Senate Republicans yesterday decided to include in their tax reform plan a provision to eliminate the Obamacare mandate that forces people to buy health insurance or pay a ... Keep Reading
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Health Plan Costs Set to Soar
The cost of Affordable Care Act policies in North Carolina seems poised to rise sharply, as Obamacare's death spiral looms. Insurer Aetna is going to dump its individual ... Keep Reading
Teacher Compensation: the other side of teacher pay
Our discussions on teacher pay are usually limited to salary. A correct understanding of teacher pay also includes compensation for benefits such as health insurance, retirement ... Keep Reading
Bad Bill of the Week: Another Health Insurance Mandate to Drive up Premiums
North Carolina has a hidden tax, and it’s probably the most expensive one you’ve never heard of: It’s called health insurance mandates. Health insurance mandates are laws that ... Keep Reading
NC Insurance Commissioner Blasts Obamacare
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, a Democrat, criticized Obamacare and the highly negative effects it has had on North Carolina's health insurance market in a ... Keep Reading
“Affordable” Care: Blue Cross of NC Requests 26 Percent Rate Hike on Obamacare Plans
From the Triangle Business Journal: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina requested a 25.7 percent increase to premium rates it charges customers who buy Affordable Care ... Keep Reading
Big Surprise: Crony Obamacare Pads Profits of Insurance Companies
In the wake of the Jonathan Gruber videos that showed the MIT economist and major architect of Obamacare admitting that supporters deceived the public (and insulted voters as ... Keep Reading
“Affordable” Care Act: NC Insurance Premiums to Rise by 13% Next Year
In a conference call earlier today Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC discussed projected insurance premiums for 2015. North Carolina's largest health insurer says rates will rise by ... Keep Reading
Five More ACA Horror Stories
You'll be hearing a lot about how the Affordable Care Act helps patients, but the exact opposite is true: the Affordable Care act hurts patients, especially because it pushes them ... Keep Reading
Why Your Health Care Plan Was Cancelled
In this three and a half minute video, Robert Graboyes of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University explains a major reason why millions of health insurance plans were - and ... Keep Reading
