Compromise is a perfectly nice idea when two parties want the same thing. If two people want to eat dinner, they can negotiate or compromise on where. Chinese food tonight, Italian food tomorrow. If they both want to see a … Continue reading
Vice President Mike Pence highlighted the nearly 2 million Americans who have dropped Obamacare this year in a Tuesday speech to employees at U.S. Health and Human Services ahead of meetings with lawmakers at the White House and on Capitol … Continue reading
Is health care a right? No way. If health care were a right, then the person providing the medical care would have to be a slave. For you to say, “I have a right to health care” means, at the … Continue reading
U.S. Senator Tom Cotton wants to repeal Obamacare, and has pledged to rewrite the recently passed House bill when it comes to the Senate. Newsmax reports that, “Typically, Cotton has agreed with Trump’s conservative base, but on healthcare, he’s met … Continue reading
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, who had initially opposed the American Health Care Act, said Thursday, just hours before the measure was to come to a House vote, that he eventually changed his mind because there is now a … Continue reading
Let’s get real. Republicans have screwed up health care. Yes, that’s what Republicans always do: snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Democrats, on the other hand, always win in the end with their socialist schemes. Not because they’re right, … Continue reading
The reason Obamacare won’t die, and that Ryancare can’t win, is that you cannot reconcile socialism and liberty — not in medicine, and not anywhere. Liberal Republicans reportedly won’t accept an all out repeal of Obamacare for the same reason … Continue reading
Speaker Paul Ryan and President Donald Trump — those awkward, sometimes reluctant allies — face the biggest test yet of their unusual relationship as the House barrels toward a dramatic vote this week on repealing and replacing Obamacare. The stakes … Continue reading
Nobody questions the pre-existing conditions exclusion in Obamacare I or Obamacare II. “You have to keep insurance companies from excluding people based on preexisting conditions.” Nobody could disagree, right? Senator Rand Paul nailed it in an interview I heard this … Continue reading
It’s not every day that an article from The Washington Post provides me any insight. But this one sure did, even if from the predictably wrong direction. Redistribution of wealth — one of the most radioactive subjects in American politics … Continue reading
Everyone, including Donald Trump, wants to preserve coverage for pre-existing conditions and allowing children to stay on their parents’ health insurance until age 26. If anything, these provisions drive up the cost of health insurance more than any other aspect … Continue reading
Normally, the collapse of a president’s signature legislation would have an impact on the election. But if Hillary Clinton trots to victory as some anticipate, it will be reasonable to ask what happened? Regardless of who wins the election, Obamacare’s … Continue reading