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Messages Shift as Unpopularity Grows
August 31, 2010
The Democrats have gotten some pretty bad advice this year. First, President Obama told them passing his health care reforms would be the “the smart thing to do politically.” Then, Majority Leader Reid told them that if they explained the bill to people, people would like it. Neither statement has proven true based on recent poll numbers which show opposition to health care reform remains high; Democrats are widely disliked; and President Obama’s job approval rating is at an all-time low.
Obama Turns Attention to Skeptical Seniors
August 26, 2010
Is $250 enough to convince you to support President Obama’s health care law? The Democrats are hoping it’s enough to sway seniors from their mistrust of the law.
According to recent polls, more than half of all senior citizens oppose the law. The Kaiser Family Foundation found “45% of seniors who said they were most likely to vote in the midterm election said they were either much more likely or somewhat more likely to vote against a candidate who voted for the law.” (Emphasis added)
The Consequences of Health Care Reform in Canada
August 24, 2010
Every year, about 40,000 Canadians come to America for medical treatments. Why? Because 50 years ago, the Canadian government instituted reforms similar to the ones the Democrats passed earlier this year, and those reforms quickly gave way to socialized medicine.
Public Support for ObamaCare Continues to Wane
August 19, 2010
Just ahead of November elections, even more Americans are expressing opposition to the Democrats and their devastating health care bill.
Gallup is reporting only 38% of Americans are satisfied with the job Democrats are doing; a generic ballot poll by Rasmussen Reports finds Republicans hold a seven-point lead ahead of Democrats.
Missouri Voters Approve Measure to Exempt Residents from the “Individual Mandate”
August 16, 2010
Harry Reid says, “Once you explain what’s in the bill, the American people of course like it.” However, based on a recent vote in Missouri, it appears this simply is not the case.
By a 3-1 margin, Missourians approved a ballot measure that “prohibits the federal government’s enforcement of the individual mandate to buy health insurance.” Politico reports the vote “is the first tangible demonstration of how unpopular the president’s signature achievement remains in the Midwestern state.”
ObamaCare Opponents Win Key Challenge
August 4, 2010
Twenty-one states are suing the federal government over the constitutionality of ObamaCare, specifically challenging the “individual mandate” clause requiring everyone to purchase health insurance. On Monday, the first of those states to file suit, Virginia, won a major victory when a federal judge refused to dismiss the case.
Going Dutch: What Holland can teach America about the Individual Mandate
August 2, 2010
The Heritage Foundation examines the implications of requiring everyone to have health insurance.
Pay-for-Performance to Expand Under ObamaCare
July 29, 2010
PQRI will shift from voluntary incentive program to mandatory penalization system.
“Bad Medicine”: A White Paper for Patients
July 27, 2010
The CATO Institute highlights the ObamaCare’s worst side-effects.
Obama Administration Plays Defense
July 15, 2010
This weekend, Senior White House adviser David Axelrod made the Sunday talk show circuit to discuss President Obama’s decision to use a recess-appointment to install Dr. Donald Berwick as the new head of CMS.
While Congress is Away, Obama Moves to Make Berwick New CMS Director
July 8, 2010
With Congress on holiday, President Obama seized the opportunity to install Donald Berwick as the new head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). Using a recess appointment, the President has circumvented what would have been a lengthy appointment process focusing largely on his ever-unpopular health care reform bill.
CBO says ObamaCare Will Not Reduce the Deficit… Again
July 7, 2010
No surprises here: Director of the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, told Obama’s bipartisan deficit commission this week that the new health care reform bill will not reduce the national deficit.
Pelosi stands in the way of “Doc Fix”
June 24, 2010
While Democrats continue to argue among themselves, doctors from all over the country are feeling pressure to turn away high numbers of Americans in need of care due to the 21% pay cut to physicians for reimbursing care to Medicare patients.
Promises to Preserve Existing Coverage Fall Flat
June 22, 2010
It’s a familiar promise of the Obama Administration: “If you like your doctor and plan, you can keep them.”
Democrats Launch Obamacare PR Campaign
June 16, 2010
According to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll, 58% of Americans want Obama’s health care reform repealed.
CBO Director tells White House Obamacare is Unsustainable
June 14, 2010
The director of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Elmendorf, is raising new concerns about the viability of President Obama’s health care reforms.
Obamacare Fails to Connect Consumers with Cost
June 07, 2010
Peter Hansen writing for The Weekly Standard as written an article analyzing Obamacare's inability to contain health care costs without the use of rationing.
Doctor Shortage Will Lead to Limited Access
May 18, 2010
Health care experts continue to sound the alarm about the negative effects of Obamacare, this time pointing to the worsening shortage of primary care physicians – the very doctors who will be tasked with overseeing care for the 30 million newly insured.
National Health Care Spending to Increase by $311 Billion
May 03 , 2010
Obama’s Medicare changes threaten to push 15% of hospital budgets into the red.
Majority of doctors expect the quality of health care to decline
April 12 , 2010
Two new studies show doctors are increasingly pessimistic about the impact of Obama’s new health care legislation on their ability to practice medicine, and some may even leave the practice of medicine because of it.
The Slaughter Solution: Don’t Vote on It?
Mar 17 , 2010
Currently the Democrats do not have the votes they need to pass their health care reform plan but Rules Committee Chairwoman Louise Slaughter (D- NY) has come up with a solution that makes this little technicality a nonissue – pass it WITHOUT VOTING on it.
Ophthalmologist Nan Hayworth Out-Fundraises Democrat Incumbent
Feb 26, 2010
Nan Hayworth (NY-19) has just reached ‘Contender’ status in the NRCC’s Young Guns recruitment program – ‘Contender’ is the second of three tiers in the rigorous program. She is one of over twenty Republican physicians running for Congress in the upcoming 2010 elections.
Obama’s actions speak louder than words
Feb 24 , 2010
President Obama has stated that he is open to a bipartisan health care reform plan, and earlier this month he announced that a televised health care reform summit would take place on February 25th, during which the details of this plan would begin to come together. At a White House press conference, he said “Let’s get the relevant parties together; let’s put the best ideas on the table.”
“Seat Him Now”
Jan 2, 2010
Democrats Plan to Ping Pong Health Care Bill
Jan 13, 2010
President Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi have come up with a new trick to try and get their long-overdue health care bill passed: skip the conference committee.
When the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill, typical procedure is to reconcile the legislation in a conference committee. Appointed members of both houses come together to offer resolutions and vote on the combined legislation.
A Doctor Does the Math — and It Adds up to Big Government
Dec 10, 2009
Dr. David Lowther, a radiotherapy specialist, recently discovered some interesting numbers in an analysis of Senator Harry Reid’s bill (PDF) conducted by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JTO).
Democrats Threaten to Silence Republicans
Dec 10 , 2009
While the democrats may have publicly stated they wanted to pass a health care bill with strong bipartisan support, their actions show their true intent. Just today, Senate Democrats threatened to remove Republican amendments to the current health care legislation in order to hasten the debate.
So What If One Woman in 1,900 Dies?
Nov 20, 2009
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force thinks it’s okay to let one woman out of 1,900 die every year from breast cancer. Their logic? To prevent the remaining 1,899 from unnecessary worry. If you think this sounds suspicious, it is.
Obama pressures Senate to pass Health Care Reform before Christmas
Nov 12, 2009
Just hours after Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrangled the votes to pass a House version of health care reform, President Obama urged the Senate to move forward with the “historic” effort and pass a bill before Christmas.