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04.07.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
NBER (Casey Mulligan): The ACA: Some Unpleasant Welfare Arithmetic [under Obamacare] between six and eleven million workers would increase their disposable income by cutting their weekly work hours. About half of them would primarily do so by making themselves eligible for the ACA's federal assistance with health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket health costs, despite the fact that subsidized workers are not able to pay health premiums with pre-tax dollars. The remainder would do so... -
04.04.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
NPR: Nearly Half of Californians Who Used Exchange May Drop Coverage Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, Labor Center estimate that about 20 percent of Covered California enrollees are expected to leave the program because they found a job that offers health insurance. Another 20 percent will see their incomes fall and will become eligible for Medi-Cal, the state's insurance program for people who have low incomes. In addition to the 40 percent of enrollees who move to... -
04.01.2014
PHOTOS: Texas Tuesday Coffee - April 1
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03.31.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
PBS Newshour: Survey finds only 1 in 4 Americans support the new health care law Despite a late surge in sign-ups, support for President Barack Obama’s health care law is languishing at its lowest level since passage of the landmark legislation four years ago, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds that 26 percent of Americans support the Affordable Care Act. Yet even fewer — 13 percent — think it will be completely repealed. A narrow majority expects... -
03.26.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
Forbes: Surprise! White House To Delay 'Firm' Obamacare Enrollment Deadline Past March 31 Though the Obama administration repeatedly insisted that its March 31 enrollment deadline for Obamacare’s first year was “firm,” many observers predicted that the administration would combat lagging sales of health law-sponsored insurance plans by extending that deadline. Sure enough, on Tuesday night the White House indicated that it would be postponing that drop date in order to squeeze... -
03.26.2014
LISTEN: Sen. Ted Cruz with Mark Levin
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03.25.2014
PHOTOS: Texas Tuesday Coffee - March 25
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03.25.2014
LISTEN: Sen. Ted Cruz with Trey Ware
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03.20.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
Wall Street Journal: Republicans Challenge Administration's Authority Republicans are pointing to statements by a top Treasury Department official as evidence that the Obama administration overstepped its authority in delaying the health-care law's requirement that employers offer coverage or pay a penalty. Mark Mazur, assistant Treasury secretary for tax policy, said in a January interview with staff from the GOP-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that he wasn't aware of any... -
03.19.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
Washington Examiner: Health insurance premiums up 39% to 56% under Obamacare, reach $2,604 a month in California According to a cost report from eHealthInsurance, a nationwide online private insurance exchange, families are paying an average of $663 a month and singles $274 a month, far more than before Obamacare kicked in. What's more, to save money, most buyers are choosing the lowest level of coverage, the so-called "bronze" plans. "Premiums are increasing primarily because of the new... -
03.19.2014
LISTEN: Sen. Ted Cruz with Dana Loesch
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03.11.2014
PHOTOS: Texas Tuesday Coffee - March 11
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03.04.2014
PHOTOS: Texas Tuesday Coffee - March 4
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03.04.2014
Op-ed: The Language of Fools
From Foreign Policy: Vladimir Putin running rampant in Ukraine showcases how the Obama administration's abdication of global leadership is making the world a more dangerous place. Instead of providing clarity to our nation and our allies, the Obama administration offers tortured semantics. "Kinetic action" glamorizes the failed policy of leading from behind in Libya. A "spontaneous protest" explains the coordinated al Qaeda attack on American officials in Benghazi. The interim agreement over... -
02.28.2014
Stop the IRS's Abuse of Power
The IRS is currently considering new rules to limit the free speech of the very same groups it illegally targeted. In short, the Obama Administration is trying to do through regulatory fiat what it was unable to legally do before: limit the First Amendment rights of Americans. The IRS was required to accept and publish comments from the public -- and over 140,000 of you did. The public commenting period may have ended, but you can still make your voice heard. Spread the word about this proposed... -
02.25.2014
PHOTOS: Texas Tuesday Coffee - February 25
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02.12.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
The Arkansas Project: REPORT: Medicaid Enrollment To Surpass Private Employment In Arkansas Medicaid currently consumes 22% of our state budget (a total of $4.45 billion) Under expansion, by the year 2022, Medicaid will consume 31% of our budget Arkansas’s budget grew by 65% over the past ten years, excluding Medicaid Even without expansion, Arkansans will need an additional $15.9 billion in revenue in 10 years to meet budget demands, if current spending trends continue. Medicaid has... -
02.11.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
Ron Fournier, National Journal: Why I'm Getting Sick of Defending Obamacare Incompetence, politics, and delays frustrate advocates of health care reform It's getting difficult and slinking toward impossible to defend the Affordable Care Act. The latest blow to Democratic candidates, liberal activists, and naïve columnists like me came Monday from the White House, which announced yet another delay in the Obamacare implementation. Not coincidentally, the delays punt implementation beyond... -
02.11.2014
PHOTOS: Texas Tuesday Coffee - February 11
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02.10.2014
Obamacare News of the Day
Washington Post: Administration will allow people to switch health-care plans to a limited degree The Obama administration has quietly reworked rules and computer code for HealthCare.gov to try to stem an outpouring of discontent by some Americans who have discovered that the health plans they bought do not include their old doctors or allow them to add new babies or spouses.Under changes that have not been disclosed to the public, the government will temporarily allow consumers who have gotten...
