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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Where Obamacare Ends and Private Insurers Begin
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius promised Wednesday that the back-end problems of HealthCare.gov would be resolved in time for the insurance coverage taking effect on Jan. 1, setting another high bar for the administration as it attempts to recover from Affordable Care Act's rocky rollout.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Real Clear Markets | Obamacare Is a Problem For Much More Than the 5%
Millions of Americans are losing their health insurance policies because of the Affordable Care Act. ACA supporters claim the cancelled plans were "subpar." But in fact, many or most cancelled plans simply did not fit the ACA's arbitrary cookie-cutter standards; the ACA forces insurers to offer sameness, not quality.
Mercatus | Medicaid Overview
Often called an afterthought to the Medicare program, Medicaid was signed into law under Title XIX of the Social Security Act. Unlike Medicare, which was created to provide health care coverage to those over the age of 65, Medicaid’s intent was the provision of care for individuals of any age who were financially limited.