Outside the Beltway

We spend more per capita than any other country in the world and yet we are outperformed on a key metric, life expectancy, by a large number of countries

The GOP seems to be shifting strategy on the Affordable Care Act.

Another government mandate that doesn’t address a real problem.

The mounting troubles of the PPACA continue.

It is clear the President has been failed by those under him. So, when is someone going to pay the price?

The Imperial Presidency didn’t start with Barack Obama, but his PPACA “fix” does much to expand it into questionable new territory.

A contrite President Obama offered a “fix” for one of the biggest problems that the PPACA has created.

Congressional Democrats are not very pleased with the White House right now.

As expected, the enrollment numbers for Obamacare are far below where they were expected to be.

With just over two weeks today, rumors are starting to float out that the efforts to fix the Federal Exchange website may not be done in time.

Things don’t seem to be going well for the Affordable Care Act.

A second Federal Court of Appeals in a week in two weeks has ruled the PPACA’s birth control mandate is unconstitutional.

Republicans are contending that the nearly won the Virginia Governor’s race by emphasizing Obamacare in the closing weeks, but the evidence supporting that contention is far from clear.

Another Federal Court has declared the PPACA’s contraceptive coverage mandate to be unconstitutional.

“If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep it.” Well, not really.

Even if it were functioning properly the Federal Health Care Exchange website would still have problems.

The bad roll out of the Affordable Care Act is starting to lead to calls for delays in enforcement of the law.

Will the GOP learn the right lessons from the just-concluded showdown? That remains to be seen.

This is a good time to remind ourselves that the plural of anecdote is not data.

Ted Cruz isn’t ruling out a reprise of his foolish, quixotic, crusade.

Well, so much for that plan.

It looks like the House will be making its move before the Senate acts, but that may actually help resolve this faster.

The deal emerging out of the talks between Senator Reid and Senator McConnell is about what you’d expect, but it’s probably the best we can expect right now.

A little noticed rule change in the House is arguably one of the main reasons we’re in a government shutdown crisis.

Harry and Mitch to the rescue?

With the House’s proposed deal reaching an impasse, the Senate is now taking center stage.

There seems to be at least some hope for a temporary deal in Washington to end the shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, but don’t count your chickens just yet.

Paul Ryan is back, and he has a plan his party ought to be paying attention to.

Ted Cruz wants his fellow Republicans to follow him down the rabbit hole again.

The outlines of a possible new GOP proposal are emerging. Can it go anywhere?

The first poll taken after the shutdown began has little good news for the Republican Party.

President Obama had some potentially market-moving news for Wall Street.

If you want to understand why Republicans in Congress are acting like they are, just look at the polls.

There’s no sign that the government shutdown will end any time soon.

Day One of the Obamacare online “marketplaces” is proving to be a bit of a bumpy ride.

The news PPACA controversy appears to be based on a complete misunderstanding of one provision of the law.

With just hours to go, the Republicans on Capitol Hill seem prepared to take a big political risk.