Obamacare

Regulation
Obamacare Penalties for Uninsured are Higher Than Ever
One essential aspect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, is the health insurance overhaul’s individual mandate. Under the 2010 law, Americans lacking health insurance coverage beginning…
by Hayden Ludwig on August 24, 2017

Special Report
Free Market Health Care Reform
Summary: Republicans’ health care overhaul is a huge disappointment so far. The House-approved bill repeals Obamacare taxes but leaves that system largely in place. But a glimmer of hope can…
by David Hogberg on June 16, 2017

Doing Good
If Obamacare is Hurting You, There Are Alternatives
Summary: Controversy continues to swirl around Obamacare and its problems. The scariest issue: the skyrocketing costs many Americans will face this year. But there are real alternatives, including…
by Taylor Agnew on February 13, 2017

Organization Trends
David Hogberg wins book award for Medicare’s Victims
Congratulations to Capital Research Center alumnus David Hogberg, Ph.D., for winning an award for his recent book, Medicare’s Victims: How the U.S. Government’s Largest Health Care Program Harms Patients and…
by CRC Staff on May 11, 2016

Organization Trends
Insuring Crony Capitalism
(PDF here) Summary:  Obamacare was originally passed into law with the help of payoffs to industries in health care.  Now the law’s machinery encourages each part of the medical…
by David Hogberg on January 30, 2016

Labor Watch
“Official Time” and the Veterans Affairs Scandal
(PDF here) The Veterans Affairs scandal shocked the nation, and as further revela­tions of widespread corruption and failure became public, they showed the natural failure of socialized medicine. But…
by Alec Torres on October 20, 2014

Blog
Jack Black and America Ferrera Mock Those Opposed to ObamaCare in New Ad
FoxNews.com quotes me in an article about comic actor Jack Black and America Ferrera appearing in a commercial that mocks those who don’t like ObamaCare. Here’s a link to the…
by Matthew Vadum on October 15, 2010

Blog
The Million-Dollar Sister: Hospital Executive Chooses Obamacare Over Catholic Creed
Frequent Capital Research Center contributor Elias Crim has an excellent op-ed in the Washington Times touching upon the absurdity of the Catholic Health Association’s support for ObamaCare. It begins…
by Matthew Vadum on June 3, 2010

Blog
ObamaCare Dead?
Maybe. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) seems to think it’s over.
by Matthew Vadum on January 21, 2010

Blog
Obama’s Fascist Healthcare Plan May Pass Senate
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who may be unaware that he is currently enjoying his final term in the U.S. Senate, claims to have the 60 votes he needs…
by Matthew Vadum on December 20, 2009