MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'health insurance mandate'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:09 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082065&cid=t_328190_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F81XNKefd6eU%2F Conclusion: “The gutting of Medicare claim goes too far…What this means for seniors is a bit murkier.”  True enough: even if ObamaCare’s implausible Medicare cuts take effect, they clearly would not “gut” Medicare.  (BTW, click here or here for a politically sustainable way to restrain Medicare spending.)  The authors also note that Medicare Advantage enrollees would lose some benefits.  But when the article claims that ObamaCare will not eliminate any “basic” Medicare benefits, it neglects to mention that Medicare’s chief actuary estimates that the law could cause 15 percent of hospitals, home health agencies, and other providers to stop accepting Medicare patients.  If your hospital no longer accepts your Medicare coverage, is th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082065 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:02:13 +0100 4082065 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822847&cid=t_328190_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fmissouri-votes-overwhelming-drop-requirement-mandatory-health-insurance%2F Missourians voted overwhelming for Proposition C which would overturn the requirement that individuals buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties. The measure, largely symbolic as federal law generally trumps state statutes, passed with 71% of the vote. Tea party activist Annette Read discusses her views. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822847 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:52:54 +0100 3822847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3453885&cid=t_328190_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvXZLx9qZ-20%2F By Michael F. CannonSupporters of ObamaCare are shifting into full-denial mode. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) recently told an incredulous town-hall crowd that ObamaCare does not, in fact, require you to purchase health insurance. Rep. Wasserman Schultz’s announcement came as a surprise to those of us familiar with the bill, which added to Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code a new Chapter 48, whose first section (Section 5000A) is titled, “REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE” (see p. 126; all-caps in original).  Subparagraph (b)(3) even provides for “PAYMENT OF PENALTY” if you don’t comply with the “REQUIREMENT.” ObamaCare’s supporters are still looking for ways to hide what they’ve done. Repeal the bi... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3453885 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:41:04 +0100 3453885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243786&cid=t_328190_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FpUaVfsdpLaE%2F It could not escape notice this week that the Virginia state Senate passed legislation that would make it illegal for any government body to require individuals to purchase health insurance.  The bill is expected to be passed by the state’s House of Delegates and then signed into law by Governor Bob McDonnell. Virginia is one of the first states to take such action, but it almost certainly won’t be the last.  According to the American Legislative Exchange Council, legislative measures or proposed constitutional amendments have been filed in 35 states to challenge the idea of health insurance mandates. This is a significant problem for the future of health reform.  One of the most popular components of the health reform bills that have passed both houses of Congress is the provision ... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243786 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:01:03 +0100 3243786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2876012&cid=t_328190_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXYrtaOMR0RM%2F President Obama wants to put people in jail if they don’t buy health insurance. Give that man a peace prize. Cross-posted at Politico’s The Arena. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2876012 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:30:12 +0100 2876012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2823955&cid=t_328190_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F9d_QjFkWqlY%2F As Michael Cannon discussed in an earlier post, the White House is trying to claim that health care “reform” does not mean higher taxes. This is a two-pronged issue. First, there is a mandate to purchase health insurance. Second, there is a tax (the White House calls it a fee) on people who fail to purchase a policy. The White House claims this mandate is akin to state-level requirements for the purchase of health insurance, and that the newly-insured people will be getting some value (a health insurance policy) in exchange for their money. These assertions are defensible, but that does not change the fact that a tax is being imposed. It might be plausible to argue that the mandate is not a tax if the value of the insurance policy to the individual was equal to the cost. But ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2823955 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:45:48 +0100 2823955 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814395&cid=t_328190_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2xRntifTq7k%2F President Obama argued on TV talk shows this weekend that his proposed mandate for everyone to buy health insurance – or face a large financial penalty – is not a tax increase: In a testy exchange on ABC’s “This Week,” broadcast Sunday, Obama rejected the assertion that forcing people to obtain coverage would violate his campaign pledge against raising taxes on middle-class Americans. “For us to say you have to take responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase,” Obama said in response to persistent questioning, later adding: “Nobody considers that a tax increase.” Well, I consider it a tax increase, so I guess that makes me nobody. The real question is whether this tax increase is a good idea. My answer is no.... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814395 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:43:26 +0100 2814395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807576&cid=t_328190_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRTUiZOekJUM%2F The Wall Street Journal notes that Sen. Max Baucus’s allegedly moderate health care plan “would increase the cost of insurance and then force people to buy it, requiring subsidies. Those subsidies would be paid for by taxes that make health care and thus insurance even more expensive, requiring even more subsidies and still higher taxes.” Other than that, it’s not so bad. The Journal also digs up a great graphic produced by the 2008 presidential campaign of a little-known Illinois senator named Barack Obama: And speaking of health care mandates and how much they’re going to cost young people, as the Washington Post was yesterday, I just had lunch with Clark Ruper, program manager for Students for Liberty, who told me he’d be on the Newshour with Jim Leh... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807576 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:17:55 +0100 2807576