Here’s one reason; from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Eateries Fear Health Law’s Bite Franchisees Try to Stay Below Insurance Threshold; White Castle Slows Its Expansion By JULIE JARGON Some restaurant operators are scaling back expansion plans because of uncertainty about the expense of insuring employees under the new federal health-care law. The concerns are especially [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Health Care category.
Bending the cost curve upward
We have noted previously that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act wasn’t really meant to succeed, but simply to establish the principle that the federal government is the ultimate guarantor of the individual’s health care coverage. From The Hill:1 Reid: More funding needed to prevent ObamaCare from becoming ‘train wreck‘ By Alexander Bolton – [...]
I told you so!
From The Hill: Baucus warns of ‘huge train wreck’ enacting ObamaCare provisions By Sam Baker – 04/17/13 12:33 PM ET Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) said Wednesday he fears a “train wreck” as the Obama administration implements its signature healthcare law. Baucus, the chairman of the chamber’s powerful Finance Committee and a key architect of the [...]
Amanda Marcotte, Katie Baker, and the unvarnished truth about Kermit #Gosnell
I discovered this very unsurprising article last night, thanks to a tweet: Why Did Women Go to Kermit Gosnell Instead of Reputable Abortion Providers? By Amanda Marcotte | Posted Monday, April 15, 2013, at 2:30 PM The allegedly murderous abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who was operating illegally in Philadelphia, has been on trial since mid-March [...]
Health care, the American way!
We documented, on the old site, how health care in the oh-so-civilized socialized medicine countries is rationed, in effect, via the deliberate imposition of delay. Remember how our favorite Kiwi Kommenter told us about going around the socialized medicine system in New Zealand to have ingrown toenails removed without having to wait for four months? [...]
I told you so
From THE WALL STREET JOURNAL: Health Insurers Warn on Premiums By Anna Wilde Mathews and Louise Radnofsky Health insurers are privately warning brokers that premiums for many individuals and small businesses could increase sharply next year because of the health-care overhaul law, with the nation’s biggest firm projecting that rates could more than double for [...]
This is a good thing!
The United States Chamber of Commerce tweeted: Love tax season? Then you’ll love #Obamacare. @ap: Applying for Benefits Could Be As Daunting As Doing Your Taxes: google.com/hostednews/ap/… — U.S. Chamber (@uschamber) March 12, 2013 And here’s the story: AP Exclusive: Applying for Obama plan not easy By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Applying [...]
From Around the Blogroll: Midweek Edition
This week has seen a lot of great stuff from our friends around the blogroll! Kate of the Victory Girls spotted how conservatives have highjacked the #askFLOTUS hashtag on Twitter. If you are unfamiliar with Twitter, a hashtag is like a subject category for Twitter and other social media messages, which allows the media users [...]
Economics 101: When costs are increased for businesses, businesses have to raise prices
Via Karen, the Lonely Conservative: Five Guys: Obamacare will boost burger prices March 11, 2013 | 4:22 pm The fight over Obamacare, so far held at the 30,000-foot level, is about to hit home. The latest impact hot off the grill: prices of burgers and hot dogs at Five Guys, the national chain that started [...]
