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The New Obamacare Insurance Is Looking More Like Medicaid, Forbes.com
Saturday, March 02, 2013
Did The Election Save Obamacare? NCPA.org
Monday, November 12, 2012
The morning after Tuesday’s vote, there is one thing every commentator agreed on. The election of Barack Obama guaranteed that his signature piece of legislation — health reform — can now go forward. Republicans are powerless to stop it.
Yet there is something all these commentators are overlooking. There are six major flaws in ObamaCare. They are so serious that the Democrats are going to have to perform major surgery on the legislation in the next few years, even if all the Republicans do is stand by and twiddle their thumbs.
Here is a brief overview.
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Yet there is something all these commentators are overlooking. There are six major flaws in ObamaCare. They are so serious that the Democrats are going to have to perform major surgery on the legislation in the next few years, even if all the Republicans do is stand by and twiddle their thumbs.
Here is a brief overview.
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How Obamacare Could Harm The 47 Percent? FOX Business News
Monday, October 01, 2012
Many of “the 47%” Mitt Romney says “believe the government has a responsibility to care for” will find that ObamaCare’s first and deepest impact will be on those who need health security the most – those who are poorer, sicker, and older.
This may come as a surprise since Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius claimed at the Democratic convention that “no matter who you are, what stage of life you're in, this law is a good thing.”
The evidence shows that the most vulnerable citizens will be harmed first in this massive expansion and restructuring of our health sector. Many of the 47% will find they will be worse off after ObamaCare offers its helping hand.
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D4PC "Morning Rounds" Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
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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ObamaCare Will Lead to Dramatic Increases in Government Spending, Bureaucracy
Monday, August 01, 2011
A new analysis from the Office of the Actuary of CMS (and published in Health Affairs) breaks down how much more government will be spending on health care as a consequence of the PPACA. This analysis concludes that in 2014, when ObamaCare kicks in, the growth rate for government spending on health care will increase by 50% compared to the year before (increasing from a growth rate of 5.5% in 2013 to 8.3% in 2014).
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Recent Posts
- The Oregon Trial - WSJ
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- Why Pay Physicians Anything At All For Providing Healthcare? TownHall.org
- To Save, Workers Take On Health-Cost Risk, The Wall Street Journal
- The Doctor Won't See You Now. He's Clocked Out, The Wall Street Journal
- Connecting The Dots On Healthcare, TownHall.com
- D4PC Endorsed Patients' Compensation System Introduced In Florida Legislature, HeraldOnLine.com
- Anti-Obesity Programs Fatten Government, Investors Business Daily
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