by Jane Richey | Jan 14, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Government figures released Monday show that more than 81,000 Pennsylvanians have enrolled under the federal health care law, a sharp increase from the 11,800 who were signed up at the end of November. The Obama administration now says that more than 2 million...
by Jane Richey | Jan 13, 2014 | Health Care
Only 24 percent of Obama-Care’s enrollees are young people, well below the 40 percent benchmark set by the administration for the critical 18- to 34-year-old age group. Older people, who are typically more expensive to cover, made up the single largest group of...
by Jane Richey | Jan 11, 2014 | Health Care
The Obama administration is cutting ties with contractor CGI Federal over its handling of the problem-plagued HealthCare.gov, months after the troubled Oct. 1 launch. The decision to move from CGI Federal to Accenture was confirmed Saturday by a statement from the the...
by Jane Richey | Jan 11, 2014 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Health Care
Disgruntled workers are blaming ObamaCare after Staples ordered managers not to schedule any part-time associates for more than 25 hours per week. An anonymous petition at Change.org urges the office supply chain to reverse its policy, calling the cuts...
by Jane Richey | Jan 8, 2014 | Health Care
In 2014, 25 to 30 million Americans with employer-provided health insurance are likely to lose it, thanks to Obamacare’s requirement that all plans cover what Washington deems “essential benefits.” Some employers will consider this unaffordable, so after their current...
by Jane Richey | Jan 7, 2014 | Health Care
Yes, Obamacare has raised premiums, caused people to lose their health coverage, raised taxes, and more. But on January 1, Obamacare started digging in for the long haul: putting down the deep roots of entitlement programs. Entitlements—like the big three of Social...
