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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Reluctant states face Medicaid: Yes? No? Punt?
Obamacare sign-up starts less than a month but a few states are still answering a basic question: Are they in, or are they out of the law’s massive expansion of Medicaid?
Washington Times | Obamacare has been amended or delayed 19 times
President Obama has already signed 14 laws that amend, rescind or otherwise change parts of his health care law, and he’s taken five independent steps to delay the Affordable Care Act on his own, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, released Wednesday.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
FOX Business | New for 2013: Additional Medicare Tax
The Additional Medicare Tax went into effect this year and will be levied on wages, other compensation, and self-employment income paid after Dec. 31, 2012. The tax applies to wages, other compensation and self-employment income above certain thresholds.
Daily Caller | Medicare Part D proves capitalism works, even in healthcare
Remember that old assignment on the first day of school, the essay, “What I learned on my summer vacation?” As Congress returns from its most recent summer recess, members have undoubtedly heard plenty from their constituents about health care.