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Monday, December 16, 2013

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | The Republican Answer to Obamacare
It’s been a rough two months for the White House since HealthCare.gov went live on Oct 1. In the weeks that followed, it soon became clear that the problem was not just one of technical incompetence leading to a shoddy website, but of bad policy.
Washington Times | Obamacare to drive up health care cost for everyone
Just when the government’s insurance website is starting to run more smoothly, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds a potentially bigger problem for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | ObamaCare's Troubles Are Only Beginning
The White House is claiming that the Healthcare.gov website is mostly fixed, that the millions of Americans whose health plans were canceled thanks to government rules may be able to keep them for another year, and that in any event these people will get better plans through ObamaCare exchanges.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | How to Help Uninsured Americans
Two of the problems Obamacare promised to solve were getting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and helping the uninsured get coverage. Last week, we talked about how Heritage’s alternative to Obamacare would help people with pre-existing conditions. Today, let’s talk about the uninsured.