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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | States struggle with how to sell their exchanges
From Pandora radio to those paper coffee cup sleeves to the neighborhood laundromat, states are searching for creative ways to advertise their new health insurance exchanges to people who may not know much about how to get covered next year under the health care law — and who may not like what they’ve heard.
WSJ | Americans Die Younger Than Peers
Americans die younger and have more illnesses and accidents on average than people in other high-income countries—even wealthier, insured, college-educated Americans, a report said Wednesday.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
CNBC | US Could Save $2 Trillion on Health Costs: Study
The U.S. could save $2 trillion in health-care spending over the next decade, if the U.S. government used its influence in the public and private sectors to nudge soaring costs into line with economic growth, a study released on Thursday said.