Posted by The Foundry on June 17th, 2013 | Categorized as Economy, Network Posts | Tagged as colorado, constitution, facebook, fbi, jobs, joint chiefs of staff, medicaid, medicare, national debt, new york, privacy, social security, taxes
Remember the debt? That $17 trillion problem? Some in Washington seem to think it’s gone away. The Washington Post reported that “the national debt is no longer growing out of control.” Lawmakers and liberal inside-the-Beltway organizations are floating the notion that it’s not a high priority any more. We beg … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 16th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as healthcare, medicaid
Even as the Left celebrates Obamacare’s expansion of health coverage, a Reuters story highlighted what kind of “insurance” people will receive under the law. First, the article noted that many large, national insurers have decided not to participate in Obamacare’s exchanges: The nation’s biggest insurers have decided against joining the … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 11th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as arizona, medicaid, republic
You may have heard that Obamacare’s main plan for getting people health insurance is to put them on Medicaid. Medicaid—which is supposed to be the federal-state partnership that serves low-income children, disabled Americans, pregnant women, and some seniors. Medicaid, which is not quality health care and is losing doctors every … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 10th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as deficit, federal spending, medicaid, national debt
A poll released last week by InsuranceQuotes reveals that 64 percent of the uninsured are uncertain whether they will purchase insurance coverage once Obamacare takes full effect next year. This is not surprising, as Obamacare is projected to leave more people uninsured than it actually helps gain coverage. According to … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 9th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as epa, medicaid
House Cloakroom: June 10 – 14 Analysis: This week, the House will take up its annual authorization of the Department of Defense. This bill will lay out the programs and policies for the department for the 2014 fiscal year that Congress will later fund through the appropriations process. The Heritage … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 6th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as deficit, epa, federal spending, medicaid, medicare, social security
After hitting the debt limit on March 19, the Treasury Department under Secretary Jack Lew is now employing its toolset of “extraordinary measures” to continue deficit spending without legally breaching the debt limit. It will provide about $260 billion in borrowing capacity, which should last beyond at least Labor Day, … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 6th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as deficit, epa, federal spending, medicaid, medicare, social security
After hitting the debt limit on March 19, the Treasury Department under Secretary Jack Lew is now employing its toolset of “extraordinary measures” to continue deficit spending without legally breaching the debt limit. It will provide about $260 billion in borrowing capacity, which should last beyond at least Labor Day, … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 6th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as epa, medicaid
The Obamacare Medicaid expansion debate continues in the states, and many hospitals are lobbying their state lawmakers to accept the expansion. The hospitals argue that because Obamacare cut their payments for charity care—so-called disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments—they need their states to expand Medicaid coverage so as to increase the … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 6th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as epa, medicaid
The Obamacare Medicaid expansion debate continues in the states, and many hospitals are lobbying their state lawmakers to accept the expansion. The hospitals argue that because Obamacare cut their payments for charity care—so-called disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments—they need their states to expand Medicaid coverage so as to increase the … More
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Posted by The Foundry on June 4th, 2013 | Categorized as Network Posts | Tagged as deficit, epa, florida, maine, medicaid, medicare, politics, supreme court
The states play an important role in protecting citizens against this flawed federal health care law–from challenging the health care law before the Supreme Court, to resisting efforts to establish Obamacare exchanges or expand a failing Medicaid program, to offering alternative proposals that will ensure citizens are not left abandoned when the federal law collapses….
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