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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Some families left out in the cold by Obamacare
Obamacare is designed to make health care affordable for everyone, but several million families could get caught in a loophole in the law that leaves them out in the cold.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Washington Times | The Obamacare ‘myth’ becomes all too real
On health care, the president’s pile of broken promises keeps getting a little higher. Consider this gem from Aug. 20, 2009: “Let’s be clear about the fact that nobody has proposed anything close to a government takeover of health care.”
Politico | Train wreck: The Obamacare rollout
The rollout of Obamacare has been so disastrous that even “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart was plainly mystified and unconvinced when Sebelius came on his show the other day to offer soothing explanations and reassurances. Stewart gently expressed his frustration that there is “a level of incompetence that is larger than what it should be,” and after pressing her on why the individual mandate can’t be delayed, said after the interview was over, “I still don’t understand why individuals have to sign up but businesses don’t.”
WSJ | Medical-Device Tax Repeal Gains New Life
Medical-device makers are finally gaining traction in their three-year effort to repeal a tax on their products that helps fund the Affordable Care Act.