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CNN: Money | Early retirement a scary health care option
A majority of large employers today offer some form of retiree insurance -- both to early retirees and to retired workers who are Medicare eligible.
National Journal | Report: 5 Percent of People Account for Half of U.S. Health Care Spending
U.S. health care spending has sharply increased over the past few years. Between 2005 and 2009, national health care spending rose by 23 percent from $2 billion to $2.5 billion, according to the NIHCM Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on health care.
Politico | Health exchanges: A new gold mine
The secret to its success: the health reform law and the millions of dollars it invests in health exchanges, the new market places that sates must launch by 2014 or risk the federal government coming in and taking over the task.
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WSJ | Overlapping Health Plans Are Double Trouble for Taxpayers
As the U.S. wrestles with rising health expenses, one group of patients stands out for government-paid care that is both ultra-costly and plagued with problems.
Washington Times | HOWARD: Obamacare’s ‘one size fits all’ health care guidelines
People are individuals, not government-defined herds.
Cato @ Liberty | ObamaCare's Admission of Failure: Waivers on Demand
The American health care system is a mess, an inefficient public-private hybrid. Federal spending and tax policy have encouraged development of a third party payment system which generates wasteful over-spending.
