“Form OBMA” Added to Tax Forms for 2014?
Form OBMA, or one like it, will begin showing up in the mail from the IRS as ObamaCare is implemented. The question remains, will taxpayers continue to take these incursions into privacy...
Healthcare
IRS Illegally Seized Medical Records of 10 Million Americans, Lawsuit Claims
A class action lawsuit alleges that the IRS illegally stole the medical records of more than 10 million Americans in the course of investigating a single individual. ...
House Votes to Repeal ObamaCare, Again
Thursday's House vote was strictly political. As implementation of ObamaCare takes place over the next couple of years, Americans will finally be able to "see what's in the bill," and Republicans...
ObamaCare Will Cause Skyrocketing Premiums, Insurers Tell House Panel
Data provided to a House committee by insurance companies suggest that premiums are likely to go through the roof when ObamaCare is fully implemented in January. ...
Colorado’s Insurance Exchange May Seek $125M More in Federal Funding
Colorado's health insurance exchange, believed to be one of the country's most efficient, may ask for another $125 million from Washington in part to educate the public about ObamaCare. ...
Federal Judge Stands By Ruling: “Morning After” Pill for All Ages
A federal judge Friday turned down a request by government lawyers to suspend his decision that the "morning after" contraceptive pill be available for the over-the counter purchase by girls of...
Boehner, McConnell Refuse to Help Fill ObamaCare Rationing Panel
House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told President Obama they would not cooperate in appointing members of ObamaCare's Independent Payment Advisory Board, which has the power to...
IRS Sued for Extending ObamaCare Subsidies to Ineligible Individuals
A group of individuals and small businesses is suing the IRS for ruling that individuals in states that do not establish insurance exchanges are eligible for premium subsidies in direct contravention...
FDA Approves Sale of Plan B One-Step to Minors Without Prescription
On Tuesday, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would allow the Plan B One-Step contraceptive to be sold without prescription to females as young as 15....
Citing ObamaCare, Maryland’s Largest Insurer Seeks 25-percent Rate Hike
Because ObamaCare will force it to cover many people with expensive conditions, Maryland's largest insurer is proposing a 25-percent rate increase for individuals in 2014. ...
Family-run Businesses Successfully Defend Faith Against ObamaCare Mandate
Several family-run businesses owned by people of faith have successfully defended their right to freely exercise their religion against attack by the Obama administration. ...
Projecting High Costs Under ObamaCare, Theater Chain Slashes Work Hours
Regal Entertainment Group, the nation's largest movie theater chain, is reducing employees' work hours in an effort to escape ObamaCare's employee mandate. ...
ObamaCare’s Costly GPS: Tens of Thousands of “Navigators”
Tens of thousands of people will be hired at $20 or more per hour to help Americans navigate ObamaCare's insurance exchanges, a proposed federal rule reveals. ...
Cancer Clinics Cite Sequester in Turning Away Medicare Patients
According to the Washington Post, cancer clinics across the United States are now turning away Medicare patients, citing the sequester budget cuts in as the culprit. ...
Insurance Rates Skyrocketing Under ObamaCare, Say Republicans
Contrary to proponents' claims that it will reduce healthcare costs, ObamaCare is already making health insurance premiums grow very quickly and will make things even worse in the future, according to...