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Monday, August 26, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Judging Obamacare: A How-To Guide
When some of the Affordable Care Act's most critical features go into effect Oct. 1, so too will a massive struggle between the law's advocates and allies, as supporters attempt to convince Americans that the law is helping them afford their insurance, while critics scramble to prove it's sending insurance premiums skyward.
Washington Times | UPS dropping health coverage for working spouses
Citing in part the new health care law, the United Parcel Service said it will drop health coverage for about 15,000 working spouses of employees who are eligible for coverage from their own employers.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Heritage Foundation | Obamacare’s Impact on Today’s and Tomorrow’s Taxpayers: An Update
At a time when the nation has nearly $17 trillion in national debt and is running annual trillion-dollar budget deficits, largely attributed to existing entitlements, Obamacare creates two new entitlements projected to cost nearly $1.8 trillion over the next decade.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Morning Bell: Should We Delay or Defund Obamacare?
Conservatives are united in one idea: Obamacare is devastating policy for America. To halt its destructive effects, some are saying Congress should merely delay the law. But to truly stop it, Obamacare must be defunded.