Tag Archives: ObamaCare

HATCH DEMANDS ANSWERS ON GROWING COST OF HEALTH LAW’S PREMIUM SUBSIDIES

WASHINGTON – In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) demanded concrete answers on the growing price tag of health care premium subsidies. Over the … Read More

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HATCH SAYS SECRETARY SEBELIUS PRESSURING HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES TO SUPPORT ENROLL AMERICA RAISES EVEN MORE ETHICAL, LEGAL QUESTIONS

WASHINGTON – Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said today after Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius admitted to asking health care companies to support Enroll America, the private group headed by a former Obama Administration official and charged with getting … Read More

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HATCH AGAIN VOTES TO REPEAL OBAMACARE

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, voted for an amendment to S.Con.Res. 8, the Senate Budget Resolution for FY 2014, introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to fully defund the President’s health … Read More

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Lee on ObamaCare: We Know What’s In It

WASHINGTON—Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered a speech on the Senate floor in support of the “Restore Growth First” amendment proposed by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), which would defund ObamaCare in the Continuing Resolution. “Mr. President, almost everything the American … Read More

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STUDY HIGHLIGHTS IMPACT OF INCREASED INSURANCE COSTS OF PRESIDENT’S HEALTH LAW

A new study by Oliver Wyman, published by the American Academy of Actuaries, found the President’s health law will greatly increase the cost of insurance for those in the individual insurance market with younger Americans particularly hard hit.  Below are highlights of … Read More

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On Medicare, seniors more upset with Obama than Ryan, GOP

There is an assumption that the selection of Rep. Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s GOP presidential running mate will drive senior voters away from the ticket. The argument is because Ryan supports a Medicare reform plan that includes vouchers an an … Read More

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The reasoning of Roberts may lead to liberal losses in the Supreme Court

I’ve read Chief Justice John Roberts opinion on Obamacare, where the court upheld the main part of Obamacare, the individual mandate, by labeling it a tax rather than a penalty. A significant portion of Roberts’ reasoning is spent destroying the … Read More

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Bishop Joins With 244 House Members to Repeal Obamacare

WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 244-185 to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which, among many things, mandates that every American prove on their tax returns that they have healthcare coverage.  If the policy goes … Read More

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SUPREME COURT RULES THAT OBAMACARE MEDICAID EXPANSION IS WASHINGTON POWER GRAB AT EXPENSE OF STATES

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the Medicaid provisions included in President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) “…runs counter to this Nation’s system of federalism.”  Medicaid, a shared federal-state program originally designed to … Read More

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WHY OBAMACARE MUST BE FULLY REPEALED

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee and a current member and former Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling today the President’s partisan health spending law … Read More

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