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Monday, June 4, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Study: Cancer to Rise Globally by 75 Percent
The number of cancer cases globally will spiral up by 75 percent by 2030, in part because other diseases that kill people sooner are being eradicated but also because of spreading, unhealthy western lifestyles, researchers report.
WSJ | Big Changes in College Health Plans
Some colleges are dropping student health-insurance plans for the coming academic year and others are telling students to expect sharp premium increases because of a provision in the federal health law requiring plans to beef up coverage.
National Journal | Obama Worried About Health Reform Law - Report
President Obama may be expressing confidence publicly that the Supreme Court will uphold the 2010 Affordable Care Act, but in private dinners with donors he's admitting he is worried, Bloomberg reports on Friday.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | The 5th Avenue to Serfdom
American big cities tend to be one-party states to begin with, but at least their totalitarian impulses end up being merely cute because they're so easy to evade.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Obamacare’s Five Most Damaging Effects on Seniors
In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision, it is important to remember that the constitutionality of the individual mandate isn’t the only problem with the law.