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The article comments on the efforts of Obamacare apologists to emphasize the minimal impact of the suspension of Community Living Services and Supports (CLASS) Act implementation in October 2011. Blogger Ezra Klein argues that Democrats are not at fault in the demise of CLASS. In the author's opinion, Klein described the demise as an example of good liberal governance. He explains the role of CLASS as a fake fiscal restraint on a massive tax-and-spend program.

The article discusses how to repeal and replace U.S. President Barack Obama's health care program. It highlights the proposal of Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum to use reconciliation to repeal Obamacare. It believes that the 2012 election will pave the way for delivering on repeal and replace Obamacare, as the voters are demanding.

The article discusses the moves by U.S. president Barack Obama to resolve the increasing federal deficits and debt as of September 2011. It cites the Bowles-Simpson commission that was created by Obama to study how to lower the government's debt. It criticizes the move by Obama to disregard the recommendation of the commission and presented his own budget plan with no major entitlement reforms.

The article discusses the budget fight between the Democrats and the Republicans which can lead to a political and fiscal debacle if the Republicans are not careful. It cites the things that U.S. President Barack Obama and his allies want to accomplish including a package Obama can campaign on in 2012, raise taxes without getting blamed for it and a deal for an entitlement status quo. It suggests for the Republicans to make it clear that they have no incentive to make any concessions.

The article discusses issues on the 6,400 U.S. dollar figure derived from the Congressional Budget Office's analysis of U.S. House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan's Medicare reform plan. It details the mechanics of where the 6,400 U.S. dollars came from. Under the medical law, the government would cover around 8,600 U.S. dollars of the total cost, leaving below 6,200 U.S. dollars for the beneficiaries to cover themselves.

The author looks at the controversy surrounding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act proposed by U.S. president Barack Obama. The author believes that the policies of the healthcare reform law are similar to the health benefits tax proposed by his 2008 presidential rival, U.S. senator John McCain. The author adds that the Republicans, led by U.S. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, respond to the law by devising a budget strategy to change the healthcare system, which allows only Americans aged 55 and older to keep the existing coverage.

The article comments on the impact of the Obamacare on the welfare of the patients in the U.S. The authors of the book "Why Obamacare Is Wrong for America" argue that the law should be replaced since it hinders the plan of the federal government to develop a patient-centered health-care system. They mention that in order to solve the problems with the healthcare sector of the U.S., it is important to empower not the government, but the patients.

The article reports on U.S. President Barack Obama's budget for fiscal year 2012. It details how Obama's 2012 budget has been criticized as completely detached from fiscal and economic reality, with predictions that government debt will reach 21 trillion U.S. dollars by 2021. The article examines the Democrats' solution to the country's budget problem including the implementation of tax hikes and tighter government cost control on the entire health sector.

The author addresses controversies surrounding the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act and fraud within the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. CLASS Act seeks to cut U.S. debt by 210 billion dollars for more than 10 years that the U.S. Congressional Budget Office designates to the healthcare bill, although the author believes the Act will widen the deficit because it is voluntary. He believes that the CLASS Act is a way to keep the healthcare reform law of U.S. President Barack Obama at the expense of the economy.

The author weighs the feasibility of the budget proposal for year 2012 presented by U.S. President Barrack Obama in a press conference held in February 2011. Critics state that the proposed budget would increase debt up to 12 trillion U.S. dollars by 2012, while according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), spending on social security, Medicare, Medicaide and Obamacare will reach up to three trillion in year 2021, indicating an estimated budget deficit of 7.5 trillion in the next ten years.

The article reflects on the issue of addressing the increasing health-care costs in the U.S. by presenting a comparison of the Obamacare program and the Ryan-Rivlin plan from Congressman Paul Ryan and Alice Rivlin, former U.S. president Bill Clinton's administration budget director. It notes that the Ryan-Rivlin plan aims to control cost growth by empowering consumers while Obamacare will cut Medicare payment rates for hospitals and other providers of services. It states that continuous productivity improvement is needed to solve rising health-care cost.

The author comments on the reception of the public towards the Obamacare, the Medical care legislation of U.S. President Barack Obama. He discusses the political, legal, and operational vulnerability of the Obamacare bill after the release of the Florida court decision and the Senate vote result favoring its repeal. He explores the point of order raised by Senate Democrats against the amendment of Senator Mitch McConnell.

