Posted on 06/15/2010 8:47:50 PM PDT by socialismisinsidious
White House says 51 percent of company health plans won't meet Obamacare guidelines
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | June 11, 2010 | Mark Hemingway
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:14:42 AM by Free ThinkerNY
At Investor's Business Daily, Sean Higgins and David Hogberg have a doozy of a story:
Internal White House documents reveal that 51% of employers may have to relinquish their current health care coverage by 2013 due to ObamaCare. That numbers soars to 66% for small-business employers.
The documents — product of a joint project of the Labor Department, the Health and Human Services Department and the IRS — examine the effects new regulations would have on existing, or “grandfathered,” employer-based health care plans.
ObamaCare Vindication Watch: Majority of Workers Will Have to Change Health Coverage
American Spectator ^ | on 6.11.10 @ 5:22PM | By Philip Klein
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:51:26 AM by Behind Liberal Lines
During the health care debate, President Obama promised that those who liked their health care plans would be able to keep them. Critics of the legislation countered, however, that this was an empty promise, because the sweeping changes would nonetheless prompt employers to change health plans.
Obama Presses Congress on ‘Doc Fix’ (No "Doc Fix"! ObamaCare; The Epic Failure)
ny times ^ | 6/12/2010 | Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:28:16 AM by tobyhill
President Obama called Saturday for Congress to avert a planned 21 percent pay cut for doctors who see Medicare patients, saying the move, which would cost taxpayers billions of dollars, is necessary to insure the health of older Americans.
The so-called “doc fix” has been stalled in the Senate, and if lawmakers do not approve the spending, the cuts will take effect next week. Mr. Obama used his weekly Internet address to warn that if Republicans block a vote on the issue, it would “undoubtedly force some doctors to stop seeing Medicare patients altogether.”
Doctors and Hospitals Say Goals on Computerized Records Are Unrealistic (another ObamaCare failure)
ny times ^ | 6/7/2010 | Robert Pear
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:32:16 AM by tobyhill
In February 2009, as part of legislation to revive the economy, Congress provided tens of billions of dollars to help doctors and hospitals buy equipment to computerize patients’ medical records.
But the eligibility criteria proposed by the Obama administration are so strict and so ambitious that hardly any doctors or hospitals can meet them, not even the most technologically advanced providers like Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain Healthcare.
Health-care rules may force some to change coverage, leaked document suggests
Washington Post ^ | June 12, 2010 | AP
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:43:56 AM by yoe
President Obama said repeatedly during the health-care debate that people who like their current coverage would be able to keep it. But an early draft of an administration regulation estimates that many employers will be forced to change their health plans under the new law.
In just three years, a majority of workers -- 51 percent -- will be in plans subject to new federal requirements, according to midrange projections in the draft.
Plans that predate the health-care law are exempt from many, but not all, of its consumer protections. Types of changes could include offering preventive care without co-payments and instituting an appeals process for disputed claims that follows new federal guidelines. The law already requires all health plans to extend coverage to young-adult children until they turn 26.
Keep Your Health Plan Under Overhaul? Probably Not, Gov't Analysis Concludes
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 6/11/2010 | David Hogberg and Sean Higgins
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 12:44:57 PM by Slyscribe
Internal administration documents reveal that up to 51% of employers may have to relinquish their current health care coverage because of ObamaCare. Small firms will be even likelier to lose existing plans. The "midrange estimate is that 66% of small employer plans and 45% of large employer plans will relinquish their grandfathered status by the end of 2013," according to the document. In the worst-case scenario, 69% of employers — 80% of smaller firms — would lose
Employer health insurance plans likely to be altered after all (Obama Lied!)
Worcester (MA) Telegram ^ | 6/12/10 | Alonso-Zaldivar
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:59:51 PM by pabianice
WASHINGTON — Over and over in the health care debate, President Barack Obama said people who like their current coverage would be able to keep it.
But an early draft of an administration regulation estimates that many employers will be forced to make changes to their health plans under the new law. In just three years, a majority of workers — 51 percent — will be in plans subject to new federal requirements, according to midrange projections in the draft.
Republicans said Obama broke his promise. Employer groups were divided.
Obama faces rare defeat on health help for jobless
AP/YahooNews ^ | 6/12/10 | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Posted on Saturday, June 12, 2010 3:05:55 PM by Kartographer
If Chuck Lacasse had gotten his pink slip four days earlier, Uncle Sam would have covered most of his family's health insurance while he looked for a new job.
But Congress allowed emergency health care assistance for unemployed workers to expire May 31, and seems unwilling to renew it despite pleas from President Barack Obama.
