Download this Policy Chart report here. See the full report for this Policy chart here. The federal health care changes hinge on expanding Medicaid eligibility to cover more Americans. While proponents of this supposed reform say more people will have access to care, the reality is that flooding an already-stressed Medicaid system with new enrollees...

by Jonathan Ingram Do you think Obamacare should be repealed?  If you do, you’re not alone. Public opposition to Obamacare remains as high as ever. According to the most recent survey by Rasmussen Reports, 57 percent of likely voters favor repealing the law.  What’s more, 54 percent believe repeal is likely, which is the highest level of...

by Jonathan Ingram Illinois cannot afford Obamacare. The Medicaid expansion in Obamacare is expected to increase Illinois’s Medicaid spending to $10.2 billion by 2030. This represents a 77 percent increase over 2008 spending. Illinois already faces a spending crisis, particularly within Medicaid, and the Comptroller reports even longer delays for payments to doctors and hospitals treating Medicaid patients are...

by Amanda Griffin-Johnson As part of ObamaCare, states have the option to establish a health insurance exchange, intended to be a centralized marketplace for insurance. These exchanges must conform to federal guidelines, and if the state does not “demonstrate progress toward implementing an Exchange” by January 1, 2013, the federal government will be responsible for setting...

Guest blogger, Dr. Mark Neerhof, examines the need for meaningful tort reform in Illinois.

This week, Pres. Obama put his support behind a bill that will purportedly give states flexibility by allowing them to "opt-out" of certain ObamaCare provisions. But does it really provide the solution states are looking for?

Following Judge Vinson's ruling declaring the federal healthcare legislation void, Alaska Governor Sean Parnell has said he will not implement the unconstitutional law.