On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The bill passed 229-195, with two Democrats voting for repeal and no Republicans voting against the bill. The bill has no expectations of actually moving forward in the Senate, and of course the President would veto any such legislation that came to…

Last week, Sarah Kliff reported the Secretary of HHS, Kathleen Sebelius, is talking to health care executives to get their help in implementing Obamacare: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has gone, hat in hand, to health industry officials, asking them to make large financial donations to help with the effort to implement President…

Thanks to David Boaz of the Cato Institute for his blog post making me aware of this important investigation by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA): An April 1 alert to stock traders that predicted the outcome of a key Medicare funding decision has gained intense legal and public scrutiny….

Yesterday, in a piece entitled “Florida rejects Medicaid expansion, leaves 1 million uninsured,” the Wonk Blog’s Sarah Kliff reported that Florida’s legislature did what Governor Rick Scott would not – halt Medicaid expansion in the state: Scott wouldn’t be the one to “deny Floridians” a part of the health care law—but the Florida legislature had…

Last week, President Obama valiantly – and misleadingly – defended the Affordable Care Act against the “train wreck” comments by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT). Normally, party leaders would repeat this defense, in order to stay on message and avoid the appearance of a divided party. With regards to Obamacare, staying on message is also important…

Tea Party Patriots Plan Rallies, #DCIntervention Social Media Blitz The Tea Party Patriots, the nation’s largest tea party organization, as part of its “No More Train Wrecks” #DCIntervention campaign, announced several grassroots activities this week in order to force the U.S. Senators to tell their constituents the full costs of the proposed immigration bill which…

On April 25, the South Carolina House passed a partial nullification of Obamacare that, according to State Representative Mike Burns, would be the first such legislation “passed by any state in modern American history AFTER the Supreme Court gave its opinion on the constitutionality of a federal act.” Burns, who opposes Obamacare, said “H.3101 would…

If so, you’re part of less than 60% of Americans who do: A new poll finds that many Americans are confused about the health care overhaul legislation commonly called “Obamacare.” The Kaiser Family Foundation released results of a non-partisan study today finding more than 40 percent did not even know the law was in place….

Yesterday, Tea Party Patriots hammered President Obama’s press conference for inaccuracies and misleading statements regarding sequestration, Obamacare, and immigration. We weren’t the only ones doing so. From Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler at “The Fact Checker” this morning: The president is correct that a vast majority of Americans already have health insurance, and many get it…

Over the last year, the narrative used to justify SNAP, the federal food stamp program has taken a significant dent. Here are a few examples: The USDA has used tax dollars to advertise the program since at least 2008. There are major corporate subsidies in the program. Your tax dollars go towards hiring people to…