Insurance Giant May Leave ObamaCare Exchanges
UnitedHealth Group, the nation's largest health insurer, announced recently that it is considering withdrawing from the ObamaCare exchanges because of heavy losses. ...
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Federal “Equality Act” Takes Houston’s “Bathroom Bill” National
A federal bill with the backing of the Obama administration would impose the recently repealed Houston "bathroom bill" on the entire nation in the name of "equality." ...
Health Insurance Doesn’t Guarantee Access to Care
Health coverage doesn't guarantee access to care, so single-payer won't solve anything, said Dr. Keith Smith of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, one of the free-market alternatives to the...
Former U.S. Comptroller: National Debt is $65 Trillion, Not $18 Trillion
A former U.S. comptroller general says the national debt is actually $65 trillion, more than triple the Congressional Budget Office's figure of $18 trillion. ...
House Votes to Revive Export-Import Bank
With the passage of a transportation bill by the House of Representatives Thursday, Congress is well on its way to reviving the Export-Import Bank, a symbol of corporate welfare...
How Medicare Hurts
In Medicare’s Victims: How the U.S. Government’s Largest Health Care Program Harms Patients and Impairs Physicians, David Hogberg demonstrates that Medicare is far from the success story that the...
China’s One-Child Policy Becomes Two-Child Policy
The Chinese government announced that it will now allow couples to have two children instead of one — a welcome move but one that still leaves the state in...
Obama Calls for Less Standardized Testing in Schools
The Obama administration, which bears much of the blame for the excessive number of standardized tests students must take, is now calling for limits on the number of such...
ObamaCare’s Individual-mandate Penalty to Rise Sharply in 2016
ObamaCare's individual-mandate penalty is set to increase to $695 per person in 2016, an event the Obama administration hopes will boost lagging exchange enrollment. ...
Pennsylvania Health System Offers Up-front Pricing, Prepayment
A Pennsylvania health system is posting all-inclusive prices for common procedures on its website, then having patients pay in advance. ...
Inside Track
ObamaCare has failed to reduce insurance premiums, while deductibles are rising sharply, sometimes causing people to skimp on necessary care. ...
NYPD’s X-ray Van Program Lacks Transparency
The New York Police Department is using vans equipped with X-ray scanners to secretly search vehicles, and it won't release any information about them. ...
California Forces Pregnancy Centers to Inform Clients of Abortion Options
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill forcing crisis-pregnancy centers to provide clients with information on how to obtain state-funded abortions. ...
Pentagon Modifies Syrian Rebel Training, Drawing U.S. Further Into War
The Pentagon announced a change to its program to train and equip Syrian rebels, but the change will only deepen U.S. involvement in the civil war and increase the...
Medicaid Long-term Care Program Faces Long-term Deficits
With the aging of the population, Medicaid's long-term care program, which covers seniors as well as the disabled, is expected to grow astronomically, exacerbating future federal deficits. ...