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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | 6 questions about the Obamacare mandate
The bombshell announcement came from the Treasury Department on Tuesday night, catching even the administration’s close allies by surprise: A key part of Obamacare will be postponed for one year.
FOX News | UnitedHealthcare to stop selling individual plans in Calif.
A second health insurer notified state regulators Tuesday that it will stop selling individual policies in California.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
CATO | And So the Obamacare Train Wreck Begins…
In postponing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s employer mandate until after the 2014 mid-term elections, the Obama administration has tacitly admitted what critics of the law have long contended: that Obamacare is unworkable and would be a significant burden for American business and the economy at large. Stay tuned for further dominoes falling.
Heritage Foundation | It’s Official: Administration Admits Obamacare Is a Job-Killer
Bloomberg News reported this evening that the Obama Administration is set to announce a one-year delay in enforcement of Obamacare’s employer mandate, a move the Treasury Department recently confirmed in a blog post.
CATO | Delaying the Employer Mandate Requires Delaying All of Obamacare
The IRS has announced it will postpone the start date of Obamacare’s “employer mandate” from 2014 to 2015. Most of the reaction has focused on how this move is an implicit acknowledgement that Obamacare is harmful, cannot work, and will prove a liability for Democrats going into the November 2014 elections.