ObamaCare and the Supreme Court Episode IV: A New Hope
The Supreme Court has now largely upheld ObamaCare, with a carve-out from the contraceptive mandate for closely held companies, the first three times the law has been challenged in the…
Insurers are seeking huge premium increases because of ObamaCare’s unbalanced risk pools
Health insurance companies are signaling huge health insurance premium increases ahead of the 2016 open enrollment period. This is due to the droves of older and sicker consumers who signed…
How Much Are ObamaCare Premiums Going Up In Oregon
The short answer is a lot. Oregon just released the 2016 premium rates that impacts over 220,000 residents that obtain their healthcare coverage through the state exchange. The cost for…
Supreme Court Takes an Active Legislative Role
The Supreme Court has taken an active role in redefining, rather than simply interpreting, our country’s laws. Two clear examples of this can be seen in the two ObamaCare opinions…
Meet the Nine Usurpers in Black Robes
The newly handed-down Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act has garnered a great deal of debate. The 6-3 vote in favor of the administration does nothing to fix…
King v. Burwell: Words Have No Meaning if Inconvenient
Some words apparently have no meaning, even when written in plain English, according to a majority of Supreme Court justices. Today the Court reached its long awaited decision in…
Top Five Misconceptions about King v. Burwell
The King v. Burwell lawsuit has generated a lot of interest, and for good reason. It’s an important case that has broad implications for the future of ObamaCare. But the…
$3 Billion in ObamaCare subsidies May Have Gone to the Wrong People
Before policymakers debate over whether or not government should intervene in private industry (the answer is no!), they should start asking themselves whether or not government is competent enough to…
King v. Burwell Could Free Millions from Government Mandates
With the King v. Burwell decision expected to drop in only a couple of weeks, many in the media are whipping themselves into a frenzy over the consequences of vanishing…
ObamaCare: Not the Court’s Job to Change How Law is Written
The time is near: later this month the Supreme Court will issue its ruling on King v. Burwell. The case centers around the question of what the phrase “established by…