The article focuses on limited government, which the author suggests has been the campaign platform of House and Senate candidates in the 2010 U.S. midterm elections. The author alleges that most conservative candidates are campaigning on repealing Obamacare and are endorsing reform for both the Social Security and health-entitlement programs. The author also suggests that with the U.S. president's veto power, repeal and replacement of Obamacare is likely to become a multi-year endeavor and not a short fix.

The article assesses the developments in the U.S. healthcare reform legislation since its passage at the U.S. Congress in March 2010. According to the author, the reform legislation was able to set in motion a government hostile takeover of the heathcare industry. He observes that the administration of President Barack Obama, to distract the people from the controversies in the legislation, has launched a series of information campaigns that were filled with all manner of distortions and plain politics.

In this article, the author reflects on the healthcare reform law passed by U.S. President Barack Obama and how it will play a role in the country's midterm election in November 2010. He cites the 125 million U.S. dollar public-relations campaign of the Democratic party and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advertising campaign about the law which is dubbed as Obamacare. He believes that though Democrats may reap a positive harvest concerning the law, a strong opposition will not recede but instead will intensify in the coming months.

The article discusses the U.S. Health Care Reform Law, or Obamacare, which U.S. President Barack Obama signed in March 2010. Peter Orztag, the U.S. budget director, said in February 2009 that health care reform is entitlement reform. Spending on entitlements such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would reach 11.4 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, or three times the figure in 1970, according to the Congressional Budge Office.

The article focuses on "A Roadmap for Better America's Future," a plan proposed by Wisconsin representative Paul Ryan which aims to restructure middle-class entitlement programs. It notes that the program, which aims to prevent unfunded liabilities of entitlements and make health care available to everyone, has gathered attention from liberals and from Ryan's critics. The author suggests that Ryan's proposal provides a guide for the reform of the health care and management of the federal budget.

The article reports on the bipartisanship's interest of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration, since the impairment of his governing capacity along with his partisan supporters. It notes that the stimulus effort of Obama provides a means on mobilizing the first-term agenda of the White House. It discusses the controversy on the legislation of Obamacare, a health insurance mandate. Also noted is the bipartisan gathering on February 25, 2010 at the Blair House, Washington, D.C.

The author offers insights related to the stimulus bill proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama such as the expanded unemployment-insurance benefits and funding for fiscal stabilization in the U.S. He notes that the stimulus bill would aggravate the financial condition in the country due to additional large amounts of unnecessary spending. The author further mentions Obama's proposal for bipartisan involvement in dealing with the fiscal responsibility in the U.S.

The article reports on the state-based initiative of the federal government in organizing the healthcare sector in the U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Tom Daschle, a nominee-in-waiting for secretary of Health and Human Services, have their sights set on a massive federalization of the American health care. The vision of the Democrats for reform will efficiently put the federal government in charge to the significant healthcare policymaking.

The author reflects on former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle as Secretary of Health and Human Services of the Obama administration. The author expressed that the issue is not surprising since Daschle was the one who endorsed Obama to run as president. The author also questions why Daschle did aim for the four higher positions in the Congress since Obama owes him big time due to endorsing Obama as presidential candidate.

The author reflects on U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's clamor for "change" that simply rides on the sympathetic opportunity from voters who move toward the candidate associated with change. He muses on the real intentions of Obama that does not represent changes on the economic matters. He comments that the present economic turmoil in the U.S. needs an aggressive economic-reform agenda and not mere reversions of old policies that may constitute change but offer insignificant hope.

The article reports on the emergence of the health care issue in the campaigns of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain for the 2008 elections in the U.S. It focuses on the assault by Obama and his running mate Joe Biden towards McCain's proposal to expand health insurance coverage with refundable tax credits. It is stated that the most pressing issue in health care is rapid cost escalation. Related issues are further discussed.

The article reports on the criticisms of the health care plan of presidential candidate John McCain in the U.S. It is stated that McCain's health care plan is built around giving households more control over health care coverage decisions. One of the critics of the McCain health care plan is fellow presidential candidate Barack Obama.

The article reports that former Democratic Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota has been given a prominent speaking role at the Democratic convention on August 27, 2008. It states that Daschle, an early and prominent supporter of Senator Barack Obama's bid for presidency, is clearly not ready to close his political career. Accordingly, Daschle has endorsed newcomer Obama and has been a top counselor to the U.S. presidential candidate ever since.

