HEALTH REFORM

Since the passing of Health Reform, we have seen these results.

19 - States where parents can no longer buy child-only insurance policies as a result of the law 30 - States suing to block the law from taking effect, or requesting waivers from its requirements 1,270 - New bureaucrats requested by the Internal Revenue Service to implement the law this year $2,100 - Increase in individual insurance premiums due to Reform, according to the Congressional Budget Office $2,500 - Premium reduction promised by candidate Obama “by the end of my first term as President” 6,578 - Pages of new regulations issued implementing Reform through March 14, 2011 2,624,720 - Total individuals in 1,040 plans granted waivers thus far exempting them from the law’s insurance mandates; nearly half of whom participate in union plans 7,400,000 - Reduction in Medicare Advantage enrollment as a result of Reform, resulting in a loss of choice for seniors and millions of beneficiaries losing their current health plan 40,000,000 - Firms subject to the health law’s new 1099 reporting requirements, which the National Federation of Independent Business called a “tremendous new paperwork compliance burden” $118,000,000,000 - New costs imposed on states to implement Reform-budgetary costs that will lead to reduced services for other state programs like education or to higher state taxes $310,800,000,000 - Projected increase in health costs due to Reform, according to the independent Medicare actuary, who called its promise of lower costs “false, more so than true” $552,200,000,000 - Amount of higher taxes Americans will pay if Reform remains in place $1,390,000,000,000 -Federal spending on new entitlements during fiscal years 2012-2021 according to the CBO, a 48% increase from an earlier estimate

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