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Supreme Court ruling a temporary victory for the administration
Human Events
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.29.2012

Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a controversial 5-4 verdict on the constitutionality of President Obama’s signature piece of legislation — the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, it was not the 5-4 verdict most of America was hoping for.
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Now it's up to the voters to strike down Obamacare
The Daily Caller
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.29.2012

A very splintered Supreme Court has upheld Obamacare, almost in its entirety. One small provision — which would have allowed the feds to withdraw the funding they give states for their Medicaid programs if they declined to expand them — was rejected.
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The Battle Isn’t Over
National Review Online
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.28.2012

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5–4 decision with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the liberal wing of the court upholds the individual mandate as a tax — not under the Commerce Clause which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce. As of this morning, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is now upheld as constitutional.
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SCOTUS Rules Obamacare Constitutional-Repeal and Replace More Important than Ever
Lawmakers must dismantle this law and replace it with market-oriented reforms
By: Sally C. Pipes, Erik S. Jaffe, P.C.
6.28.2012

San Francisco--June 28, 2012: The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision with Chief Justice Roberts siding with the liberal wing upholds the individual mandate as a tax - not under the Commerce Clause which grants Congress the power to regulate commerce. This means the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare ) is constitutional.
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How Will the White House Respond to the Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision
Forbes.com
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.25.2012

Is the White House gearing up for another healthcare fight? President Obama doesn’t want the public to think so.
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Will changes to health care really cut costs?
Heritage.com
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.22.2012

Researchers from Harvard University and the City University of New York have cautioned that the federal government's multibillion-dollar investments in health information technology might not be the boon their proponents claim.
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Physician-senator urges HHS to drop ICD-10 plan
American Medical Association - amednews.com
6.21.2012

The Dept. of Health and Human Services should abandon its plan to enforce a switch to the ICD-10 diagnostic code sets for billing patient services because of redundancies and unnecessary intricacies in the new system, Sen. Tom Coburn, MD (R, Okla.), stated in a policy position paper.
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Tequila Shots for an ‘Honest Budget’
Fox & Hounds Daily
By: Katy Grimes
6.21.2012

As Legislative leaders worked so diligently to pass the sham budget last week, their motive was obvious—they wanted to be paid.
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The GOP Must Be Positive and Proactive on Health Care
The Wall Street Journal
By: John R. Graham
6.21.2012

Your editorial "GOPCare" (June 16) rightly expresses frustration at Republican politicians' inability to frame a coherent alternative to ObamaCare for the private insurance market.
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Oregon officials worried about health care roll back
Statesman Journal
6.21.2012

Even as it awaits a Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama’s health care initiative, Oregon contends it has put too much work into its own reforms to turn back.
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Californians anxious about pending ruling on Affordable Care Act
ABC News 10
By: Paul C. Barton
6.18.2012

California has put a lot of work into preparing for President Barack Obama's health care reform law to take full effect in 2014.
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HHS official's exit stirs speculation
Politico
By: J. Lester Feder
6.18.2012

From the outside, the timing of the announcement that Department of Health and Human Services’ top insurance regulator is leaving for a job with UnitedHealthcare couldn’t have looked any worse.
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Our No. 1 priority must be fixing California's housing market
Fresno Bee
By: Dr. Arthur Laffer
6.15.2012

America's housing market appears to be recovering. Home prices inched up 1.1% in April compared to the previous year, according to a new report.

Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/2012/06/13/2872432/arthur-b-laffer-our-no-1-priority.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy

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Don't Believe the Actuaries, Medicare Is Far From Safe
Forbes.com
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.12.2012

According to a recent analysis conducted by actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Obamacare will save Medicare nearly $200 billion by 2016. They went on to report that the law will save seniors nearly $60 billion in out-of-pocket costs.
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Repeal of the Medical-Device Tax Is Life-Saving Legislation
Forbes.com
By: John R. Graham
6.11.2012

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal Obamacare’s medical-device tax last Thursday. As I wrote last week, the medical-device tax is much more than a job-killing tax. It’s a patient-killing tax, too.
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Obamacare's Medical-Device Tax Kills Patients, Not Just Jobs
Forbes.com
By: John R. Graham
6.6.2012

My colleague Robert Book has written a compelling analysis of Obamacare’s medical-device tax, which concludes that it will destroy about 14,000 and perhaps up to 47,100 jobs.
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To prosper, California should cut tax rates
The Press Enterprise
By: Dr. Arthur Laffer
6.6.2012

Revenue for California’s government appears to have dried up. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office recently announced that personal income tax receipts are now $3 billion behind schedule.
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Obamacare's assault on women
The Pasadena Citizen
By: Sally C. Pipes
6.6.2012

President Obama has opened up a healthy lead over Republican candidate Mitt Romney among women, according to a new Reuters poll.
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