The author analyzes the political campaign strategies of U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. He claims that if McCain wants to win the election, he should expose Obama's flawed political agenda. On the issue of taxation, McCain is promising no tax increases while Obama is determined to impose further increases on tax.

The author shares his views regarding the health care plans of U.S. presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama. Senator Obama plans to implement a government-run health care program, which, the author warns, will impact negatively on private health insurance. He compares this plan to that of the Commonwealth Fund, a philanthropic foundation in New York. Both aim to set up a national insurance exchange, patterned after Medicare, for workers and individuals who do not get coverage through a job.

The author offers his views on the health care plan of 2008 U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Clinton's new plan, according to the author, stressed choice and pluralism. The author adds that Clinton falsely claimed that her plan would not force the insureds to drop the coverage they have if they were happy with it. He says that Clinton, in a last-ditch attempt to draw clearer distinctions with the health care plan of her opponent, Barack Obama, made a promise that she will lead a campaign to defeat any and all opponents who oppose her plan.

The author comments that the U.S. Democratic political candidates should stress their common health create agenda. He criticizes senator Hillary Clinton who attacks senator Barack Obama for not espousing mandatory health insurance coverage, though both candidates are advocating universal health care coverage. He also discusses the disadvantages of mandatory, government-sponsored health care insurance.

The author criticizes the health care reform plan unveiled by Senator Hillary Clinton in which she proposed creating a government-run insurance option for people in the U.S. under age 65 that is similar to Medicare. The author argues that the reform is similar to the Medicare for All concept during the 1993-1994 health care debate. The author describes how price controls introduced for Medicare only undermine efforts to control costs. The author calls for a Medicare reform which deregulates consumption and fosters competition.

The article presents the assessment of the presidential health-care plan of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton by a group of experts. Michael F. Cannon, director of health-policy studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., said that Clinton has learned the lessons HillaryCare I. Judging by HillaryCare II, he said that she still prefers the perverse incentives of collectivism over the virtuous incentives of the market. James C. Capretta, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, said that Clinton would require U.S. citizens to have health insurance, and she would provide expensive new government subsidies to help households pay the premiums

The author considers the position of New York Senator Hillary Clinton regarding reforms to the country's Medicare and Social Security. He explains why Clinton is opposed to the privatization of Social Security as well as any benefit adjustments. He believes Clinton will choose higher taxes or government rationing of medical care. He cites some of the remarks of Clinton about medical care.

The author discusses a variety of issues concerning Medicare spending in the U.S. He analyzes the limitations of federal trust funds allocated for Medicare expenditures. He explores the factors that are considered relevant to the implementation of drug benefits under the Medicare system. The author also recommends ways to address the problems regarding Medicare's trust funds.

This article highlights the narrowing of the U.S. federal budget deficit due to strong tax-revenue growth. It explains that this development in the federal government's finance may surprise many U.S. citizens because the media have been portraying negatively the country's fiscal situation allegedly caused by the Bush administration tax cuts. It refutes the notion that the tax cuts are bad for the federal government's finances.

This article discusses the health care reform plan unveiled by U.S. President George W. Bush during his 2007 State of the Nation address. Democratic Senator from Illinois Barack Obama, who plans to run for president in the 2008 elections, commented that the Bush's plan did not do enough by way of controlling costs. Many in Congress do not clearly understand the plan of President Bush. It explains the health care plan of President Bush.

This article explains that the U.S. Congress and the President George W. Bush have started to maneuver each other over the issue of budget. President Bush have shrewdly strengthened his position by recasting the budget debate to focus on his balanced-budget plan. The Democratic leadership in Congress on the other hand reestablished the so-called pay-as-you-go budget rule. The Democrats are targeting President Bush's tax cuts.

The article evaluates the effectiveness of the 2005 medical policies that aim to promote competition among U.S. health insurers and drug manufacturers to bring down the cost of drugs and other medical expenses. The policies are expected to bring financial advantage to Medicare enrollees in the long-run. The dramatic decrease in insurance premiums in 2006 is largely attributed to growing competition among 266 health insurance companies in the U.S. The average government contribution per beneficiary is expected to drop by 15% in 2007 as compared to 2006. The significance of competition in motivating health insurers to be more efficient and reducing the medical expenditures of Medicare is discussed.