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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Obamacare in Oregon: Failed exchange
Oregon had all the right ingredients for a sparkling Obamacare success story: a Democratic doctor as governor, an eager Legislature and a history of health care innovation. It ended up with Obamacare’s biggest technological disaster.
CNN Money | What we know - and don't know - about Obamacare
Obamacare open enrollment is drawing to close, though that doesn't mean the fervor over health care reform will subside anytime soon.
Politico | The Obamacare enthusiasm gap
Obamacare will be a huge voting issue for Republicans — that’s already clear. They’ll turn out in droves because they hate the law. What’s less clear is how Democrats will get their supporters to the polls to say, “hey, thanks for health reform.”

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Washington Times | The Obamacare exchange problem
Even after President Obama and the Democrats enacted Obamacare, they didn’t know what was in it, despite Nancy Pelosi’s assurance that Congress would find out what it had done once it was the law.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Md. Looks to Scrap $125.5 Million Obamacare Website, Start Over
As states and the federal government push for enrollment in Obamacare ahead of today’s midnight deadline, Maryland is poised for a do-over of its health insurance website, which has performed poorly at a cost of $125.5 million to date.