News
National Journal | Enrollment Low in Medicare Bonus Program
The federal government has signed up 27 hospital and doctor groups to participate in one of the health reform law’s great cost-saving hopes, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on Tuesday.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Washington Times | Health care law cripples U.S. finances
One of the motivating principles underlying the passage of comprehensive health care reform was that it would substantially improve the federal fiscal outlook. But many are skeptical of claims that the law, known as the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, will simultaneously extend the solvency of Medicare, provide subsidized health coverage to more than 30 million new people and yet somehow reduce federal deficits.
Real Clear Markets | The Individual Mandate Won't Save Obamacare
For all the talk about the Affordable Care Act's mandate to purchase insurance, you might think that the mandate is the linchpin of the entire law.
Blogs
The American | Turns out Obamacare really does the bend the curve — in the wrong direction
So it turns out Obamacare is both constitutionally and financial dubious at best. But really, Obamacare never would have passed Congress in 2010 without this fiscal sleight of hand.
Heritage Foundation | New Study Shows Obamacare’s Huge Additions to Federal Deficit
A study released today by Charles Blahous, one of two public trustees of Medicare and Social Security, once again shows that Obamacare increases federal deficits and significantly worsens the nation’s fiscal outlook.
National Review | Re: Obamacare and the Deficit
Yes, there is a new study by my Mercatus Center colleague Chuck Blahous showing that President Obama’s health-care law will add more than $340 billion to the nation’s already deep budget problems over the next decade.
NCPA | What Food Stamps Can Teach Us about Health Care
There are about 50 million people on Medicaid in the United States and the biggest problem they have, by far, is finding a doctor who will see them.
