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Friday, September 6, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Relax, Republicans, Obamacare's Sherpas Pose No Threat
The latest front in the GOP assault against the president’s health care initiative involves so-called navigators who will help consumers find health insurance. But their concerns about privacy are overblown.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | Navigating ObamaCare Outrage
With ObamaCare scheduled to launch on October 1, Democrats seem more than a little anxious about their ability to execute. That's the only fathomable explanation for their nervous breakdown over a routine House inquiry.
NBER | Perverse Reverse Price Competition: Average Wholesale Prices and Medicaid Pharmaceutical Spending
Generic drugs comprise an increasing share of total prescriptions dispensed in the U.S., rising from nearly 50 percent in 1999 to 75 percent in 2009.