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  • ObamaCare: Out of Touch and Running Out of Time
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on April 30, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    Claim Americans "are experiencing the benefits of the Affordable Care Act, even if they don't know it." President Obama, 4/30/13 Reality The American people are well aware of the “benefits” of ObamaCare – less work, lower wages and fewer benefits. Facts 71 percent of small businesses cite the health care law as a major obstacle to job creation. The… Read more

  • ObamaCare Resulting in Fewer Hours, Less Work for Americans
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on April 22, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    As our economy continues to struggle, ObamaCare is resulting in an alarming trend of both fewer jobs and shifting workers from full-time to part-time.  That number is about to climb even higher as the employer mandate in the Democrats’ health care law takes effect.  Beginning in 2014, any employer with more than 50 full-time equivalent employees will be mandated to either… Read more

  • Democrats Fail to Deliver on Promise to Small Business
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on April 2, 2013 | Preview rr

    Democrats have failed to deliver on yet another promise in their health care law – providing affordable health insurance to small businesses and their employees.  As the New York Times reports, the Administration announced yesterday that not only will they delay the small business health insurance marketplace until 2015, but employers will not be able to provide employees a choice… Read more

  • ObamaCare’s “Greatest Hits”
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on March 22, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    After spending more than $2 trillion and raising more than $1 trillion in new taxes, the President and Congressional Democrats have been unable to deliver on the promises they made while promoting their health care law.  Three years later, American families and businesses are facing the tough and costly realities of ObamaCare’s "greatest hits," a record that includes tunes like… Read more

  • 3.2 Million Jobs at Risk: Another Painful Side Effect of ObamaCare
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on March 22, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    While the White House is celebrating the third anniversary of their health care law, the jobs of millions of American workers across the country are at risk because of ObamaCare.  According to a state-by-state breakdown of data from a Hudson Institute study, ObamaCare’s employer mandate jeopardizes the jobs of up to 3.2 million full-time employees in the franchise industry. … Read more

  • ObamaCare Will Make Health Insurance More Expensive
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on March 5, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    Last week, the Obama Administration took then-Speaker Pelosi’s line, “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it" one step further by making clear the American people still won’t know what’s in ObamaCare until all the regulations are released.  Buried on page 308 of the “HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014” is a new “user fee” that will be… Read more

  • Q: Why are your health insurance premiums higher? A: ObamaCare
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on February 27, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

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  • ObamaCare Stands Between You and Your Spouse
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on February 22, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    The Wall Street Journal reported today that families depending on “spousal coverage” from their employer could very well be among the first groups to fall victim to President Obama’s oft-repeated and broken promise that “if you like the coverage you have you can keep it.” The newspaper reported that annual premium increases and costs associated with the law, including a $65 per… Read more

  • 5 Questions the President Should Answer About His Health Care Law
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on February 12, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    Despite spending more than $2 trillion on his health care overhaul, President Obama has failed to deliver on his promise to reduce the cost of health care.  So, while the President may give ObamaCare a glowing review in his State of the Union address, the American people who have to pay for and live with ObamaCare have a few questions that deserve some answers: Mr. President,… Read more

  • WARNING: More Special Deals for Unions While Obama Administration Ignores Average Workers
    Posted in The Prescription Pad on February 1, 2013 | Preview rr
    Tags: Health , Full Committee

    The Obama Administration is once again considering a special exemption from the health care law. According to the Wall Street Journal, the new ObamaCare loophole being considered by the Obama Administration would only benefit union members, not the average American worker.  This new exemption is in addition to the over 300 union plans the President has already said do not need… Read more