Thursday ObamaCare News Roundup

There were some interesting articles published recently concerning ObamaCare, and I would like to share those with you.


Majority of states challenge ObamaCare
That's right, the official total is now 28 states challenging the Constitutionality of ObamaCare.
http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/majority-of-states-for-repeal-too/

It’s now official: 28 states are challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare in the courts. For those of you keeping score, the following six joined the Florida-led lawsuit: Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Wyoming and Maine. Then of course Virginia is pursuing its own suit, and now Oklahoma is about to file its own separate lawsuit based on its voters’ approval in November of a Health Care Freedom Act similar to Virginia’s.

US Doctors fear results of ObamaCare
Most doctors think ObamaCare will result in lower quality health care for patients.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41149280

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. doctors surveyed fear healthcare reform could worsen care for patients, by flooding their offices and hurting income, according to a Thomson Reuters survey released Tuesday.

The survey of more than 2,900 doctors found many predict the legislation will force them to work harder for less money.

"When asked about the quality of healthcare in the U.S. over the next five years, 65 percent of the doctors believed it would deteriorate with only 18 percent predicting it would improve," Thomson Reuters, parent company of Reuters, said in a statement.

200 economists ask Obama to repeal ObamaCare
They think it will be very bad for the nation. Join the club...

As the House prepares debate on the future of the $1 trillion health care overhaul enacted last year, 200 economists have asked members of Congress to repeal the act.

“To promote job growth and help to restore the federal government to fiscal balance, we, the undersigned, feel that it would be beneficial to repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” the economists said in a letter to Congress.

“Too many Americans remain unemployed and the United States faces a daunting budgetary outlook. We believe the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a threat to U.S. businesses and will place a crushing debt burden on future generations of Americans,” they wrote.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/200-economists-ask-lawmakers-repeal-obam

Senate offers olive branch to GOP
Well, that didn't take long. The House votes to repeal ObamaCare, and Senator Reid says he won't even let it come up for a vote in the Senate. Then they offer what they call an "olive branch." And what is it? They think it's enough to get rid of the 1099 provisions that will be killing small businesses this year. The Democrats involved obviously think the repeal was just a campaign gimmick and want to ignore it as quickly as possible. Will the GOP let them?

Democratic Sens. Ben Nelson (Neb.), Maria Cantwell (Wash.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) wrote to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to offer swift Senate passage for stand-alone legislation to do away with a reporting requirement for businesses.

"Now that you have moved past repeal of the Affordable Care Act, we encourage you to work on efforts to improve the law moving forward," the senators wrote in a letter to Boehner, following a House vote on Wednesday to repeal the entirety of President Obama's healthcare bill.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/139083-senate-dems-offer-olive-branch-to-gop-on-health-reform

Well, that's the lot. I hope you found them informative and entertaining.