News
National Journal | Feds Will Exempt Poorest From Insurance Requirement
The Obama administration will make an exception for poor people living in states that choose not to expand Medicaid, according to a letter from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Politico | Medicaid expansion could pay off for investors
For all the Republican governors saying they’ll block President Barack Obama’s plan to expand Medicaid in their states — now at least five — the market seems to think they’re bluffing.
National Journal | McConnell Files 'Obamacare' Repeal Amendment
The volatile subject of repealing the 2010 health care law won't be contained to just the House, after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., filed an amendment on Tuesday night repealing "Obamacare."
CNN Money | High price of lower tax rates
Many tax reform plans, most notably Mitt Romney's, aim to lower income tax rates and make up for the loss in revenue by reducing tax breaks.
National Journal | Ways and Means Trade Analogies as Members Debate Whether Health Care Mandate Is Tax
Members of the Ways and Means Committee spent much of their hearing on the tax implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act comparing the law’s individual mandate, now considered a tax, to fishing licenses, car ownership, and the promotion of energy efficiency.
Blogs
AEI | Does it matter if Obamacare imposes a tax or a penalty? Actually, yes
You’ve heard in the media that it doesn’t matter whether Obamacare’s individual mandate imposes a tax or a penalty. Actually, it could matter a great deal.
