Obamacare is Failing
Why do people say that Obamacare won on Election Day? One reason is that three conservative states expanded Medicaid to conform to what...
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The Arkansas Project was launched in 2008 as a source for incisive commentary and reporting on Arkansas government, politics, media and more. In 2011, The Arkansas Project became an affiliate of the Advance Arkansas Institute. The Arkansas Project supplied daily commentary until 2019, but is now largely inactive.
David Kinkade was the chief writer and the editor of The Arkansas Project until 2011. After the site became affiliated with the Advance Arkansas Institute, Dan Greenberg was editor of The Arkansas Project until it became inactive in 2019. During that eight-year period, the writers for the site included Nic Horton, Marc Kilmer, and Caleb Taylor.
Marc Kilmer
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
A Plan to Improve Health Care?
I think most people would agree that, regardless of where you stand on the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”), the U.S. health care system...
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Marc Kilmer
- Mar 16, 2015
- 3 min
A Magic Obamacare Waiver?
What would you think about a federal waiver that would get rid of many Obamacare state mandates in return for giving that state the...
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Caleb Taylor
- Jan 12, 2015
- 2 min
Arkansas 21st in Reliance on Federal Aid
Arkansas has a slightly below-average reliance on federal aid, according to a recent study by the Tax Foundation. From the Tax...
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Marc Kilmer
- Dec 12, 2014
- 3 min
If the Feds Like Their Exchange, They Can Keep It
In a classic Christmas film, a wise man once said that enrollment in the jelly of the month club was “ the gift that keeps on giving the...
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Nic Horton
- Aug 8, 2014
- 3 min
Signing Off
I can’t tell you the number of times that, over the last two and a half years, I’ve told someone, “I have the best job in the world.” And...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 30, 2014
- 4 min
Arkansas Has A New Chance To Fight Obamacare. Will We Take It?
Yesterday, I wrote about the steps Arkansas is taking to set up a state-based Obamacare exchange. The Halbig decision presents a huge...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 23, 2014
- 4 min
Sick Child Denied Treatment As State Spends Billions On Able-Bodied Adults
A new report released last week details how Medicaid expansion will harm the most needy Americans. Because of the perverse funding...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 15, 2014
- 2 min
Breaking: Beebe Admin 'Increasingly Concerned' That Obamacare Critics Don't Like Obam
A new report at Forbes this morning reveals some troubling facts about how Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe’s staff is spending its time. In...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 10, 2014
- 2 min
New Poll: It’s Over for Arkansas Obamacare
Yesterday, Impact Management released a new poll showing Congressman Tom Cotton leading Senator Mark Pryor 47-43% in the race for U.S....
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Nic Horton
- Jul 2, 2014
- 2 min
The Greatest Political Contest in 2014: Who Can Be Most Offended?
In 2014, the most powerful thing you can do in politics is be “offended” or “outraged.” It’s a tool that campaigns and politicians — on...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 2, 2014
- 3 min
As Only Southern State To Expand Obamacare, Is Arkansas Becoming A Medicaid Magnet?
The New York Times recently published this stunning report. It details how residents of Texarkana, TX are considering moving across the...
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Nic Horton
- Jun 25, 2014
- 5 min
Which Candidate For U.S. Senate Wants To Kill The Death Tax The Most?
Of all the taxes that government imposes, perhaps none is more offensive than the federal Estate Tax, commonly referred to as the “Death...
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Nic Horton
- Jun 23, 2014
- 2 min
Arkansas Policy Leaders Debunk Medicaid Myths
Over the weekend, two op-eds from Arkansas policy leaders appeared in one of Utah’s largest newspapers. The topic: Obamacare’s Medicaid...
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Nic Horton
- Jun 21, 2014
- 3 min
Here’s Why ‘Private’ Option HIAs Will Be Nothing Like Actual Health Savings Accounts
On Thursday, we looked at the “Health Independence Accounts” that are being written up by state bureaucrats in order to make...
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Nic Horton
- Jun 19, 2014
- 6 min
Brace Yourselves, Taxpayers: The Obamacare ‘Private’ Option Will Be Even Worse Next Year
On Tuesday, Arkansas Obamacare supporters rolled out a set of changes to the state’s newest entitlement program, misnamed the “private”...
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Nic Horton
- Jun 4, 2014
- 2 min
Taxpayers Pay Twice For Some Obamacare Enrollees
Congrats, taxpayers: you get to hold the bag! News broke late last week that nearly 5,000 Arkansans would be kicked off of the Obamacare...
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Nic Horton
- Apr 17, 2014
- 4 min
No Competition, Cost Overruns — Where Do We Go From Here On The ‘Private’ Option?
You’ll probably find this hard to believe, but things aren’t going to so well with the Obamacare “private” option: just last week, my...
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Nic Horton
- Apr 1, 2014
- 3 min
WaPo Fact Checker: Dem Claims About Cotton Are “Phony As A Three-Dollar Bill”
Senate Majority PAC — a political action committee run by the former employees of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Al Gore,...
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Nic Horton
- Aug 28, 2013
- 2 min
U of A, Liberal Group Get $1 Million For Obamacare Implementation In Arkansas
In order for Obamacare to work, the federal government must enroll as many people as possible into it. Part of their enrollment strategy...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 24, 2013
- 3 min
Payday: ‘Private Option’ Supporters Getting Thousands From Taxpayers
A design idea for the coming Obamacare buses. If you watch TV, listen to the radio, or use the internet in Arkansas, chances are pretty...
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Nic Horton
- Jul 18, 2013
- 5 min
Unsolved Mysteries of the Legislature: How Republicans Learned to Stop Worrying and Embrace Obamacar
Reps. Biviano, Burris, and others look on as Governor Beebe signs Medicaid expansion. Shortly after my interview with Rep. Mark Biviano...
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Nic Horton
- Jun 20, 2013
- 4 min
Mike Beebe: Budgetary Brainiac or Bozo?
Governor Beebe’s speech about Medicaid expansion earlier this week received a remarkable headline from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette:...
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Nic Horton
- May 11, 2013
- 7 min
Day of Reckoning in Saline County: Who Said It?
Thursday night, the Saline County TEA Party hosted a town meeting so that their members could question the Saline County legislators who...
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