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Friday, April 4, 2014

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Will Premium Spikes Cause Another Round of Obamacare Bashing?
Now that Obamacare's first enrollment window has closed, we know approximately how many people (at least 7.1 million) picked an insurance plan through the law's new exchanges. But one thing we still don't know is whether big premium hikes are looming in 2015.
CNN Money | Stuck in Obamacare limbo
Laporta, 63, is an occupational therapy assistant at a private school in Syracuse, N.Y., and no longer qualified for the school's plan because she was working fewer hours. She suffers from arthritis, requiring injections twice a year that would cost $5,000 each without insurance.
WSJ | States Grapple With Fixing Problem-Plagued Health Exchanges
Deep problems with state-run health-insurance exchanges are prompting a handful of states to rethink their systems for next year's enrollment period.
Daily Mail | 'The debate over repealing this law is over': Obama boasts 7.1 MILLION have signed up to Obamacare - but study shows just 858,000 newly insured Americans have paid up!
A triumphant President Barack Obama declared Tuesday his signature medical insurance overhaul a success, saying it has made America's health care system 'a lot better' in a Rose Garden press conference.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Obamacare Costs Force Kansas Hospital to Lay Off Employees
A Kansas hospital is laying off 15 employees in anticipation of multi-million-dollar losses due to Obamacare.