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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Obamacare: How do I sign up?
People can now enroll in health care coverage in the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges -- the centerpiece of Obama's landmark legislation. Coverage begins in 2014, but folks must sign up by Dec. 15 if they want coverage to begin Jan. 1.
Real Clear Markets | Calling Obama's Bluff On Obamacare
With the closure of the government on Tuesday, President Obama on Monday said he is open to fresh ideas on health care reform.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
National Journal | Health Care's Knowledge Problem
If the problem is ignorance, the solution could be knowledge. The ACA devoted funding and created a new agency—the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute—to study such questions and issue recommendations to the public.
CATO | Americans Now Lab Mice for One of the Greatest Experiments in US Government History
Obamacare officially debuts today with the opening of health care exchanges in all 50 states. Some of these exchanges may be more ready than others — exchanges in Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and the District of Columbia, for example, will not be fully operational. Still, the opening of exchanges will give most Americans the first view of Obamacare in operation.