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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Health-care reform: What to watch for
The law turns two years old on Friday, and its third year will see other milestones that will determine how it works — if it survives. States have to do their part to implement it, and some will do little or nothing.
National Journal | A Crash Course in Health Care Reform
Washington is getting a crash course in health care reform this week, with both supporters and opponents pulling out the stops to make their cases ahead of Friday's second anniversary of the day President Obama signed the law.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | ObamaCare's Flawed Economic Foundations
ObamaCare will be argued next week in the Supreme Court. While the justices will consider the intricacies of constitutional law, at their heart the arguments in favor of the legislation have to do with the economics of health care.
CATO | Obamacare Premise Is Just Wrong
Next week, the Supreme Court takes up the Obamacare litigation, the heart of which is the issue of whether the federal government can constitutionally force people to buy health insurance.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Medical Malpractice Reform: States vs. the Federal Government
Medical malpractice reform is needed in many different states, but an effort currently underway on this issue in Congress is misguided.