An unnamed California healthcare provider is suing the embattled Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and 15 agents for allegedly seizing 60,000,000 medical records belonging to “more than 10,000,000 Americans, including at least 1,000,000 Californians.” The complaint, posted by National Review, states that IRS agents’ search warrant for financial information did “not authorize any seizure of … [Read more...]

Lawmaker: 'We're going to do all we can to make certain it doesn't get that power' Just days after the IRS admitted making life miserable for conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., warned that the agency cannot be trusted to enforce Obamacare and is pushing legislation to strip the IRS of any new powers connected to the law. On Thursday, ABC News … [Read more...]

A new report released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee reveals Obamacare will increase health insurance premiums by an average of nearly 100 percent. Some premiums could rise by 400 percent. The committee cited internal documents from some of the nation’s largest health insurance companies. “The average yearly cost for a new customer in the individual market grows from $1,896 … [Read more...]

4/25/13  Today, Liberty Counsel filed its final brief in Liberty University v. Geithner before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals hears our case against ObamaCare on May 16. Liberty Counsel represents Liberty University and two private individuals in this case.  Our case is the most comprehensive and significant challenge to ObamaCare in the country! Liberty Counsel is challenging (1) the … [Read more...]

Congress is preparing to take action on a bipartisan proposal to raise taxes on flu vaccines. This is not a tax on the wealthy, but rather on a broad swath of Americans, or at least those who choose to be immunized against the flu.   In February, identical bills were introduced in the House and Senate to add seasonal flu vaccines to the IRS code as taxable. The legislation would … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims on individual health policies under President Barack Obama’s overhaul, the nation’s leading group of financial risk analysts has estimated. That’s likely to increase premiums for at least some Americans buying individual plans. The report by the Society of Actuaries could turn into … [Read more...]

As you know, U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) forced a vote on an amendment last week to defund Obamacare. The Democrats defeated the amendment, but all 45 Republicans voted in favor of it even though some in the party don't want to fight the issue anymore. But the real test for Republicans came this week when the Senate held the final vote on the bill that funds … [Read more...]

Within the flurry of votes by the U.S. Senate, was one specific amendment  to repeal the job killing Medical Device Tax that was written into the Obamacare health care law aka Affordable Care Act. The amendment was offered by Senator Orrin (R-UT), with the statement of purpose being: To promote innovation, preserve high-paying jobs, and encourage economic growth for manufacturers of lifesaving … [Read more...]

Because the mainstream media lobbied every bit as hard as Obama to win passage of ObamaCare, they are every bit as invested in doing whatever is necessary to see that it is perceived as a success. Unfortunately for Americans who expect truth from their media, this means the media are having to manufacture a false reality that says ObamaCare is, to steal a phrase, "doing fine." In order to … [Read more...]

To no avail I wrote approximately twenty-five or thirty blog postings published at the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, Florida during the year 2009 concerning the Democrats attempt to destroy the best healthcare in the world.  I pointed out many times that Obama and the Democrats were merely making a power grab, that "IT" was not about healthcare at all, but about brute power over … [Read more...]

Thanks, Obamacare: Some Americans could see their insurance bills double next year as the health care overhaul law expands coverage to millions of people. The nation's big health insurers say they expect premiums — or the cost for insurance coverage — to rise from 20 to 100 percent for millions of people due to changes that will occur when key provisions of the Affordable Care Act roll out in … [Read more...]

A select Senate panel has just rejected Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed Medicaid expansion, a week after identical action by their counterparts in the Florida House of representatives. Governor Rick Scott is left standing alone on the proposed Medicaid expansion, which some critics (myself included) viewed as an electoral move which would leave Florida on the hook for a huge unfunded mandate long … [Read more...]

The Medicaid expansion is touted by proponents of Obamacare as a “no-brainer.” While it is true that some states may see projected savings, it is erroneous to claim that this experience applies to every state. Proponents predict that by expanding Medicaid states will be able to reduce payments to health care providers, such as hospitals, for uncompensated care. As a matter of fact, … [Read more...]

Thirty Republicans have signed onto a letter drafted by GOP Reps. Jim Bridenstine (OK) and Tim Huelskamp (KS) asking House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor to defund Obamacare in the upcoming Continuing Resolution. The popular support for the letter is a sign House conservatives want to fight the battle against Obamacare by cutting off its appropriations, a tactic the … [Read more...]

Reuters reports a hitch in Governor Rick Scott’s plans to expand Medicaid coverage, as directed by the ObamaCare plan he once vowed to oppose:   On the eve of convening of the 2013 session, the House Select Committee on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rejected the expansion. A Senate counterpart committee postponed consideration of the issue, which is sure to be one … [Read more...]

During the 2012 election campaign, Democrats denied that ObamaCare made $716 billion in cuts to Medicare in order to provide funding toward $1.9 trillion in new entitlement spending over the next ten years. In an announcement on Friday, however, the Obama administration revealed that it would be significantly reducing funding for Medicare, a move that one health insurance analyst said “would … [Read more...]

Special Report Neurosurgeon who upstaged Obama to star in Hannity Special tonight. Dr. Ben Carson is fast becoming America’s Doctor. And he will make an hour-long house call with Sean Hannity in a Hannity Special on Fox News Friday night. Along with a handful of guests in an on-set audience, of which I will be privileged to be one. Dr. Carson, of course, has been in … [Read more...]

The newly released “ObamaCare Survival Guide” has reached a new sales milestone — it has hit the New York Times’ bestseller list. The guide book will appear in the Feb. 3 issue of The New York Times Book Review for advice paperback books – coming in at #13 for all books in that category. Since its release late last year, the “ObamaCare Survival Guide” by Nick J. Tate has … [Read more...]

David and Barbara Green of Hobby Lobby (CNSNews.com) - In a legal argument formally presented in federal court in the case of Hobby Lobby v. Kathleen Sebelius, the Obama administration is claiming that the First Amendment—which expressly denies the government the authority to prohibit the “free exercise” of religion—nonetheless allows it to force Christians to directly violate their … [Read more...]

On January 1, regardless of the outcome of fiscal cliff negotiations, Americans will be hit with a $1 trillion Obamacare tax hike. Obamacare contains twenty new or higher taxes. Five of the taxes hit for the first time on January 1.  In total, Americans face a net $1 trillion tax hike for the years 2013-2022, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The five major Obamacare taxes … [Read more...]

Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next 8 days, Heritage is going to highlight one of the various changes in Obamacare projections (e.g., cost, enrollment, etc.) from when the law first passed until now. One of Obamacare’s primary goals was to dramatically reduce the number of uninsured. … [Read more...]

Brief warns feds president's plan could kill women A federal appeals court has agreed with three U.S. district judges and blocked the enforcement of the Obamacare “mandate” that would have forced a Missouri company to pay for health insurance including abortifacients in violation of the religious beliefs of the owners. The order from a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of … [Read more...]

Have you heard the news? Have you heard the news? Americans are genuinely excited that our case against ObamaCare may be the one that derails the course of government-controlled healthcare in the courts. With yesterday’s ruling, the Supreme Court ordered that our case, Liberty University et al v. Geithner, be reheard at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. Following … [Read more...]