News
National Journal | CBO: New Health Reform Price Tag Coming
Congress’s number crunchers will have a new price tag for the Democrats’ signature health reform law the week of July 23, the Congressional Budget Office announced on Monday.
Econ Comments & Analysis
USA Today | Can IRS manage to police taxes and health care law?
Can the Internal Revenue Service police President Obama's health care mandate while simultaneously collecting all the taxes for running the federal government?
Politico | Chris Christie: health care was ‘extortion’
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie labeled the Medicaid penalty in the Affordable Care Act “extortion,” saying that he was pleased the Supreme Court ruled against that kind of approach “even when done by the president of the United States.”
AEI | The Obamatax ensures extraordinarily expensive Obamacare
Don’t listen to what you’ve heard in the media — whether Obamacare’s individual mandate imposes a tax or a penalty does matter. The Supreme Court says the mandate merely imposes a tax which citizens can lawfully choose to pay instead of purchasing health insurance; meaning that going without insurance will not be perceived as an unlawful violation of federal regulation.
Blogs
CATO | Repealing Obamacare Won’t Solve the Health Care Mess (but It’s a Good Start)
Working in the same building as Michael Cannon, I’ve learned that government-created third-party payer is a big problem with America’s healthcare system. Simply stated, people won’t be smart consumers and providers won’t compete to keep costs low when the vast majority of expenses are paid for either by government programs or by insurance companies.
