Ike's Anvil ArchiveRobert Frey ’18 – Inside Politics Program The Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, has been the issue of debate ever since President Obama signed it into law. Just recently on February 15th 2015, the open enrollment period closed and for any citizen that missed the deadline, a fee must now be paid since […]
Maureen Weidman ’15 Women In Leadership This past Tuesday was a momentous day for the Supreme Court, which heard two cases regarding the contraception mandate of the Affordable Care Act. Paul D. Clement of Hobby Lobby, an arts and crafts chain, and Conestoga Wood, a cabinet making company, do not believe they should have to […]
Jesse Siegel ’16 Republicans have been up in arms this week over the Obama Administration’s decision to give small businesses another year before requiring them to sign-up for healthcare insurance through the insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. The primary charge is that the executive branch is circumventing the original deadline set by […]
Jacki Turet ’16 This is the week that President Obama’s controversial health care reform plan, the Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) –more commonly know as Obamacare- will be set into action. The unprecedented Affordable Care Act will fundamentally reform the way health insurance companies function. First and foremost, all Americans are […]
Morgan Patullo, ’15 This week many articles were published discussing the ways in which the Affordable Care Act will affect insurance premiums. Many predict varying effects for people of different gender, age, and location, as well as other factors. Sarah Kliff reported in The Washington Post that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told […]
Corey Katzelnick ’14 Wednesday’s outcome at the Supreme Court will be the foundation of future arguments for and against Obamacare. Only its 3rd day being reviewed, the Affordable Care Act has surprisingly lost its air of confidence that Obama’s Administration had been continually giving it with throughout his presidency. Suddenly, as the grip of the […]
