and it’s not good. One Wednesday, December 11, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled,” PPACA Implementation Failures: What’s Next?” The sole witness was the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Her testimony can be found […]
Freeing Up Government Held Spectrum
On December 11, 2013, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to approve a bi-partisan measure that would provide incentives to federal agencies to free up more spectrum. The federal government is the largest holder of spectrum below the 3 GHz range. According to the National Telecommunications and Information Agency, the U.S. government currently has […]
The Young Aren’t Buying It
More and more stories are appearing about growing opposition to Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), from America’s youth and that’s not good news for the Obama administration. Simply put, when it comes to signing up for Obamacare the “young invincibles,” the cohort of the U.S. population that are desperately needed to make the […]
Obamacare: Still Not Ready for Primetime
The New York Times provided numbers yesterday on Medicaid enrollment compared to Obamacare enrollment during the month of October. Those of us who follow health policy are not really surprised by the numbers; we expected more people were signing up for Medicaid for some time. Here’s part of the article: The Obama administration said Tuesday […]
CBO Releases “Options for Reducing the Deficit 2014-2023”
The Congressional Budget Office released “Options for Reducing the Deficit 2014-2023” last week. The CBO periodically writes a report that provides a list of policy options of where Congress can take action to reduce annual budget deficits that add to the debt and provides the budgetary effects of those actions. This year’s list of policy […]
They Knew. They All Knew.
We are seeing a lot of panic on Capitol Hill these days as Obamacare continues to unravel. Certainly, the functionality of the Healthcare.gov website was initially the primary focus of concern. But when millions of Americans began to lose healthcare policies they liked in spite of the president’s numerous promises that “you can keep your […]
“Essential Waste”
The first government shutdown since 1996 began on October 1, 2013, spurred by a debate over the federal budget and Obamacare. Approximately 800,000 federal employees were declared “non-essential” and furloughed.
I’m Shocked, Shocked to Find That Fraud is Going on in Obamacare!
When I first saw the headline on the Drudge Report, “VIDEO SHOCK: O’Keefe reveals Obamacare corruption…,” I immediately thought of the classic movie, “Casablanca” and heard those immortal words, “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” James O’Keefe, the well-known videographer, is at it again. John Fund has written an eye-opening, […]