Four Ways Pa. Lawmakers Can Reduce the Cost of Health Care
The Trump administration is detailing ways to increase choice and competition to drive down health care costs. It's a refreshing acknowledgement from DC that states can do something to combat the harms of the Affordable Care Act.
Embracing Innovation in State Government
Conventional governing is hampering Pennsylvania’s progress. Growing state budgets combined with one-time revenue transfers and targeted tax hikes are delaying the structural reforms essential to improving the quality of life for people who live and work in Pennsylvania.
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6 Reasons Not to Celebrate Obamacare's 6th Anniversary
Lower costs? Improved access? Promises made—and broken—in the six years since Obamacare became law on March 23, 2010. If we want quality, affordable health care, patients and consumers—not bureaucrats—need more control.
Read More >King v. Burwell Highlights Need for Obamacare Alternatives
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in King v. Burwell that health insurance subsidies provided to Pennsylvanians on the federal exchange are legal. But even with subsidies, many plans are restrictive and unaffordable, highlighting the need for alternatives to the Affordable Care Act.
Read More >Supreme Court’s Obamacare Case Could Open Door to Real Healthcare Solutions
Governor Wolf and Pennsylvania lawmakers may get the chance to avoid costly, stringent, and unnecessary federal regulations on the healthcare industry. Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court today could be the start of Obamacare’s undoing—presenting opportunities for patient-centered healthcare reforms that lowers costs and give patients greater choice and control.
Read More >Obamacare’s Broken Promises Leave Pennsylvanians Looking for Solutions
Last year’s disastrous Obamacare rollout had serious consequences. Here in Pennsylvania, Healthcare.gov glitches withheld care from Sally’s dying sister, a small business in Pittsburgh saw employee premiums double, and Mark, a young adult from Delaware County, couldn’t afford to replace his canceled plan.
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Falling Through the Cracks in Obamacare
Mark Ferkler is a Delaware County resident in his mid-thirties. He’s healthy, gainfully employed and now, thanks to Obamacare, is newly uninsured. Yes, you read that right — uninsured. Despite the president’s promise to lower insurance costs, as Mark found out, the Affordable Care Act often isn’t affordable at all.
Read More >Court Ruling Guts Obamacare Subsidies in PA
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled the IRS could not provide tax credits or subsidies to individuals with insurance policies purchased on the federal health exchange. The ruling calls into question whether major portions of the Affordable Care Act—the individual and employer mandates—can be implemented in as many as 36 states, including Pennsylvania.
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My Obamacare Agony
I thought I was lucky. The last day to sign up for Obamacare had arrived, and I’d managed to purchase a plan on the national Obamacare exchange. I was just the kind of sickly, long-uninsured person Obamacare was designed to help—or so I thought.
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My Obamacare Plan is Failing Me
Tuesday is the last day to sign up for health insurance on the Obamacare exchange. Luckily I’ve already purchased an exchange plan. But barely one month into my new health care coverage, I’ve started running into serious roadblocks.
Read More >Obamacare Fails to Deliver on Key Promises
March 31, 2014, HARRISBURG, PA—Today is the last day to begin the application for health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges, but those who’ve already signed up are finding that Obamacare fails to deliver on its promises in at least three key areas.
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