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    Obamacare was pushed into law with the hope that the more Americans learned about it, the more they would like it. That has not happened. Americans remain strongly opposed to the health law and its expansion of the role of government in their lives. The more they learn about the law, the less they like it and the more they search for an alternative, like Heritage’s Saving the American Dream proposal, that empowers patients, reduces costs, and ensures access.

    Accepting Federal Exchange Funding for Obamacare: A Dangerous Proposition for the States

    March 25, 2011 at 2:12 pm

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    Right now, states across the country are trying to figure out what to do in response to Obamacare and its health insurance exchange architecture. In Oklahoma, the question has gone even further as the state government debates whether or not to accept federal funding, appropriated in the Obamacare statute, to … More

    Doctor Fears Government’s Expanding Role in Health Care

    March 24, 2011 at 6:00 pm

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    Dr. Martha Boone doesn’t hide her displeasure with Obamacare. She was opposed to the law long before President Obama signed it one year ago and remains critical of it today. She spoke at Heritage this week about its impact on doctors. One story Boone shared shed light on the challenges … More

    Side Effects: Obamacare and a Physician Shortage Mean Reduced Access to Care Under Medicaid

    March 24, 2011 at 5:00 pm

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    A main goal of Obamacare was to expand health care coverage in the United States, which it tries to achieve largely by adding 18 million more individuals to Medicaid. But health coverage does not always equate to access to care, which is already apparent in the Medicaid program. In light … More

    Congressional Hearing Highlights Need to Repeal CLASS

    March 24, 2011 at 4:00 pm

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    Last week, Kathy Greenlee, the Assistant Secretary for the Administration on Aging, was placed in the uncomfortable position of defending the unworkable CLASS Program in front of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. Her task was made all the more difficult from recent remarks made by Health and Human … More

    Happy Birthday, Obamacare? What It Really Means for Women

    March 24, 2011 at 12:00 pm

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    Yesterday marked the first anniversary of Obamacare. While advocates spend the week highlighting the new law’s effects on different groups of Americans, we will do the same. A review of the facts on the ground and the conclusions of Heritage research over the past year reveal the far-reaching negative consequences … More

    Doctors Give the Practice of Medicine under Obamacare a Grim Prognosis

    March 23, 2011 at 6:00 pm

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    On Monday, The Heritage Foundation hosted a panel of current and future physicians to discuss the impact of Obamacare on their profession. Their remarks highlighted the importance of the doctor-patient relationship as the heart of the practice of medicine and detailed direct threats as a result of the new health … More

    Breaking Health Care Research: Pursuing a Different Path in Health Reform

    March 23, 2011 at 5:00 pm

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    After one year, Obamacare remains just as unpopular as ever. The fight for repeal has gained ground in both Congress and the states. But repeal is only the first step in setting a new agenda on health care. In her recently released paper, Heritage expert Nina Owcharenko explains the four … More

    I Don’t Care, You Don’t Care, No One Cares for Obamacare

    March 23, 2011 at 12:00 pm

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    One year ago, when President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, he proclaimed it would lower costs, reduce the deficit, and lift the drag on our economy. Since then, insurance premiums have not dropped; coverage has not increased; over half of the states have filed suit against … More

    Happy Birthday, Obamacare? What it Really Means for Consumers

    March 23, 2011 at 10:00 am

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    Today marks the one-year anniversary of Obamacare. While advocates spend the week highlighting the new law’s effects on different groups of Americans, we are doing the same. A review of the facts on the ground and the conclusions of Heritage research over the past year reveals the far-reaching negative consequences. … More

    Morning Bell: Obamacare’s Failed First Year

    March 23, 2011 at 9:26 am

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    “I think that health care, over time, is going to become more popular,” then-White House senior advisor David Axelrod promised David Gregory about Obamacare last September. That same month, the Health Information Campaign, founded by high-profile leftist activists including former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and former White House Communications … More

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