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National Journal | Ron Johnson and Douglas Holtz-Eakin: Health Reform Law Costs More than Obama Promised
The two argue that “the promises Obamacare supporters have made about the ultimate cost of the program are based on highly unlikely premises.” Health insurance exchanges will be more popular than the White House has predicted, they argue, causing the price of funding health care to skyrocket.
National Journal | Rural Poor More Likely to Use Emergency Room for Medical Care
Low-income adults accounted for 56 percent of visits made to rural emergency departments, the report released on Thursday found. About 28 percent of emergency room payments came from Medicaid, 25 percent came from Medicare, and 31 percent came from private insurance plans. About 16 percent of patients either did not have insurance or were not billed for services.
