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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Obamacare deadlines clarified
Listen up, procrastinators: March 31 is now the only date to circle on your Obamacare calendar.
National Journal | Sebelius to Congress: 'Hold Me Accountable' for Health Care Website
In her long-awaited remarks on the Affordable Care Act website's rocky rollout, Sebelius apologized to the millions of uninsured Americans who encountered numerous error messages while trying to sign up for health plans through HealthCare.Gov.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | The ObamaCare Awakening
For all of the Affordable Care Act's technical problems, at least one part is working on schedule. The law is systematically dismantling the individual insurance market, as its architects intended from the start.
WSJ | The Outrage Arrives
The White House has issued a clarification. When the president said if you like your insurance plan you can keep it, what he meant was you can keep it if he likes it.
NBER | The Impact of Medicaid on Labor Force Activity and Program Participation: Evidence from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment
In 2008, a group of uninsured low-income adults in Oregon was selected by lottery for the chance to apply for Medicaid.