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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Medicaid waivers pave way for reform
Millions and millions of dollars in Affordable Care Act grants aren’t the only way the Obama administration is helping states prepare for health care reform.
National Journal | Wyden Says That His and Ryan's Medicare Plan Is Almost Happening Already
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said that the plan that he and Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., were working on to convert Medicare into a private insurance plan that competes on an exchange wasn't that different from what is already happening.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Atlantic | The New Louisiana Purchase: Obamacare's $4.3 Billion Boondoggle
Due to a drafting error, the law ended up giving Louisiana $4.3 billion in extra Medicaid funds -- more than twenty times the assigned amount. How this happened, and how Congress failed to fully fix it, is a microcosm of our new health law's many flaws.