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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | The Doctor Is Out: Young Talent Is Turning Away From Primary Care
In two years, the Affordable Care Act will cover some 30 million out of the 50 million of us who currently lack health insurance, provided neither the Supreme Court nor a new president overturns the law.
National Journal | Americans Remain Split on Health Reform Law--Pew
Americans remain split on the health care reform law, but a majority don’t like the government requirement to buy insurance, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center published on Wednesday.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
CBO | Updated Estimates for the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
In preparing the March 2012 baseline budget projections, CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have updated estimates of the budgetary effects of the health insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Side Effects: Doctors Fear Obamacare
No one has a better grasp on the state of the health care system than physicians, and according to the Doctors Company survey, 60 percent of them believe that Obamacare will have a negative impact on overall patient care.
Heritage Foundation | Obamacare: Higher Taxes, More Uninsured, Says CBO
On March 13, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) updated its score of Obamacare, announcing that the program is $48 billion cheaper than in its previous 2011 score.