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D4PC "Morning Rounds", Monday, June 25, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
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"What Will Obama Do When the Supreme Court Strikes Down ObamaCare," U.S. News & World Reports
Regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court says, President Barack Obama plans to move ahead with the implementation of the new healthcare law at full speed. At least that's what senior administration officials are telling people. No one knows what the court is going to do. It is widely expected they will declare unconstitutional the individual mandate that all Americans purchase some form of health insurance or face fines and penalties. They may go further, tossing out parts of the bill or, in what can only be seen as a stunning rebuke to the president and congressional Democrats, toss the whole thing out.
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"Scalia And Ginsburg Drop Hints About Obamacare's Fate At The Supreme Court," Forbes.com
The Supreme Court is set to issue its ruling on the epic Obamacare case,Florida v. HHS, at the end of June. Two of the High Court’s justices, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dropped hints this weekend as to what the Court might do. Between what they said, and the scuttlebutt I’ve been hearing, we can start to think about what the Court may do—and when.
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"Families USA Bogus Claim that Overturning ObamaCare Will Kill People," Forbes.com
We’re getting close to hearing from the Supreme Court on the Obamacare legal challenges. So it’s not surprising that activists on both sides are readying their talking points, and doing what they can to lobby the justices to see things their way. Families USA, a pro-Obamacare activist group, has done its part by publishing a report that claims that 26,100 people died in 2010 due to a lack of health insurance. “If [the health care] law is struck down,” they conclude, “the effects would be catastrophic…many will die prematurely.” Unfortunately, the study that supplies Families USA’s figures is statistical hogwash.
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"Boustany Questions Obama Administration’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars on PR Campaigns," Ways & Means Committee
Congressman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) requested information on how much has been spent by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for public relations, advertisements, polling and message testing since January 1, 2008. The letter follows various news reports detailing millions in taxpayer dollars going to public relations campaigns to promote the Democrats’ health care law.
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"Increase in Dependent Health Coverage Actually a Failure to Create Jobs," Ways & Means Committee
The Obama Administration today hailed the Democrats’ health care law for allegedly helping 3.1 million young Americans gain insurance coverage under a provision permitting young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until they turn age 26. However, what the Administration is unlikely to reveal is the reason so many young adults are finding it necessary to stay on their parents’ plans in the first place – the failed economic policies of the Obama Administration.
Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.
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"What Will Obama Do When the Supreme Court Strikes Down ObamaCare," U.S. News & World Reports
Regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court says, President Barack Obama plans to move ahead with the implementation of the new healthcare law at full speed. At least that's what senior administration officials are telling people. No one knows what the court is going to do. It is widely expected they will declare unconstitutional the individual mandate that all Americans purchase some form of health insurance or face fines and penalties. They may go further, tossing out parts of the bill or, in what can only be seen as a stunning rebuke to the president and congressional Democrats, toss the whole thing out.
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"Scalia And Ginsburg Drop Hints About Obamacare's Fate At The Supreme Court," Forbes.com
The Supreme Court is set to issue its ruling on the epic Obamacare case,Florida v. HHS, at the end of June. Two of the High Court’s justices, Antonin Scalia and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, dropped hints this weekend as to what the Court might do. Between what they said, and the scuttlebutt I’ve been hearing, we can start to think about what the Court may do—and when.
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"Families USA Bogus Claim that Overturning ObamaCare Will Kill People," Forbes.com
We’re getting close to hearing from the Supreme Court on the Obamacare legal challenges. So it’s not surprising that activists on both sides are readying their talking points, and doing what they can to lobby the justices to see things their way. Families USA, a pro-Obamacare activist group, has done its part by publishing a report that claims that 26,100 people died in 2010 due to a lack of health insurance. “If [the health care] law is struck down,” they conclude, “the effects would be catastrophic…many will die prematurely.” Unfortunately, the study that supplies Families USA’s figures is statistical hogwash.
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"Boustany Questions Obama Administration’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars on PR Campaigns," Ways & Means Committee
Congressman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) requested information on how much has been spent by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for public relations, advertisements, polling and message testing since January 1, 2008. The letter follows various news reports detailing millions in taxpayer dollars going to public relations campaigns to promote the Democrats’ health care law.
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"Increase in Dependent Health Coverage Actually a Failure to Create Jobs," Ways & Means Committee
The Obama Administration today hailed the Democrats’ health care law for allegedly helping 3.1 million young Americans gain insurance coverage under a provision permitting young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plan until they turn age 26. However, what the Administration is unlikely to reveal is the reason so many young adults are finding it necessary to stay on their parents’ plans in the first place – the failed economic policies of the Obama Administration.
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