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Friday, January 24, 2014

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Obama health care adviser Chris Jennings resigns
A senior health care adviser to President Barack Obama is departing the White House for personal reasons, an administration official said Thursday. Chris Jennings, a respected policy expert who also worked in the Clinton administration, has resigned “due to a recent health care scare and other serious family considerations,” the official said.
National Journal | It’s Hard to See Your Doctor. Is That Obamacare's Fault?
ZocDoc, a free online appointment-booking platform, allows patients to schedule last-minute doctor appointments by filling canceled or unbooked spots. The company launched in 2007, but it's betting its services will be in new demand as the Affordable Care Act takes effect.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Daily Caller | Obamacare creates a new class of free riders
Welcome to Obamacare, land of skyrocketing premiums, cancelled insurance policies, and a website that is exhibit A of government incompetence. If Republicans are serious about stopping this destructive law, they must criticize more than its rollout troubles, which are fixable. They must expose the law’s fundamental problems, which its supporters are determined to hide.
National Journal | Medicaid-Eligible Americans Don't Know the Affordable Care Act Is Affordable
The entitlement program has an influx of new participants, but for Obamacare to reach its goals, they’ll have to understand what they’re signing up for.
CATO | ObamaCare’s Ugly ‘Progress’
No one expects President Obama to say much about ObamaCare in his State of the Union Address on Tuesday — because there isn’t much good to say about his signature achievement.