obamacare

July 9, 2012

ObamaCare more taxing than RomneyCare? Laws' differences debated

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/07/09/obamacare-more-taxing-than-romneycare-two-laws-differences-debated/ President Obama’s camp chafes at the notion the health care law’s individual  insurance mandate packs the threat of a tax. One way Democrats have been  responding to to such criticisms is to point the finger at Mitt Romney and the  health...
July 5, 2012

Spinning the Supreme Court’s healthcare decision

http://www.cjr.org/united_states_project/spinning_the_supreme_courts_he.php?page=all In the days before and after the Supreme Court’s decision, spin doctors were hard at work peddling their experts, positions, and takes on what might happen, and then what did happen and what might happen next. This is all to be...
July 1, 2012

Column: Supreme Court issues another head-scratching decision

http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/x1483813422/Column-Supreme-Court-issues-another-head-scratching-decision In a nutshell (literally): In Kelo v. City of New London, five nutty justices ruled that government can take property from private owners who resist selling their homes and small businesses, and give it to private developers as part of a...
July 1, 2012

Control of costs a test for overhaul

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/07/01/court_approval_of_health_law_sets_national_stage_for_the_cost_limits_that_massachusetts_is_seeking/?page=3 Just as the health care overhaul in Massachusetts is widely accepted as the model for the national bill upheld as constitutional Thursday by the US Supreme Court, it is also seen by many as a model and a caution for the...
June 29, 2012

Hospital leaders see little impact in Mass. from high-court ruling

http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/local/ci_20971016/hospital-leaders-see-little-impact-mass-from-high While much of the country held its breath as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s health-care law was handed down Thursday, hospital leaders in Massachusetts said the ruling would have little impact here. Massachusetts Democrats praised the...
June 28, 2012

Court decision may not disrupt implementation - High political stakes for SCOTUS ruling - ACA advocates on tenterhooks - Senate GOP won't party if law is tossed

http://www.politico.com/politicopulse/0612/politicopulse775.html IT’S HERE – Today is THE day. No more waiting, no more “what ifs?” to ponder. Two years, three months and five days after the first lawsuits against the Affordable Care Act were filed — the same day it became law...
June 28, 2012

Previous rulings stir skepticism of Supreme Court's ability to resolve major issues

http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/x1058723505/Previous-rulings-stir-skepticism-of-Supreme-Courts-ability-to-resolve-major-issues I’d try to make an intelligent guess about what the Supreme Court will do about Obamacare, if not for the court’s 2005 Kelo decision. In a nutshell (literally): In Kelo v. City of New London, five nutty justices ruled that government...
June 28, 2012

Supreme Court ruling also seen as win for Mass.

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-06-28/supreme-court-ruling-also-seen-as-win-for-mass-dot BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, including the individual insurance requirement at the heart of the law, is being hailed as a vindication for Massachusetts. Massachusetts laid the groundwork for the...
June 28, 2012

The Supreme Court Ruling on Obamacare: 16 Experts Weigh in

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2900718/posts It’s the end of liberty! It’s the beginning of freedom! Either way you slice it, the court’s ruling on Thursday was momentous. I Knew It! Donna Shalala: Health and Human Services Secretary (1993-2001) ?and University of Miami president “I expected it....
June 6, 2012

Viewpoints: Wis. Vote Cements Walker Plan To Raise State Workers' Health Costs; Treating Addiction; Obama's Silence On Insurance Mandate

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2012/June/06/wed-opinions.aspx Chicago Tribune: Wisconsin Speaks. Again. Many of those voters also expect that, going forward, the dividends for Wisconsin residents, their school districts and other governments will continue to grow. As old labor contracts expire, public officials will write into the new...