Spencer Cowan contributed to The Weekly Standard during 2013–2014, writing primarily about the Affordable Care Act. His articles focused on the costs, structural challenges, and political dynamics surrounding Obamacare, including its implications for labor unions.
Echoing a report issued last month from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Ezra Klein says that the projections of significant adverse selection in the Obamacare exchange pools are vastly overblown. Indeed, Klein even claims that “the risk of a ‘death spiral’ is over.” But a closer look at Klein’s…
In a rare moment of candor, the Obama administration has acknowledged that the so-called Affordable Care Act is making insurance less affordable for millions of Americans.
The news that union leaders were pushing the White House for a unilateral Obamacare “fix” should have come as no surprise, given President Obama’s repeated disregard for the rule of law. However, single-handedly extending premium subsidies to union members who already have generous, tax-exempt…