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 […]
Jenna Rush ’14 These past weeks headlines across the nation concentrated on the government shutdown and Congress’ inability to reach an agreement on appropriating funds for the 2014 fiscal year. While everyone’s eyes werefocused on the shutdown, other newsworthy events around the nation went unnoticed. The following are four of the biggest stories that got […]
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 […]
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 […]
