Alternatives to the Obamacare individual mandate

Health Insurance Reform Lies and the Lying Liars Who Push Them

By Todd Halterman
Health Insurance Reform Lies and the Lying Liars Who Push Them

Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy is catching flak for a letter he wrote a constituent about his stand on the current state of health insurance via the Affordable Care Act. Cassidy, a Republican and a physician, has been a staunch critic of Obamacare, and his answer to the voter’s question pulled no punches. “Obamacare does not lower costs or improve quality, but rather it raises taxes and allows a presidentially handpicked ‘Health Choices Commissioner’ to determine what…

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FreedomWorks: Don’t Accept a Soft Obamacare Mandate

By Benjamin Domenech, The Heartland Institute
FreedomWorks: Don’t Accept a Soft Obamacare Mandate

One of the big questions on the minds of many in Washington at the moment is: what comes after the individual mandate? Should the Supreme Court strike the requirement down but not strike down President Obama’s entire law, some substitute will likely be proposed by the White House and its allies in Congress. Health policy expert Dean Clancy from Freedomworks offers an early rebuttal to possible alternatives to the individual mandate here: First of all,…

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