Mar 31, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from FT: Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, is facing pressure from fellow Republicans to drop his opposition to accepting billions of dollars in federal funds under the “Obamacare” reforms and extend health insurance to 1.5m of the state’s poorest citizens. Mr Perry, a failed presidential candidate who has not ruled out running again in 2016, ...
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Mar 29, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from WASHINGTON EXAMINER: For the first time since 1981, when it dubbed sex-change operations "experimental," Medicare has opened the door to covering transexual operations, adding to the growing list of operations that would be allowed under Obamacare. Acting on a new request, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it is starting a new analysis ...
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Mar 25, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from NEWSMAX: Obamacare has so far cost $30.8 billion and 111.4 million hours to complete paperwork to individuals, healthcare institutions, and small businesses, according to a new report. The American Action Forum, a Washington-based advocacy group that has long opposed the health law, said 55,742 employees — working 2,000 hours per year — would be needed ...
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Mar 25, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Obamacare Draft Application Excerpted from WASHINGTON EXAMINER: The 61-page online Obamacare draft application for health care includes asking if the applicant wants to register to vote, raising the specter that pro-Obama groups being tapped to help Americans sign up for the program will also steer them to register with the Democratic Party. On page 59, ...
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Mar 23, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from ROLL CALL: The Senate’s bipartisan immigration working group split along party lines during a contentious budget vote to prevent illegal immigrants who receive legal status from receiving federal health benefits. The Senate early Saturday morning defeated the amendment to the budget resolution which would have put the Senate on record as opposing access to health ...
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Mar 22, 2013 No Comments ›› Infidel
Related - Orrin Hatch: Obamacare Designed To Fail As Setup For Complete Government Takeover Of Health Care Industry Excerpted from Washington Secrets: Over one-third of the 9.1 million full-time jobs among America’s diverse business franchises could be cut back or eliminated by Obamacare as small businesses struggle to maintain profitability while coughing up money to pay ...
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Mar 22, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from THE DAILY CALLER: WASHINGTON — Democrats celebrated the third anniversary of the passage of President Obama’s signature health-care legislation on Friday by voting down a Republican amendment to repeal the entire law. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s amendment repealing Obamacare failed to pass the Democratic-controlled Senate on Friday, receiving 45 ayes and 54 nays. The amendment ...
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Mar 22, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from WASHINGTON EXAMINER: With time-running out before the major provisions of President Obama’s health care law are set to be implemented, the official tasked with making sure the law’s key insurance exchanges are up and running is already lowering expectations. “The time for debating about the size of text on the screen or the color or ...
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Mar 21, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from THE HILL: Republican amendments to the Senate's budget proposal would require President Obama and Vice President Biden to get their medical care through the new exchanges created by Obama's signature healthcare law. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) both offered amendments to move the president and vice president into the healthcare law's exchanges. After ...
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Mar 19, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from EVERYDAY HEALTH: — When visiting the doctor, there may be strength in numbers. In recent years, a growing number of doctors have begun holding group appointments — seeing up to a dozen patients with similar medical concerns all at once. Advocates of the approach say such visits allow doctors to treat more patients, spend more ...
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Mar 19, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from CNS NEWS: - The Catholic bishops of the United States are asking the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to do something concrete and effective--rather than merely symbolic—to repeal a regulation the administration has issued under Obamacare that will force Catholics and other Christians to act against their faith in purchasing or providing health-care plans that ...
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Mar 18, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from WASHINGTON EXAMINER: As the debut of Obamacare nears in less than 10 months, officials responsible for implementing the complicated law are starting to warn that it will be a mess. "We know it's going to be messy," said Jeffrey Crowley, a former top Obama aide on the team that spearheaded development of the Affordable Care ...
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Mar 18, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from GODFATHER POLITICS: State Representative Mike Ritze, a doctor and surgeon, has been a fierce opponent of Obamacare since its inception. He made headlines last summer when he introduced Obamacare nullification legislation that would not only render Obamacare null and void, but also would criminalize any federal agent attempting to enforce Obamacare mandates and regulations ...
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Mar 15, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from CBS DETROIT: — A federal judge has blocked the Obama administration from requiring Domino’s Pizza founder Tom Monaghan to provide mandatory contraception coverage to his employees under the federal health care law. The devout Roman Catholic says he considers contraception “gravely immoral” practice. His lawsuit also lists as a plaintiff his Domino’s Farms, an office ...
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Mar 13, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from JUDICIAL WATCH: To promote healthy lifestyles among minorities and low-income residents in the area surrounding the nation’s capital, the Obama administration has doled out nearly $2 million to, among other things, make fruits and vegetables available at work. Compliments of Obamacare, the cash went to the municipal government of Washington D.C., according to a conservative ...
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Mar 12, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from AP: — Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government's draft application is now on the Internet. It runs 15 pages for a three-person family. The online version has 21 steps, some with added questions. At least three major federal agencies, including the IRS, ...
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Mar 12, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from WASHINGTON EXAMINER: After printing off all 828 pages of new Obamacare regulations released yesterday, Sen. Mitch McConnell marveled at the bill after stacking it up in his office to show constituents how big of a mess it could be. “Just take a look at this giant stack: one day’s worth of ObamaCare regulations. 828 pages ...
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Mar 12, 2013 No Comments ›› Jake Hammer
Excerpted from CNS NEWS: – One week after voting to give the Obama administration full funding for the implemenation of Obamacare in the must-pass contrinuing resolution that will fund the federal government for the rest of fiscal 2013, the House Republicans are once again vowing to symbolically repeal Obamacare in legislation that is not must-pass. “We don’t ...
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