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ObamaCare to Cost $2 Trillion to Cover Fewer Than Half of Uninsured
Over the next decade, ObamaCare will cost taxpayers $2 trillion, or $73,184 per covered person, to get fewer than half of all uninsured Americans covered, according to Congressional Budget...
Healthcare.gov Sharing Personal Data With Other Websites
"Dozens" of third-party websites track Healthcare.gov users' activity, including some very personal details, an Associated Press investigation found. ...
ObamaCare: Bad News for Taxpayers, Good News for Tax Preparers
The new ObamaCare income-tax requirements will make filing tax returns an even bigger headache for individual Americans, which in turn means bigger profits for tax-preparation companies. ...
Inside Track
Hospitals and free clinics across the nation are closing due to ObamaCare, which is also causing care to be rationed. ...
IRS Threatens Service Cuts as First ObamaCare Tax Season Looms
The IRS, claiming hardship after a small budget cut, says it won't be able to help taxpayers navigate the treacherous waters of ObamaCare this year. ...
U.S. Businesses Failing Faster Than They’re Created
U.S.businesses are failing at a faster rate than new ones are being created, suggesting that genuine economic recovery may still be far off. ...
HHS Officials Wasting Taxpayer Dollars on First-class Flights
Department of Health and Human Services executives are wasting millions of taxpayer dollars by upgrading their airline fares, the Washington Examiner reports. ...
Venezuelan Military Occupies Stores; Customers Seize Scarce Groceries
In an effort to control the chaos created by food shortages caused by inflation and price controls, Venezuela's government sent the military to occupy grocery stores. ...
FEMA: A Disaster for Taxpayers and Federalism
Because of outdated rules, the Federal Emergency Management Agency declares far more disasters than it should, costing taxpayers millions, according to a report from the just-retired Sen. Tom Coburn...
ObamaCare Exchanges Less Competitive than Pre-ObamaCare Market, Report Finds
ObamaCare's insurance exchanges, intended to increase competition in insurance markets, are actually far less competitive than the pre-ObamaCare markets, according to a Heritage Foundation report. ...
CMS: Let ObamaCare Exchanges Shift Some to Cheaper Plans
Under a proposed federal regulation, insurance exchanges would have the option of reassigning some exchange enrollees to cheaper health plans than the ones they selected in the past. ...
Vermont Governor Abandons Single-Payer Healthcare
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Wednesday that he would not ask the state legislature to move forward with a planned universal healthcare system because it would require impossibly high...
Holder Won’t Force Reporter James Risen to Reveal His Sources
Attorney General Eric Holder has decided not to force New York Times reporter James Risen to reveal the source of classified information he published, a Justice Department source told...
School Districts Bribing Kids to Buy Washington-approved Lunches
In an effort to reverse declining school-lunch sales, at least two school districts have tried rewarding students for buying the new and unpopular federally mandated lunches. ...
UN Climate Conference to Set Record for Carbon Emissions
The UN climate conference in Lima, Peru, is on track to have the largest carbon footprint of any UN climate conference to date. ...