Obamacare is burying businesses in red tape, and it’s hurting their employees' bottom line. So today, the House will vote to protect the 40-hour workweek—and workers’ paychecks with it—when it takes up H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act.   The Problem: Obamacare requires employers with over 50 full-time employees to offer them health insurance. And crucially, it defines “full… Read more

Yesterday, The New York Times, a consistent cheerleader for ObamaCare, questions: Is the Affordable Care Act Working?  It should come as no surprise that the article states, as if it were fact, that “For now, dire warnings that the law would cause premiums for most people to rise sharply have proved unfounded.” The truth?  As this Forbes article cites, new health research… Read more

Today, IRS Commissioner Koskinen painted a clear picture of how the IRS plans on “overseeing” billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.  When asked by Health Subcommittee Chairman Brady if the IRS would be following the law and collecting taxpayer dollars that went to people who were not eligible, Koskinen simply said, “Wherever we can, we follow the law.” … Read more

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released a report showing how the successful Part D program has harnessed competition and private sector innovation to save billions for taxpayers and seniors. The report highlighted that spending in fiscal year 2013 was $50 billion less than CBO's originally projected in that year.  That is nearly HALF of what they had… Read more

Today, the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report revealing that the Administration did not have the capability to verify eligibility for tax subsidies in the ObamaCare Exchanges.  The report found that out of 2.9 million people who applied for subsides, 2.6 million had unresolved inconsistencies related to “citizenship, national status, and… Read more

Then: Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius: “I think premiums are likely to go up” – Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the FY2015 Budget, March 12, 2014   Now: “Carriers Opting for Premium Hikes That Will Pinch Consumers' Pocketbooks” Wall Street Journal, May 12, 2014 ### Read more

"First, if you are among the hundreds of millions of Americans who already have health insurance through your job…. nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage or the doctor you have.  Let me repeat this: Nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have."  (President Obama to a Joint Session of Congress, September 2009) The… Read more

Today, CMS outlined the ObamaCare cuts to Medicare Advantage (MA) as part of its 2015 rate notice.  While CMS relented on several administrative changes that would have layered on top of the ObamaCare cuts scheduled to hit, it remains clear that these cuts will negatively impact seniors who will feel the harsh realities of the MA cuts.  However, as the Wall Street Journal… Read more

Washington, DC – Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in advance of the fourth anniversary of President Obama signing ObamaCare into law on March 23, 2010.  “This law has failed the American people.  Instead of lower costs and greater options, Americans are left with broken promises and unanswered questions.  Today,… Read more

Myth: Minority Leader Pelosi: “Pelosi also emphasized that health law’s name, the Affordable Care Act, is important because it describes what the law will do: lower costs” – Press Conference, March 20, 2014   Reality: Health and Human Services Secretary Sebelius: “I think premiums are likely to go up” – Ways and Means Committee Hearing on the FY2015 Budget, March 12,… Read more