Administration backs off end of life counseling … again
Robert Pear, writes at NYT about another reversal by the Obama Adminstration on the “death panels” … you may recall after Sarah Palin made much about that section of the Health Care Bill it was removed before passage. Recent new stories have revealed that … Although the health care bill signed into law in March [...]
January 5, 2011
Tags: death panels, end of life, health care Posted in: Health Care 
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Health Care making its way through the court
It’s been a while since we’ve had postings re: health care, but I’m watching the court cases. Here’s a short blog from Randy Barnett from The Volokh Conspiracy with an update. He talks about severability (VERY important!), mentions next Thursday’s oral arguments in Pensacola FL, and includes this nugget from a White House fact sheet: [...]
December 10, 2010
Tags: health care, severability clause Posted in: Health Care One Comment
Obamacare LIES LIES LIES … 111 Waivers
Michelle Malkin pulls back the curtain on the continual stream of lies about Obamacare, one of the biggest being “You can keep your current coverage.” BAH! Here is the official list … so far … of companies and organizations on the Health and Human Services website of waiver recipients. It is well hidden, taking SIX [...]
November 14, 2010
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Obamacare Lawsuit to Proceed
Allahpundit writes at HotAir about today’s decision by a federal judge that parts of a lawsuit by 20 states seeking to void the Obama administration’s health care overhaul can go to trial. As you read the story remember … there was no severability clause in the Obamacare bill, as explained here by Prairie Pundit. “Apparently [...]
October 14, 2010
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Two Stories of Health Care Waivers
This story in USAToday … and this story at BigGovernment.com … explain how unions and big companies like McDonalds are getting waivers from the mandates in Obamacare because … sigh … I can barely type this … Let me just quote the articles. USAToday: Thirty companies and organizations, including McDonald’s (MCD) and Jack in the [...]
October 8, 2010
Tags: health care, McDonalds, United Federation of Teachers, waiver Posted in: Health Care One Comment
Docs4PatientCare takes it to the Administration!
Hal Scherz, writing at WSJ has this article about Docs4PatientCare posting letters to their patients in their waiting rooms. from the letter… … in addition to “badly exacerbating the current doctor shortage,” ObamaCare will bring “major cost increases, rising insurance premiums, higher taxes, a decline in new medical techniques, a fall-off in the development of [...]
September 1, 2010
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Dem talking points “Improve” health care …
Ben Smith at Politico reports on the NEW Dem talking points re: health care as November approaches. The article begins: Key White House allies are dramatically shifting their attempts to defend health care legislation, abandoning claims that it will reduce costs and deficit and instead stressing a promise to “improve it.” Ben’s article details how [...]
August 19, 2010
Tags: financial diaster, health care Posted in: Health Care One Comment
Reality Bites Harry Reid
LaborUnionReport … one of the “must read” bloggers over at Redstate has a write up today on how Harry Reid is realizing that Obamacare is hurting his state … his state’s hospitals … oh yes, and his reelection campaign! Seems that Obamacare is leading to budget cuts in Nevada hospitals, which is leading to layoffs [...]
August 10, 2010
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Virginia’s AG Cuccinelli rocking the sovereignty!!!
Two news stories today about Virginia pushing state sovereignty … Fox News headline Virginia Attorney General Rules Police Can Check Immigration Status “It is my opinion that Virginia law enforcement officers, including conservation officers may, like Arizona police officers, inquire into the immigration status of persons stopped or arrested,” said State AG Ken Cuccinelli. And [...]
August 2, 2010
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Missouri’s 8/3 vote on “Health Care Freedom Act”
Andrew Clark writing at Politics Daily alerts us to the August 3 vote happening in Missouri where voters will cast a vote that: …would amend state statutes to effectively shield Missourians from complying with the federal health reform law, protecting them from fines and penalties, and would “prohibit any person, employer, or health care provider [...]
July 28, 2010
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