News
National Journal | Obama's Cut to Medicare Program Gets an Estimate: 5.9 percent
The insurance industry Thursday protested the Obama administration's planned cut to a Medicare program, saying it would cost seniors when it came time to pay their insurance premiums.
WSJ | Health Plans Rush to Size Up New Clients
Insurers are rushing to gather health information from the new customers they won on public marketplaces in a high-stakes outreach effort crucial to their hopes of profiting from the health-care law.
Econ Comments & Analysis
Forbes | Behind the '4 Million Obamacare Enrollees' Facade Is An Uncomfortable Truth
The White House has proudly announced that 4 million Americans are now enrolled in Obamacare. More astute analysts rightly point out that being “enrolled” doesn’t mean enrollees have made their first premium payment, which could be a big hurdle. But the even bigger question is: In the volatile individual health insurance market, how many will continue to pay their premiums?
CATO | What Governors Can Do to Lower Health Care Costs
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell recently wrote to GOP governors asking them for ideas to reform the Affordable Care Act. Clearly governors are seen as key to Republican efforts to identify reforms Americans support. However, the governors are in a position to make an even bigger impact at the state level. Much of what could be done to increase access to care and reduce costs is illegal in many states.
