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‘Flipping Through The Newspapers’
The Obamacare Reality SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): "If someone would spend a minute, each day, flipping through the newspapers about health care, they would understand that Obamacare has changed America for the better." (Sen. Reid, Floor Remarks, 9/21/2016) So What Do The Newspapers Say? NEW YORK TIMES: "Obamacare Premiums Set to Rise, Even for Savvy Shoppers" WALL STREET JOURNAL: "Insurers Move to Limit Options in Health-Care Exchange Plans" BUSINESS INSIDER: "Americans' out-of-pocket health… Continue Reading
09.13.16
Obamacare ‘Clearly Failing’ The American People
Even The President Acknowledges Some 'Turbulence' As Americans' Healthcare Choices Dwindle Ever Further "In a letter released publicly by the White House on Monday, Mr. Obama thanked insurers for participating in the health exchanges the federal government runs . . . and acknowledged some of its recent turbulence. . . 'We know that this progress has not been without challenges. Most new enterprises have growing pains and opportunities for improvement.'" ("Obama Pledges Redoubled Efforts to Make… Continue Reading
09.08.16
Senate Republicans: ‘Obamacare Is Unraveling’
Republicans Spotlight How Obamacare Is Failing Families SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "[T]his much is clear. Obamacare is a direct attack on the Middle Class. It hurts the very people it was supposedly designed to help. It raises costs, crushes choice, and is now crashing down all around us. It simply isn't working." (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 9/08/2016) SEN. JOHN McCAIN (R-AZ): "For the first time in history, we had a major entitlement reform that was done on a totally… Continue Reading
09.08.16
Obamacare ‘Crashing Down All Around Us’
'President Obama's Health Care Law Is Struggling' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Obamacare is a direct attack on the Middle Class. It hurts the very people it was supposedly designed to help. It raises costs, crushes choice, and is now crashing down all around us. It simply isn't working." (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 9/8/16) Next Year Under Under Obamacare 'Premiums Are Expected To Go Up Sharply' "With the hourglass running out for his administration, President Obama's health care law is… Continue Reading
09.06.16
Will Dems Continue To Put Politics Over Fighting Zika?
CDC: Currently 10,000+ Total Zika Cases "…Republicans in the Senate have scheduled a vote on a $1.1 billion Zika package next Tuesday, when Congress comes back into session. But Democrats have been blocking consideration of the Republican package…" ("U.S. Funding For Fighting Zika Virus Is Nearly Spent, C.D.C. Says," The New York Times, 8/31/16) "Senate Might Need to Curtail Filibuster, Harry Reid Says… 'the Senate will have to evolve as it has in the past,' Mr. Reid to… Continue Reading
08.30.16
‘Grim’ Obamacare Forecast
For Consumers, 'Less Choice,' 'Double-Digit Premium Increases' SEN. LAMAR ALEXANDER (R-TN), Chairman, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee: "Next year Tennesseans will be paying an intolerable increase - on average, between 44 and 62 percent more for their Obamacare plans than they paid last year. . . According to the consulting firm Avalere Health, Americans buying insurance in one third of Obamacare exchange regions next year may have only one insurer to choose from." (Sen.… Continue Reading
08.26.16
Obamacare ‘Doomed’?
'Healthcare.Gov Is On Track To Offer Shoppers Fewer Options Than Ever,' 'Tennessee's Insurance Regulator Proclaimed The State's Obamacare Exchange "Very Near Collapse"' 'Obamacare's In Trouble… Many Consumers Will Face Fewer Options And Higher Prices' 'Princeton health economist thinks Obamacare's marketplaces are doomed … [have] already entered a death spiral and are heading toward total collapse' "This Princeton health economist thinks Obamacare's marketplaces are doomed&hell… Continue Reading
08.17.16
Obamacare: Fewer Choices
'Obamacare's In Trouble… Many Consumers Will Face Fewer Options And Higher Prices' "The four biggest U.S. health insurers admit they're each losing hundreds of millions of dollars on their Obamacare plans. Rather than expand coverage, many are pulling out of the exchanges that were set up… many consumers will face fewer options and higher prices." ("Obamacare's In Trouble As Insurers Tire Of Losing Money," Bloomberg, 8/17/16) 'A Major Challenge To The Basic Mechanics Of [Obamac… Continue Reading
08.11.16
Obamacare: ‘Get Ready To Pay More’
'A Quintessential Obamacare Failure Story' Of Higher Premiums, Fewer Choices For Consumers PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I am proud of the policy changes in the ACA and the progress that has been made toward a more affordable, high-quality, and accessible health care system." (Barack Obama, "United States Health Care Reform: Progress to Date and Next Steps," The Journal of the American Medical Association, 7/11/2016) REALITY: "'We're paying more for less,' said Jamie Court, the president of Consumer Watch… Continue Reading
08.03.16
Zika Spreads, White House Waits
Obama Administration 'Sitting On Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars That It Already Controls And Could Be Used' Obama Administration Still Hasn't Spent Funds It Already Has To Combat Virus "The Obama administration is struggling to explain why it is pressing Congress for more money to fight the Zika virus while sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars that it already controls and could be used instead." ("Administration Sitting On Unspent Funds For Zika," Roll Call, 8/2/16) "The White Hous… Continue Reading
08.02.16
Obamacare’s Co-Op Collapse Continues
