Biggest backers of Obamacare Pelosi and Reid have high demands for waivers from the onerous rules of Obamacare. Sarah Palin says “unflippingbelievable!” and Eric Bolling of Fox News’ Follow the money agrees.
Archive for Category: "Healthcare destruction"
Saving Medicare: Free Market Reforms Are Better than Bureaucratic Rationing
This Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video explains how a “premium-support” plan would solve Medicare’s fiscal crisis and improve the overall healthcare system. This voucher-based system also would protect seniors from bureaucratic rationing. www.freedomandprosperity.org
Doc Holiday – Obamacare to cause growing physician shortage
Are they really going to want to stick it out for a few more years if all they have to look forward to is more red tape (both government and insurance company) for less money? Those that remain are increasingly likely to join “concierge practices,” limiting the number of patients they see and refusing both government and private insurance.
GOP Investigates Secret Health Care Negotiations
What was promised in return for Obamacare support? David Freddoso talks about the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s investigation into secret White House health care meetings.
Supreme court refuses to speed up Obamacare case
In one of today’s biggest headlines, the Supreme Court rejected a request to expedite a challenge to Obama’s health care overhaul. FNC’s Steve Centanni has a re-cap, plus the latest details.
How AARP Willfully Betrayed its Members
AARP’s sneaky Obamacare dealings illustrate the leadership’s willingness to tell members one thing while doing another–as long as money flows into AARP bank accounts. AARP members are hurt in the process. This doesn’t seem to bother the leadership.
IPAB Is an Acronym for ‘Death Panel’
The tragic irony here is that costs can be controlled without pulling the plug on Granny. There are market-based alternatives to government rationing.
Obi-Wan Berwick Rears His Head Again
[T]he doctor is counting on his powers of “influence” being so strong that “weak-minded” Americans don’t notice his duplicitous behavior.
Ryan’s Way Is the Better Way
[Medicare] would have to be given at least $45 trillion now to cover all shortfalls for as far out as can reasonably be projected. And some estimates say it would take closer to $90 trillion.
Senators could be haunted in ’12 by votes on Planned Parenthood, healthcare
The healthcare vote was a tough one for centrist Democrats facing reelection next year, including Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Joe Tester (Mont.), Claire McCaskill (Mo.) and Ben Nelson (Neb.), who all voted against blocking the funds. Senate Republican strategists said the vote would be a major issue in the 2012 campaign. -The Hill