News
Politico | Obamacare's next obstacle: Confusion as people use it
Obama administration officials hoping to exhale after the big finish to Obamacare’s first enrollment season may need to hold their breath a while longer.
Econ Comments & Analysis
National Journal | Administration Backs Down on Medicare Cuts
The federal agency that runs Medicare has reversed at least some proposed cuts to private Medicare Advantage plans—the second time in two years that insurers have persuaded the agency to abandon cuts.
Mercatus | The Economics of Medicaid: Assessing the Costs and Consequences
Under the Affordable Care Act, the Congressional Budget Office projects Medicaid enrollment to increase nearly 30 percent by 2024, and federal spending on the program to double over the next decade. For the states, Medicaid is already the largest single budget item, and its rapid growth threatens to further crowd out other spending priorities.
Mercatus | Expanding Medicaid Is a Step Backwards
As a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist in California, I have long been concerned with the failings of programs intended to help women in need access quality health care. I am increasingly concerned that the expansion of Medicaid through the new health care law, known as Obamacare, will exacerbate the system’s existing problems, and make it even more difficult to obtain medical care at reasonable rates as the strain on the program grows.
Blogs
Heritage Foundation | Sen. Ron Johnson: Lawmakers Should Not Get Special Treatment Under Obamacare
Sen. Ron Johnson (R–Wis.) today acknowledged that his lawsuit against the federal government—filed to prevent special Obamacare-related handouts to members of Congress—faces an uphill battle. Despite the long odds, however, Senator Johnson reiterated his commitment to push the case.
