News
National Journal | Income-Verification Provision Won’t Disrupt Obamacare
The deal struck this week to reopen the government and avert default left the Affordable Care Act mostly untouched, with the single Obamacare provision that made it into the agreement unlikely to do much harm to the law.
Econ Comments & Analysis
NBER | The Role of Agents and Brokers in the Market for Health Insurance
Health insurance markets in the United States are characterized by imperfect information, complex products, and substantial search frictions. Insurance agents and brokers play a significant role in helping employers navigate these problems. However, little is known about the relation between the structure of the agent/broker market and access and affordability of insurance.
CATO | We’re Not ‘All in This Together’ Mr. Obama, and We Don’t Want Obamacare
The latest federal government shutdown and debt default battles may be over for the moment, but the basic underlying issue of out-of-control deficits and debt remains unaddressed. The media have treated us instead to tales of suffering federal workers and closed national parks, thinking perhaps that we could handle nothing deeper.