SC Health care resolution passes 83 to 13
newsradioword.com ^ | 6/08/10 | newsradioword.com
Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2010 9:33:07 AM by lowflyn
Obama Begins "Lifestyle Health Modification" Program, Mandating Behavioural Changes in US Society
Zero Hedge ^ | 6-13-10 | Tyler Durden
Posted on Sunday, June 13, 2010 9:15:05 PM by kirbyu
Last week, with little fanfare, among the ever deteriorating oil spill crisis, the White House quietly noted the issuance of an executive order "Establishing the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council", in which the president, citing the “authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America” is now actively engaging in "lifestyle behavior modification" for American citizens that do not exhibit "healthy behavior." At least initially, the 8 main verticals of focus will include: smoking cessation; proper nutrition; appropriate exercise
A Mom Asks: Should We Care What's Wrong with Obama?
American Thinker ^ | June 14, 2010 | Kyle-Anne Shiver
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 4:51:42 AM by 2ndDivisionVet
Robin of Berkeley has provided a great summary of psychological speculation to answer a question now in the minds of some Americans: "What's wrong with Obama?"
I suppose a few among us are still asking this question, as though the answer will undo a whit of the damage done. As a full-time mom, with 36 years of experience under my belt and a couple of model American adults now on my resume, I've stopped asking that question, however. In fact, from a mom's point of view, I'm much more prone, at this point, to be asking, "Should we care what's wrong with Obama?"
ObamaCare Tax Credit Myth
Red State ^ | 6/11/10 | Charlie
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 7:01:44 AM by blueyon
Being somewhat of a libertarian, I wasn’t a supporter of ObamaCare. However, a few months after passage, a postcard arrived which led me to believe there may be a benefit coming to my small firm. The mailing from the Treasury Department touted a generous 35% tax credit to firms with less than 25 full-time employees averaging less than $50K per year in wages — that’s us! In fact, we’re right in the sweet spot with 17 full-time employees earning approximately $42,000 per year.
The Constitution vs. Health Care Reform
TheCypressTimes.com ^ | 06/14/2010 | Kevin Price
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 9:54:59 AM by Patriot1259
One of the few "funny" stories to come out of the sweeping health care legislation to go through Congress was that the majority who wanted reform -- but did not want it applied to them -- woke up finding themselves subject to those laws. They, too, will eventually find themselves burdened by the same burden of taxes, regulation, and rationed care that the rest of us will suffer. This was not the only thing they failed to notice, but also the fact that this bill is an easy target for attack in the courts.
ObamaCare: Unions Get Better Grandfathers
IBD's Capital Hill ^ | 6/14/2010 | David Hogberg and Sean Higgins
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 2:15:02 PM by Slyscribe
ObamaCare appears to have one grandfathered standard for labor unions and another standard for everyone else. Unions that had a health plan under a collective bargaining agreement by March 23, 2010, can switch insurers as long as the collective bargaining deal is in effect and not forfeit the grandfathered exemptions from many ObamaCare provisions. But anyone else — large business, small business, individual — who switches carriers loses their grandfathered status. IBD reported in Monday’s issue that the administration estimates that most employers’ health plans would lose
Union Contract Can Exempt Health Plan From ObamaCare
IBD via Yahoo Finance ^ | 6/14/2010 | IBD
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 11:07:34 PM by Qbert
Under new rules, your employer can't change insurers without losing your health plan's exemptions from ObamaCare regulations.
That is, unless a union negotiated your coverage. The administration has granted a special exception to those — and apparently only those — health care plans.
A health plan is deemed "grandfathered" if it was purchased before March 23, 2010, and no major changes are made later. Such plans are exempt from most ObamaCare requirements.
N.J. Senate Democrats urge Gov. Christie not to join lawsuit against health care reform
nj.com ^ | 6/14/10 | Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau Follow Share this story Story tools
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 2:28:27 PM by Nachum
Crist Vetoes Anti-Obamacare Legislation
CNSNews ^ | 6/15/2010 | Matt Cover
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:33:49 PM by Qbert
Boehner: New ObamaCare Tagline Should Be “If You Like Your Health Care Plan, Too Bad”
republicanleader.house.gov ^
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 3:24:05 PM by Sub-Driver
Boehner: New ObamaCare Tagline Should Be “If You Like Your Health Care Plan, Too Bad” GOP Leader: “We need to repeal this job-killing health care law before it wreaks more havoc on our small businesses and our economy.”
