Tag Archives: Obamacare

Delay in DSH Cuts Means No Need to Rush on Medicaid

This week, the Ohio House of Representatives is poised to pass its version of the biennial budget.  While the bill looks much different than the blueprint originally introduced by Governor Kasich, and now includes changes to his tax reform and …

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Sticker Shock! ObamaCare Bills Coming Due

Those who argued that ObamaCare was a looming public policy disaster are being vindicated almost daily as Americans confront sticker shock over the legislation’s most expensive components. According to the Columbus Dispatch, a new study from the Society of Actuaries …

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Governor Kasich Has It Right on Obamacare

Governor John Kasich is expected to opt not to set up a state exchange. This is the right decision for Ohio.  The President’s health care law is unworkable and unsustainable. Rejecting the health insurance exchanges, and equally as important the …

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Push to Expand Medicaid Underway

The Columbus Dispatch recently indicated that the Ohio Hospital Association “strongly support the responsible implementation of Medicaid expansion.” This is yet another indication of the kind of pressure that will be coming to bear on Governor Kasich in the coming …

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Akron Beacon Journal Refuses to Connect the Dots on Health Care

One of the more frustrating aspects of the debate surrounding health care is the unwillingness of so many to question wether something as incredibly complex and interconnected as the US health care system should be managed from Washington, DC. Despite …

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Policy and Politics: Obamacare, Medicaid and Health Care Reform

Kevin Holtsberry was on with Brian Wilson of WSPD 1370 in Toledo on Tuesday discussing his post “Obamacare, Politics and the Myth of Free Money.” Listen below.

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Obamacare, Politics and the Myth of Free Money

A growing chorus, pushed by liberal interest groups, think tanks and a sympathetic media, is castigating governors who are reluctant to expand Medicaid and implement state level exchanges in the wake of the recent Supreme Court ruling.  These critics present …

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