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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Health Care

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Washington Times | Obamacare grants doctors liberty to withhold care
The Obama administration has launch-ed a full-court press to sell the president’s “signature” achievement, Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, to the American public as well as to the 800,000 American physicians it directly impacts.
National Journal | 2013 Budget Strengthens Health While Cutting Deficit
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will defend President Obama’s budget proposal before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, and there are few surprises in her prepared testimony.
CATO | The Illiberality of ObamaCare
On Friday, President Obama tried to quell the uproar over his ongoing effort to force Catholics (and everyone else) to pay for contraceptives, sterilization, and pharmaceutical abortions.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
CATO | Sebelius Admits ObamaCare Exchanges Aren’t Happening, Then Disqualifies Herself from Office
Politico Pro has published a short but remarkable article [$] stemming from an interview with HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius. It offers a couple of illuminating items, and one very glaring one.
Heritage Foundation | The “Doc Fix” Dilemma Calls for Immediate Medicare Reforms
Once again, Congress is scrambling to stop a scheduled 27 percent payment cut to physicians who serve Medicare patients.