Today, the United States Supreme Court once again opted not to rule a key provision of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 9:18 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It looks as if the recent U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in King v. Burwell transpired as expected. While all justices must follow the golden rule that a statute cannot be interpreted in isolation but instead must be read in full context, there were differing opinions as to whether Congress...
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 10:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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This morning, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in King v Burwell, where the plaintiffs are not seeking to challenge Obamacare, but for the federal health law to operate as written.
Published: Monday, March 9th, 2015 @ 5:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Obamacare's original second enrollment period to #GetCovered has just about come to a close. (It was supposed to end on Sunday, but the administration announced this week that they will be opening a new special enrollment period during tax season.) The Obama Administration has been chirping...
Published: Friday, February 20th, 2015 @ 7:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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To kick off the New Year, the Cato Institute hosted its ninth annual health policy conference, where I and other attendees were briefed heavily on the status and potential implications of King v. Burwell - better known as one of the Obamacare "subsidy lawsuits."
Published: Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 @ 9:49 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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To kick off the New Year, the Cato Institute hosted its 9th annual health policy conference, where I and other attendees were heavily briefed on the status and potential implications of King V Burwell - better known as one of the Obamacare "subsidy lawsuits."
Published: Saturday, January 17th, 2015 @ 5:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two recent federal appeals court rulings address the question of whether Obamacare’s health insurance subsidies for individual-market consumers can be distributed to those purchasing insurance through federal exchanges.
Published: Saturday, August 9th, 2014 @ 12:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday ruled 2-1 that the federal government cannot tax employers in order to provide health insurance subsidies in North Carolina and 35 other states that refused to establish Obamacare exchanges, potentially threatening the national health reform.
Published: Friday, July 25th, 2014 @ 8:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Cary physician Greg Brannon, Tea Party favorite and one of the leading contenders for the GOP nomination for US Senate, told a Moore County audience last night about one of his pet peeves.
Published: Wednesday, December 11th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The federal health care law known as Obamacare creates more problems for North Carolinians than just the faulty website that has generated recent headlines. A new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report documents key Obamacare flaws and offers alternatives for addressing health care needs.
Published: Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The federal health care law known as Obamacare creates more problems for North Carolinians than just the faulty website that has generated recent headlines.
Published: Saturday, November 30th, 2013 @ 3:44 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For the second time in recent weeks, a federal judge has issued a ruling favorable to plaintiffs seeking to block the IRS from collecting tax penalties from employers in states such as North Carolina that do not have a state health insurance exchange under Obamacare. If any of several lawsuits...
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 8:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the enrollment period for Obamacare experiences a rocky start, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says his state's "very consequential" lawsuit against the mandates in the health insurance law could lead to a fiscal nightmare in 34 states.
Published: Saturday, October 12th, 2013 @ 12:33 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the state's largest business organizations is keeping a close eye on two federal lawsuits challenging the authority of the IRS to collect Obamacare taxes in states, including North Carolina, that did not set up state-run health insurance exchanges.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 1:12 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Critics of the state's decision to shun Medicaid expansion have maintained that a study by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine concludes that 500,000 people would be left...
Published: Monday, May 20th, 2013 @ 5:45 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Now that the General Assembly has made it clear North Carolina will not set up state insurance exchanges or expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, I'm going to remind Carolina Journal readers what they know about the complicated issues involved that readers and viewers of...
Published: Friday, February 15th, 2013 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Now that the North Carolina Senate has sent a clear signal that it opposes both Medicaid expansion and a state-based health exchange, the state capital is abuzz with complaints and speculations.
Published: Friday, February 8th, 2013 @ 4:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As state lawmakers made their way back to work Jan. 9, they faced nearly 200 protesters on the lawn in front of the General Assembly building.
Published: Wednesday, January 16th, 2013 @ 11:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Amid growing sentiment by conservatives that states can derail Obamacare by refusing to create health care exchanges, Gov.-elect Pat McCrory says he has not decided whether to join other Republican governors in following that path.
Published: Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 @ 12:34 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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