http://sbrc1.net Western United States Largest Republican Club Sun, 20 May 2012 13:02:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/16/side-effects-obamacares-co-ops-put-taxpayer-dollars-at-risk-for-no-good-reason/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/16/side-effects-obamacares-co-ops-put-taxpayer-dollars-at-risk-for-no-good-reason/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 21:00:07 +0000 Alyene Senger http://blog.heritage.org/?p=98264 Yet another provision of Obamacare is expected to cost taxpayers more than they expected. The House Energy and Commerce Committee recently sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) asking for details regarding the probable loss of $3.1 billion out of the $3.4 billion in Obamacare loans to its Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (“CO-OP”). The estimate comes from the President’s Budget Appendix, and the committee is considering rescinding funds that haven’t already been obligated. The Obamacare initiative gives CMS the authority to award $3.4 billion … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/16/side-effects-obamacares-co-ops-put-taxpayer-dollars-at-risk-for-no-good-reason/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/04/side-effects-another-obamacare-initiative-bites-the-dust/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/04/side-effects-another-obamacare-initiative-bites-the-dust/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 18:16:27 +0000 Alyene Senger http://blog.heritage.org/?p=97512 On Monday, the Obama Administration signaled that another part of its signature health care law may not be working out as planned. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) put an end to a program that offered a $100 incentive to insurance brokers and agents for recommending eligible people to Obamacare’s Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP). Obamacare created the PCIP, commonly called a high-risk pool, as a temporary way to cover those with pre-existing or chronic conditions before 2014, when insurance companies will be prohibited from excluding people based … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/04/side-effects-another-obamacare-initiative-bites-the-dust/feed/ 0 http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/05/side-effects-obamacare-expands-medicaid-makes-a-big-problem-worse/ http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/05/side-effects-obamacare-expands-medicaid-makes-a-big-problem-worse/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:30:19 +0000 Alyene Senger http://blog.heritage.org/?p=95236 In 2014, Obamacare’s key provisions will kick in, and among them is a huge expansion of Medicaid. Obamacare extends eligibility to almost everyone with income below 138 percent of the federal poverty level under the age of 65. A report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows the impact the expansion will have: “This expansion, together with greater participation by individuals eligible under current rules, is projected to add 14.9 million people to enrollment in 2014 and 25.9 million people by 2020—26 percent and 44 percent, respectively, … More]]> http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/05/side-effects-obamacare-expands-medicaid-makes-a-big-problem-worse/feed/ 0