Authoritarianism is Bad for Your Health (Ron Paul)
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, 14th District ^ | 2010-06-14
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 3:30:25 PM by rabscuttle385
The administration's terrible healthcare reform bill is now law, but the debate over how-- and whether-- the federal government should be involved in providing healthcare services is not over. It is not too late for America to correct its course and stop the march toward a government run, "single payer" healthcare system.
A Dirt-Poor Nation, With a Health Plan (NYT barf alert)
New York Times ^ | June 14, 2010 | DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 5:43:54 PM by reaganaut1
MAYANGE, Rwanda — The maternity ward in the Mayange district health center is nothing fancy.
It has no running water, and the delivery room is little more than a pair of padded benches with stirrups. But the blue paint on the walls is fairly fresh, and the labor room beds have mosquito nets.
U.S. sets rules for employer healthcare plans
Reuters ^
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 7:49:56 PM by Sub-Driver
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday announced new rules it said would protect Americans who want to keep their current health insurance but critics say the changes could end up causing millions to lose their coverage.
Part of President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, the new regulations are meant to discourage companies from making major changes in health insurance benefits.
Federal Health Care Legislation Adds to Push for Medical Tourism
Health Care News ^ | The July 2010 Issue | Sarah McIntosh
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 1:46:03 AM by 2ndDivisionVet
Changes to the U.S. health care system under President Obama’s new law may have the unintended consequence of increasing Americans’ demand for medical tourism.
58% Favor Repeal of the Health Care Bill
Rasmussen Reports ^ | Monday, June 14, 2010 | Rasmussen
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:55:04 AM by florm15
For the second week in a row, 58% of Likely U.S. Voters favor repeal of the national health care plan adopted into law by Congress in late March. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds 36% oppose repeal.
Roe v. Obamacare
National Review Online ^ | June 15, 2010 | Adam Freedman
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:39:38 AM by alwaysconservative
In April, a group of Mississippi citizens, including Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, filed the first private class-action suit to challenge the Obama health-care law. The complaint cites all the legal precedents one would expect, but there is one big surprise: Roe v. Wade.
Gov't puts employers on notice over health costs ("Don't jack up cost for employees or else...")
Associated Press ^ | 06/15/2010 | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:29:15 PM by SeekAndFind
The Obama administration had a message Monday for employers who want to keep federal bureaucrats from rewriting the rules for their company medical plans: Don't jack up costs for workers, and you won't have to worry about interference from the new health care law.
"What we don't want is a massive shift of costs to employees," said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
White House Moves to Keep Employers from Dropping Insurance (Obamacare, Fail)
The Hill ^ | 6/14/2010 | Mike Lillis
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 1:14:47 PM by Qbert
The White House on Monday outlined broad new rules designed to prevent employers from dropping health insurance benefits for their workers or shifting huge new costs onto them.
Health-care law would allow college graduate to rejoin parent's plan
Washington Post ^ | 06/15/2010
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:31:46 PM by SeekAndFind
Gerard Anderson and Bradley Herring of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health answer questions about the new health-care law. Anderson is director of the school's Center for Hospital Finance and Management; Herring directs its PhD program in health economics and policy. Send questions to them at health-science@washpost.com.
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Question : My 22-year-old daughter graduated from college in May. She is currently on my health insurance and has a part-time job that offers health insurance. Can she remain on my policy until she turns 26 even though health insurance is offered to her through her employer?
Petition/Activism against Obamacare: The Ohio Project
The Ohio Liberty Council ^ | Ongoing | Multiple
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:48:06 PM by walford
House GOP to Force Vote to Nix Individual Mandate from Health Reform
The Hill ^ | 6/15/2010 | Michael O'Brien
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 5:40:22 PM by Qbert
House Republicans will look to force a vote Tuesday afternoon to repeal the individual mandate provisions within Democrats' healthcare bill.
Rep. Dave Camp (R-Mich.), the ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, will offer a motion to recommit on a small-business tax cut bill this afternoon that would look to strike the provision from the Democrats' healthcare reform law.
Woman received lungs of a 30-year smoker (UK socialized medicine at its finest)
AP ^ | 6/15/2010
Posted on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:08:01 AM by markomalley
The family of a 28-year-old British woman who unknowingly received a lung transplant from a smoker says she would have been "horrified" and have lodged a complaint.
New Watsonville program ensures no baby goes home without a doctor and insurance
Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | 06/14/2010 | SHANNA MCCORD
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 9:42:21 AM by artichokegrower
WATSONVILLE -- From day one, babies born in Watsonville are given access to a pediatrician and get signed up for medical insurance under a new pilot program called Baby Gateway.
US DOCS & SHARIA LAW, female genital mutilation
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