A Legacy of Broken Promises: Obamacare Turns 6

Obamacare, a partisan product full of broken promises, is six years old. Burdened by mounting problems, it’s not mellowing with age. Notwithstanding the president’s notorious promise, millions of Americans have lost their healthcare plans, and, for those faced with narrowing provider networks, their choice of doctors is also shrinking. Washington lobbyists’ power and influence has grown, as Obamacare has become a poster child for the triumph of special interest politics—just as its opaque regulatory regime has become an engine of crude political favoritism. If you were eagerly awaiting reduced health insurance costs, or a reprieve from middle class taxation, or secure access to future Medicare benefits, you can forget that. More...