Several of the arguments in this case have credence on their face for different reasons. There is the idea of an agreement or contract: “I do this, if you do that.” One should not break a contract carelessly. Or, the …
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Paul Ryan’s Health Bill: Good, Bad and Ugly
Remember how the Democrats did it. They created Obamacare behind closed doors. There was no real pubic vetting. No real attempt to make sure the pieces fit together in a sensible way. And no possibility of a single vote from …
The 16th Obamacare Co-Op Has Collapsed. Here’s How Much Each Failed Co-Op Got in Taxpayer-Funded Loans.
Oregon’s Health Co-Op, the most recent to close its doors, received $56.6 million in loans from the federal government to help get it off the ground. Source: Find Out How Much Each Failed Co-Op Received in Loans
Components of Optimal Health Insurance: #4 – Contract Free Healthcare Zones | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Does anyone else see a problem with this arrangement? And yes, it is all very legal. But that doesn’t mean it is prudent or even ethical to continue this convoluted, monopolistic, expensive, and restrictive method of accessing and paying for …
Health Plans’ Mastery of Obamacare Poses Challenge To Repeal | Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org
Basically, when it comes to access to care, Obamacare has returned us to the status quo from before the Great Recession – at great cost to taxpayers. And that is only the picture in broad strokes. Very few people account …
Government Bailouts Business Strategy for Obamacare Health Insurance Co-ops | Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org
Taken together, these facts suggest CoOportunity executives purposely set rates low to gain market share — assuming taxpayers would bail-out their losses. The strategic plan was simple: 1) underprice premiums to gain market share; 2) Let taxpayers bailout the losses …
Paying With Other People’s Money | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
An established principle of money management goes something like this: “No one cares about your money more than you do”. Evidently, the government doesn’t agree. The feds have adopted the Lawrence Garfield approach, because it is obvious that the government …
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Obamacare’s Co-Ops: A Bigger Scandal Than Solyndra? – by Scott Gottlieb
This butchery didn’t come about without a lot of government assistance along the way. Collectively, the taxpayers have loaned the co-ops more than $2.4 billion spread over just 23 health plans. Now, Uncle Sam stands to lose a good chunk …
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