Of Course: Health Law That Will Ship Jobs Overseas to Be Overseen by… An Overseas Company
Reported on the Fourth of July, no less. As it turns out, the British are coming… WASHINGTON — Racing to...
Obama Administration Delays Employer Insurance Mandate Penalties Until 2015
Under the Affordable Care Act, many employers are required to provide a government-approved level of health insurance to employees at...
Another Union Comes Out Against The Affordable Care Act
A few weeks ago, I talked about how the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers International had dropped...
The Ayes Don’t Have It: Medicaid Expansion Fails In Missouri
The proposed Missouri Medicaid expansion has reached the end of the line, at least for this year. When Missouri Gov....
It Begins: Roofers’ Union ‘Seeks Repeal/Reform Of Affordable Care Act’
The Wall Street Journal says this “is believed to be the first union to initially support the law [the Affordable...
On The Medicaid Proposal Coursing Through The House
Last week, the Missouri House Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability voted 7-2 to pass House Bill 700, a proposal...
Reminder: A Strong Majority Of States ‘Remain Either Defiant Or Undecided’ About Expanding Medicaid
The Associated Press kind of buried the lede this weekend in a story about state legislatures supposedly wanting to “make...
Kansas City Seeks To Extend Health Levy
In 2005, city leaders in Kansas City sought and received a temporary property tax levy to fund health services. Eight...
Dear Affordable Care Act Supporters: You Call This ‘Saving Money’?
Proponents of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) have long claimed that the law’s provisions would “bend the cost curve”...
No, A Medicaid Expansion Would Not Be ‘Medicaid Reform’
On Wednesday, the Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce held a press conference touting a report...
Prospect Of Medicaid Expansion Appears To Have Turned Missouri’s Credit Outlook Negative
Is federal spending “free money”? Of course not — as I have said many times, we are the federal government,...
Jay Nixon Makes The Wrong Call On Medicaid
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon calls an up-or-down vote on expansion of the state’s Medicaid program “the biggest decision facing our...
State Of The State Address: Simply Irresponsible To Propose Medicaid Expansion
It was no surprise that Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon expressed his support for expanding the state’s Medicaid program during his...
Extra Health Levy In Kansas City A(nother) Tax Too Far
Last Tuesday, I was quoted in the Kansas City Star regarding whether Kansas City should renew a temporary health levy...
Five New Year’s Resolutions for Enhancing Liberty – And Pulling Back from the ‘Fiscal Cliff’
In past years, the Show-Me Institute proposed New Year’s resolutions aimed at Missouri policymakers. This time, our New Year’s resolutions...
It Is Time to Reform Medicaid, Not Expand It
If someone who is sinking deeper and deeper into debt comes to you with an offer of “free money,” you...
On the Proposed Medicaid Expansion
As our readers know, last Thursday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced his support for an expansion of Missouri’s Medicaid program....
Show-Me Discusses the Medicaid Expansion With Media All Across State
It has been a busy few days in the Show-Me office. Yesterday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced that his upcoming...
Nixon: Missouri Will Not Implement Health Insurance Exchange By Federal Deadline
In a victory of sorts, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said on Thursday that the state will not be able to...
Oklahoma Challenges Health Care Tax In Federally-Run Insurance Exchanges
This is pretty big news (via Michael Cannon.) The way the Affordable Care Act (also known as “ObamaCare”) is written,...
