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Monday, March 25, 2013

Health Care

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Washington Times | HOLLERAN: It’s never too soon to repeal Obamacare
President Obama insists that his signature law, which goes into full effect next year, is a radical improvement. Its opponents, especially conservatives, argue that it’s a radical change for the worse.
WSJ | Medicaid-Expansion Puzzle
Deciding whether to expand Tennessee's Medicaid program as part of the federal health-care law should be easy for Republican Gov. Bill Haslam and the GOP leaders of the state legislature.
Washington Times | EDITORIAL: No candles for Obamacare
There’s no cause to celebrate this overstuffed turkey.
Heritage Foundation | Medicare’s Rising Costs — and the Urgent Need for Reform
The rising cost of Medicare is placing an increasing burden on current and future taxpayers, as well as exacerbating the poor financial condition of a program on which America’s seniors depend in their retirement.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Obamacare at Three Years: Increasing Cost Estimates
Over the last three years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has revised its cost estimates for Obamacare’s new entitlements—the Medicaid expansion and exchange subsidies—many times, and they have more than doubled since 2010.