MYTH: “There is absolutely no evidence, and every economist will tell you this, that there is any job-loss related to the Affordable Care Act.” – Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius FACT: The Obama Administration nominees to the Federal Reserve highlighted the damaging effects of ObamaCare in its February Beige Book: “Employers continued to express concern about potential cost increases related to the Affordable Care Act….In regard to hiring and capital expenditure plans, firm... Read more

As the President prepares to deliver his State of the Union speech tonight he will discuss issues facing millions of Americans such as unemployment, education and economic opportunity. However, what will be missing is the admission that the President’s signature policy achievement is forcing Americans to lose their jobs, work fewer hours and have their wages cut. At a Ways and Means Committee hearing today on ObamaCare’s 30-hour rule, testimony demonstrated that ObamaCare is hitting the most vu... Read more

A new Harvard study published in the journal Science finds that expanding public insurance coverage increases a patient’s use of emergency rooms – despite claims that such action would lower the incidents of these expensive visits. Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist who helped the Obama Administration put together the basic principles of the health care law, says the Harvard study is, “part of a broader set of evidence that covering people with health insurance doesn't save money…That was someti... Read more

ObamaCare has failed to achieve the basic promises and principles used to sell the law to American families and job creators. Americans deserve access to quality, affordable health care, but this law is failing to deliver. Read more

When selling his health care law to the American public, President Obama made a clear promise that, "No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise: If you like your doctor, you will keep your doctor. Period.” However, Americans all across the country are now facing the scary reality that they may no longer be able to access the care from the doctor or hospital they currently have. Access to Doctors and Hospitals Limited Across the Country AP reports the new law is limiting pati... Read more

Myth: From the White House website: Fact: Our nation’s seniors are now worried if they are the next victim of ObamaCare’s broken promises. As a result of the over $300 billion in cuts to Medicare Advantage, the Wall Street Journal reports that, “UnitedHealth Group Inc., the nation's largest provider of privately managed Medicare Advantage plans, has dropped thousands of doctors from its networks in recent weeks.” UnitedHealth Group’s Chief Executive cited “expected cuts in Medicare payments tie... Read more

Then-Speaker Pelosi famously said “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it." Apparently, she still hasn’t gotten around to reading the bill which breaks the promise the President and Congressional Democrats made when selling the law, “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan.” In just the past few weeks, ObamaCare has handed cancellation notices to over 4 million Americans. However, this Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi made the false cla... Read more

This week, the Obama Administration spin machine released their inflated “enrollment” numbers – stating that 106,185 Americans “signed up” for coverage. What they didn’t say was that the data represents not just those who purchased a plan, but also those who have selected a plan – aka placed in their “shopping cart.” This inflated number (what the Administration calls pre-effectuated enrollment) still falls well below the Administration’s month-by-month projections included in a memo obtained b... Read more

On top of the insurance cancellation notices, higher premiums, and reduced hours Americans are seeing as a result of ObamaCare, a survey released today by the International Franchise Association and the Chamber of Commerce illustrate the real life impact the law is having on our nation’s job creators. A survey of companies representing 42 million jobs illustrates how the law is forcing job creators to cut employees’ hours in order to comply and hindering them from creating new jobs. Highlights ... Read more

Ways and Means Committee Members representing Americans from across the country are sharing their constituents’ ObamaCare stories and experiences of dropped coverage, increased costs and reduced hours. Below are just a few of the stories Americans are sharing with Ways and Means Members about how the law is affecting them. INCREASED COSTS Congressman Sam Johnson (R-TX) highlighted the problems saying: “A single father and police officer in Plano, TX went to renew his 11 year-old daughter’s insu... Read more