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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Liberals Get Back Into the Health Care Cost Battle
Ever since House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., released his proposal last year to privatize Medicare plans, Republicans have driven the discussion on how to handle long-term health care costs.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
NBER | Plan Selection in Medicare Part D: Evidence from Administrative Data
We study the Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance program as a bellwether for designs of private, non-mandatory health insurance markets, focusing on the ability of consumers to evaluate and optimize their choices of plans.
Forbes | Where's The Outrage From Young Americans About Obama's Health Reforms?
President Obama’s 2010 health reform law has been heralded by its supporters as strongly beneficial for young Americans.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Obamacare Robs Medicare of $716 Billion to Fund Itself
Last week, a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report updated the amount of money Obamacare robs out of Medicare from $500 billion to a whopping $716 billion between 2013 and 2022.