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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Obamacare May Be More Political Than You Think
As members of Congress continue to argue over the Affordable Care Act, one impact of the law on partisan politics has largely been left out of the conversation: voter registration.
CNN Money | Doctor choice in Obamacare? Not so much
Premiums and deductibles may not be the only surprises awaiting Americans shopping for health insurance on the Obamacare exchanges.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | State-Run Health Exchanges Gain Some Traction
At least 38,000 people have signed up for new health plans in the state-run insurance exchanges that opened Oct. 1, while more than 100,000 have completed applications and are close to finishing the process, according to state data.
Mercatus | The American Health System: Principles for Successful Reform
An ideal health care system will provide better health to more people at lower cost on a continuous basis. This should be the ultimate goal of health care reform. Yet decades of legislative attempts have failed to achieve this aim. Why?

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Obamacare’s Secret Is Out
Timing is everything. And just as Congress’s focus seems to be drifting from Obamacare’s ravages on the economy, Americans are learning the reason this law’s implementation was postponed until after the presidential election.