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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Anthony Weiner: Waiver might work for New York
Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city's special health care infrastructure, his office was looking into alternatives that might make more sense.
CNN: Money | Med students rush to primary care programs
This year, family medicine residency programs not only saw a record 94% enrollment rate, they also added an additional 100 slots to accommodate the increased demand.
Politico | Where are the health care all-stars?
Democrats are under siege as they mark the first anniversary of health care reform Wednesday - and they won't get much help from the star-studded, $125 million support group they were once promised.

Econ Comments                                                                                                             
AEI | "ObamaCare": A Health Care Business Killer
Central to Obamacare is a vision that rearranging market power in the healthcare system will spring fresh business arrangements that will deliver better outcomes. A big part of this premise is the creation of “integrated delivery systems” like “accountable care organizations.”
NRO | Year One of the Obamacare Era
A look back, and a look forward.
Las Vegas Review-Journal | One year later, ObamaCare still in ICU
President Obama and Washington Democrats pursued seismic health care reforms for two stated reasons: expanding coverage while controlling costs.Today, one year to the day after the president signed what he considered his crowning legislative achievement -- and three years before its controversial individual mandate and other major provisions take effect -- the legislation has not met either goal.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Cato@Liberty | At First Anniversary, ObamaCare on the Run
One year ago today, President Barack Obama signed ObamaCare into law. I recap ObamaCare's first year in my latest Kaiser Health News column. Here's some additional news surrounding the law's anniversary.
Heritage Foundation | Doctors Give the Practice of Medicine under Obamacare a Grim Prognosis
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Heritage Foundation | I Don’t Care, You Don’t Care, No One Cares for Obamacare
Advocates of Obamacare were utterly disconnected from Americans’ concerns about the bill—most especially their concern that it violated the Constitution.