'Fewer Than A Third Of [Obamacare] Co-Ops Will Still Be Open For Business This Fall' "The number of insurers carrying out one of the Affordable Care Act's most idealistic goals continues to plummet, with just seven nonprofit member-run health plans set to take part in the law's fourth enrollment season this fall. That's down from 23 such plans - co-ops, as they are commonly known - that started in 2014. Eleven are still in business, but four in Oregon, Ohio, Connecticut and Illinois will fold s… Continue Reading
07.14.16
CARA: ‘The Most Sweeping Drug Legislation In Years’
'Public Health Advocates Have Lauded The Bill As A Crucial Policy Shift,' 'An "Extraordinary" Step Forward' SENATE MAJORITY LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "This is a comprehensive legislative response to the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic devastating Kentucky and our nation. I'm happy to see it on its way to the president's desk to be signed into law." (Sen. McConnell, Press Release, 7/13/2016) SEN. ROB PORTMAN (R-OH): "This is a historic moment, the first time in decades that Congres… Continue Reading
07.13.16
On Zika, Dems’ Excuses Don’t Stand Up To Scrutiny
'Democrats Are Clearly Very Nervous About Their Decision To Attack Women's Health … With Their Filibuster Of The Anti-Zika Funding Bill' SEN. MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "Democrats are clearly very nervous about their decision to attack women's health and veterans with their filibuster of the anti-Zika funding bill. Who can blame them? They've put forth a variety of tortured excuses that don't stand up to scrutiny." (Sen. McConnell, Floor Remarks, 7/12/16) RHETORIC: 'Insufficient Funding Th… Continue Reading
07.06.16
‘CARA Is A Monumental Step Forward’
More Than 180 Groups Call On Congress To Act On Conference Report More Than 180 National Anti-Drug Groups: "We …are calling on Congress for quick action to send this to the President's desk for signature." (Letter to Members of Congress on S. 524, 7/6/2016) 'CARA Is A Monumental Step Forward' ADDICTIONPOLICY.ORG: "Let's not play politics; 129 people are dying every day in our country at the hands of this epidemic. CARA has real resources, real policy change, and is part of much larger… Continue Reading
06.29.16
‘Zika Bill Is Blocked By Senate Democrats’
'Guaranteeing That Congress Won't Get Legislation To President Obama's Desk This Month' WALL STREET JOURNAL: "After spending months demanding more funding to combat the Zika virus, [Democrats] voted down their own priority to foment the chaos they believe will work to their political benefit in the fall." (Editorial, "The Zika Democrats," The Wall Street Journal, 6/28/2016) SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY): "Democrats are working hard to spin this, but families don't want excuses, they want action.… Continue Reading
06.28.16
‘Senate Dems Block House Zika Funding’
Sen. McConnell (R-KY): 'Pregnant Women All Across America Are Looking At This With Dismay, Utter Dismay' "Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a $1.1 billion Zika virus funding package…" ("Zika Funding Bill Blocked In The Senate," The Washington Post's 'PowerPost' Blog, 6/28/16) "Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a critical funding measure needed to combat the spreading Zika virus, a move that will now make it impossible for Congress to send legislation to President Obama before J… Continue Reading
06.27.16
Dems On Zika: ‘We Cannot Delay Any Longer’
'The Mosquitoes Are Not Going To Be On Recess' SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY): "Every day we wait, every day is increasing the risk that we will have problems with Zika." ("Sen. Schumer Calling For Nearly $2 Billion To Fight Zika," CBS Albany, 6/20/2016) SEN. DURBIN: 'The Mosquitoes Carrying This Deadly Virus Are On The March' JOSH EARNEST, White House Press Secretary: "…we ask that members of Congress take their job to protect the American people seriously, and we ask them to provide the f… Continue Reading
06.23.16
Sen. Schumer: ‘Every Day We Wait … Is Increasing The Risk That We Will Have Problems With Zika’
CDC Chief: 'To Fully Protect Americans We Must Have The Funds We Need' SEN. HARRY REID (D-NV): "...the threat from Zika continues to grow larger every day." (Sen. Reid, Congressional Record, S.4432, 6/22/16) 'These Dollars Must Get Out The Door Now' REP. HAL ROGERS (R-KY): "Mosquito season is upon us; these dollars must get out the door now to help control the spread of the Zika virus, and continue longer-term efforts to stop this disease, such as vaccine and treatment development and depl… Continue Reading
06.10.16
‘Historically Large Health Insurance Premium Increases’
Consumers Hit With 'Double-Digit Increases Again' "During debate on the 2010 health care law, Mr. Obama and members of Congress repeatedly hailed [The Geisinger Health Plan] as a model . . ." ("Why Do Health Costs Keep Rising? These People Know," The New York Times, 6/09/2016) "So when Geisinger requested a rate increase of 40 percent for 2017, consumer advocates were amazed." ("Why Do Health Costs Keep Rising? These People Know," The New York Times, 6/09/2016) "Geisinger has been a pio… Continue Reading
06.06.16
Obamacare Consequences: ‘Insurance Rates Going Up’
'Customers Are Expressing Outrage' At 'Sticker Shock': 'You're Killing Me' Iowan: 'Who Can Afford This? … It Is Disastrous' "Obamacare plan customers should brace for sticker shock . . . Health plans are asking for sharp price increases, after suffering big losses on exchanges in the last two years." ("Insurers Are Looking For Obamacare Price Hikes," CNBC, 5/23/2016) IOWA: "About 37,000 Iowans who buy Coventry health insurance could face premium increases averaging 23 percent next y… Continue Reading
