Category Archives: Health Care and Related Issues

Appeals Courts Issue Contrary Rulings On Affordable Care Act

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Ampersand

An exciting day for ACA-watchers! This morning a three-judge panel from The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Obamacare’s federal subsidies to help people afford health insurance can be offered to people who buy their insurance … Continue reading →

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Pelosi didn’t say Congress would have to vote for the ACA to know what’s in it

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Ampersand

In another thread, Ron wrote: The ACA is one example, when even the then-Speaker of the House said that Congress would have to vote for it to find out what’s in it… Ron, regarding that Pelosi quote, here’s how Politico … Continue reading →

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Want Fewer Heroin Deaths And Users? Give Addicts Heroin For Free

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Ampersand

Well, for free under very controlled circumstances. From a blog post by “M.S.” on The Economist: But we do have a good idea of how to stop more people from destroying themselves specifically with heroin injection, which has a higher … Continue reading →

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Obama Lied, And He Deserves To Be Slammed For It

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Ampersand

Ezra Klein sums it up well: President Obama promised that “if you like your plan, you can keep it.” This is true for the vast majority of Americans, but the small fraction for whom it isn’t true still represent millions … Continue reading →

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Decent Debate About Health Care Going On At Ethics Alarms

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Ampersand

I’m having a surprisingly decent debate about healthcare (Obamacare, etc) over at Ethics Alarms, in a thread called The Ethics Of Demanding Charity. Robert is participating too. Check it out, if you like. Below the cut: One of my comments. … Continue reading →

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Just Because A Company Is Owned By Christians Doesn’t Mean The Company Has Christian Beliefs

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ampersand

A good post by Jessica Pieklo at RH Reality Check: What’s noteworthy about the decision in this case is not the outcome, but the detailed and well-reasoned dissent crafted by Circuit Judge Ilana Rovner. In examining the question of what … Continue reading →

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From Forbes.com: “The Bomb Buried in Obamacare Explodes Today – Hallelujah!” by Rick Ungar

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

An interesting article. I wonder what people think. Here’s an excerpt: [T]he provision of the law…called the medical loss ratio…requires health insurance companies to spend 80% of the consumers’ premium dollars they collect—85% for large group insurers—on actual medical care … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Ampersand

Still not much time for posting, but I do want to point out that — much to my surprise — the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, with Roberts voting with the four relatively liberal Justices, and Kennedy … Continue reading →

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Obamacare discussion thread

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Ampersand

I feel kind of bad that I haven’t posted anything about the ongoing Supreme Court trial. Judging from today’s oral arguments, it’s going to be a 5/4 decision, but which way it goes depends on Justice Kennedy. Most folks seem … Continue reading →

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More on freedom, birth control and employer coercion

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Ampersand

In comments, Sebastian writes: You’d have to squint pretty hard to get the idea that freedom from state coercion is a general organizing principle of progressivism […] See for example recent progressive discussions about the state forcing employers to provide … Continue reading →

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