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Friday, November 16, 2012

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Bloomberg | States Given More Time to Decide on Health Exchange Plan
States received an extra month from the Obama administration to decide whether to build online marketplaces for medical insurance after Republican governors pressed their resistance to the president’s health-care law.
Washington Times | Full serving of disgust over health reform cost
In the latest employer backlash against the high costs of President Obama’s signature health-care plan, a major Denny's and Dairy Queen franchise owner says he is considering adding an “Obamacare” surcharge that would raise his restaurant’s prices by 5 percent.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
AEI | Markets in everything: Market-based, low overhead medical care with transparent pricing as an antidote to Obamacare
I’ve featured the market-based, consumer-driven Surgery Center of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City several times before on CD, see posts here and here.  Unlike most other medical providers, the Surgery Center actually posts transparent pricing and offers deeply-discounted, payable-in-advance, cash-only medical procedures.