Boehner's Blog 

This week, 546,000 Ohioans sent an unequivocal message by submitting a petition to the Ohio Secretary in support of the Health Care Freedom Amendment, which would exempt Ohioans from the unconstitutional “individual mandate” in ObamaCare.  Signatories include West Chester resident Congressman John Boehner.  The Columbus Dispatch has the details:

• OBAMACARE BURDENING STATES’ BUDGETS:  “States already can't win. They've been shifting funding from education, safety and all other programs to pay for their share of Medicaid and Medicare, which is often the largest chunk of a state's budget. Many states have found themselves in the position of cutting benefits for patients and lowering reimbursement rates to providers, which likely will cause more doctors to turn away Medicaid patients, as rates don't come close to covering their costs.”  (Editorial, “Worse and Worse,” Columbus Dispatch, 6/26/11)

• YOU CAN’T KEEP IT: 30 PERCENT OF EMPLOYERS WOULD DUMP EMPLOYEES INTO OBAMACARE EXCHANGES AT TAXPAYER EXPENSE: “US health care reform sets in motion the largest change in employer-provided health benefits in the post–World War II era. While the pace and timing are difficult to predict, McKinsey research points to a radical restructuring of employer-sponsored health benefits following the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act.”  (McKinsey Quarterly Report, June 2011)