insurance

Lefty HuffPo: ‘Serious People’ Agree Major Obamacare Hikes Possible

julia.seymour — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:00:49 +0000

Insurers reportedly push for higher premiums as young, healthy individuals fail to enroll.

Joseph Rossell

The liberal website Huffington Post, that once advised readers on how to avoid talking about Obamacare during Thanksgiving dinner, surprisingly confronted a serious problem for the Affordable Care Act recently.

Obamacare Poised to Cause Insurance Cancellations, Networks Silent

julia.seymour — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:50:26 +0000

250,000 policies to be cancelled in Virginia alone, despite president’s promise that ‘If you like’ it, ‘you can keep it.’

Joseph Rossell

According to Fox News and several print media outlets tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people are about to be notified that their health insurance policies are being cancelled, thanks to Obamacare.

Networks Declare ‘Victory’ for Obamacare Enrollment; Ignore Questions 90 Percent of Time

dan.gainor — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:12:23 +0000

ABC, CBS and NBC finally report on health insurance plan only to push administration’s alleged numbers success.

Sean Long

The big issue for Obamacare has long been how many people would enroll. When the deadline finally hit, broadcast news networks parroted the administration’s claims and raised few concerns about heavily spun results.

— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. Follow Sean Long on Twitter.

Warren Buffett: Supposed Increase in Extreme Weather 'Hasn't Been True So Far'

dan.gainor — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 19:17:34 +0000

Liberal billionaire says extreme weather events no more frequent than ’30, or 40, or 50 years ago.’

Sean Long

Any climate alarmist will tell you that climate change is increasing extreme weather events, but liberal billionaire Warren Buffett easily destroyed that argument.

— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. Follow Sean Long on Twitter.

Sticker Shock

julia.seymour — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:19:59 +0000

Glenn Foden

Publish Date

December 11, 2013 - 10:16am

Pelosi On Affordable Care Act: ‘Captures the Spirit of our Founders’

julia.seymour — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:27:14 +0000

Pelosi praises Obamacare while new poll shows most Americans disapprove.

Kristine Marsh

Independence Day is the perfect day to remember that Democrats want Americans to be dependent on government. Nancy Pelosi reminded Americans of that on June 27 with her remarks to the press about the national holiday.

Movies Celebrate Occupy Wall Street as Anarchists and Thieves Target Businesses

julia.seymour — Fri, 31 May 2013 19:51:36 +0000

From one man’s ‘Assault on Wall Street,’ to eco-anarchists, to illusionists robbing banks, anti-business ideals live on ... screen.

Julia A. Seymour

Occupy Wall Street and the class warfare diatribes of the 99 percent are making fewer national headlines, but their ideas are crowding movie theaters this month. Three May 2013 releases all call to mind the Zuccotti Park crowd’s grievances against capitalism, two in very violent and extreme ways.

ABC, CBS and NBC All Skip Revelations of Obama Falsehood on Mother's Insurance

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:16:00 +0000

Rich Noyes

Is this going to be the second campaign in a row where the so-called mainstream media will make a fetish of fact-checking the Republican candidates while ignoring the misstatements and gaffes of the Democratic candidates — of which there is now just one, President Barack Obama?

Uncritical Condition

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:33:00 +0000

BMI Staff

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Despite GOP Sweep, Liberals Make Tax, Spending Decisions in Lame Duck Session

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The Republicans took back control of the House of Representatives on Nov. 2, gaining more seats than the “Republican Revolution” of 1994. But the Democrats still have the majority for the lame duck session and there is plenty of legislation waiting for them.

Even if the election outcome does represent a mandate for “smaller, less costly” government as Rep. John Boehner, the likely new House speaker, said on Nov. 3, liberals in Congress may not obey it during the lame duck session that begins Nov. 15.

CNBC's Quick Rips ObamaCare: 'At Some Point You Need to Take Responsibility for Yourself'

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:12:46 +0000

Jeff Poor

Is President Barack Obama really instituting “cradle-to-grave” social policies and transforming the United States into a nanny state? Well, it may not be “womb-to-tomb” yet, but he’s certainly creating a welfare state for Americans beyond their mid-20s.

Econ 101: Unemployment Insurance Promotes Unemployment

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:09:25 +0000

Gary Wolfram, Ph.D.

Sen. Jim Bunning’s filibuster of a bill that included an extension of the ability to file for federal unemployment benefits attracted a good deal of negative attention from the news media. CNN’s Ali Velshi tweeted that Bunning was an “embarrassment 2 the Senate, 2 Washington, & 2 politics.”

ABC Asks if Insurance Premium Hikes are 'Legal'

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:23:30 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

Anthony Kang

Following the White House’s lead, “Good Morning America” criticized insurance companies on Feb. 17 going so far as to insinuate they might be breaking the law by raising premiums.

“Now to the outrage over skyrocketing health insurance premiums, some Americans covered by Anthem Blue Cross were recently hit by a whopping 39 percent rate increase. President Obama called out Anthem and a congressional hearing on this big rate hike is coming next week, but in the mean time regulators are trying to determine if rate hikes like this are even legal,” George Stephanopoulos said.

ObamaCare in the House (M.D.)

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:29:30 +0000

Matt Philbin

It’s always nice to see Hollywood pitch in and do its bit for the nation. In WW II, Tinsel Town mobilized to help defeat the Axis powers. Today, the heirs of that proud tradition are going all out against today’s forces of evil – medical insurance companies.

Networks Aid Obama's War on Insurers' Profits

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:39:19 +0000

Julia A. Seymour

The debate over health care legislation has raged for months. One line of attack coming from liberal politicians on the network news is that insurance companies simply make too much money.

From “The Chris Matthews Show” to network appearances by Democrats like Howard Dean and President Obama “Outrageous profits” was the theme of anti-business critics.

The debate over health care legislation has raged for months. One line of attack coming from liberal politicians on the network news is that insurance companies simply make too much money.