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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Young adults make up one-fourth of Obamacare enrollees
Just under a quarter of Obamacare sign-ups so far have been in the critical 18-to-35-year-old age range, the Obama administration revealed Monday, the first time officials have given demographic data about health plan enrollees.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | A Legal Poison Pill for ObamaCare
The Obama administration is in the habit of selectively enforcing the law. It has justified this practice as an expedient to bypass congressional "dysfunction" and preserve the president's signature achievement, the Affordable Care Act. Yet that strategy may backfire on both counts. The administration's nonenforcement gambit promises only to prolong the current legislative stalemate while preparing the way for a broader rollback of the ACA.
Mercatus Center | Will The Recent Slowdown in Health Care Cost Growth Improve Medicare’s Financing Outlook?
While analysts debate the reason for the recent slowdown in the growth of US health care costs, another key question is whether this trend suggests transformational, sustainable changes in the health care system that may ease the pressure on Medicare finances.