Healthcare - The New American

ObamaCare’s Medicaid Enrollment Vastly Exceeding Expectations

"Medicaid enrollment under Obamacare is skyrocketing past expectations,” reported Politico, and that means big trouble for federal and state budgets and hospital emergency...

Michael Tennant May 20, 2015

Hawaii’s ObamaCare Exchange, Unlike the Islands, Can’t Stay Afloat

Michael Tennant May 15, 2015

Lacking funds and enrollees, Hawaii's ObamaCare exchange is preparing for the worst: closing up shop and turning things over to the feds. ...

ObamaCare: ER Visits Up, Rate Hikes Coming

Jack Kenny May 6, 2015

Contrary to promises and expectations about ObamaCare, Emergency Room visits are increasing, instead of dropping, under the Affordable Care Act, a new survey...

U.K.’s NHS Urges Elderly to Sign “Do Not Resuscitate” Directives

Steve Byas April 30, 2015

Will the U.K.'s socialized medicine directives be part of the next British Invasion of America? ...

State ObamaCare Exchanges Drowning in Red Ink

Michael Tennant April 27, 2015

California's ObamaCare exchange is running deep deficits and has no real plan to become solvent in the future — and many other states...

Obama Administration Plotting Adult Vaccination Mandates

Alex Newman April 9, 2015

In collaboration with Big Business and special interests, the Obama administration’s Department of Health and Human Services is plotting a new program to...

Kansas Is First State to Ban Second-trimester Abortion Method

Raven Clabough April 8, 2015

Kansas has become the first state to ban a second-trimester abortion method. During a private ceremony in his home, Governor Sam Brownback signed...

Battle Over ObamaCare’s “Cadillac” Tax Goes Into High Gear

Michael Tennant April 8, 2015

ObamaCare's "Cadillac" tax will soon harm employer-sponsored health insurance, causing both businesses and labor unions to pressure Congress to repeal it. ...

Gingrich: I Don’t Want to Repeal ObamaCare, and Neither Does Congress

Michael Tennant March 29, 2015

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, despite misgivings about ObamaCare, doesn't want it repealed and doesn't think congressional Republicans do, either. ...

80,000 Taxpayers Still Waiting for Corrected ObamaCare Tax Forms

Michael Tennant March 24, 2015

The Obama administration announced that it still hasn't sent corrected ObamaCare tax forms to 80,000 people who received incorrect ones earlier this year....

ObamaCare Insuring Fewer Than Expected, With Many Choosing Fines Over Coverage

Michael Tennant March 22, 2015

ObamaCare enrollment is far below initial projections, in part because many people are finding that the penalty for not having coverage is cheaper...

ObamaCare, Other Federal Policies Cause Rural Hospital Closings

Michael Tennant March 17, 2015

Rural hospitals across the country are failing at an alarming rate, the result of decades of federal intervention culminating with ObamaCare. ...

HHS: 86 Percent of ObamaCare Enrollees Receive Subsidies

Raven Clabough March 16, 2015

According to the Obama administration, 86 percent of ObamaCare enrollees receive financial assistance to help pay premiums. Of that amount, approximately three-fourths live...

Senate Bill Would Rein in Feds on Medical Marijuana Laws

Jack Kenny March 11, 2015

A bipartisan trio of United States senators is sponsoring a bill to block the federal government from prosecuting medical marijuana use in states where...