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Friday, May 30, 2014

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
National Journal | Obamacare’s Partisan Divide Is Bending Our Brains
"How has Obamacare affected you?" is a question whose answer depends on your income, how you get health insurance, and a couple of other demographics. But how people think Obamacare has affected them depends instead on their politics, according to the latest tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Fiscal Times | VA Scandal Exposes Single-Payer Health Care Flaws
A new scandal at the Veterans Administration has brought to the forefront all of the issues of accountability and performance of government bureaucracies in health care. The Inspector General’s report following up on the allegations of wait-list fraud and preventable deaths of dozens of American veterans provides a confirmation of the worst possibilities of federal monopolies on health care, and an indictment of the Obama administration’s executive competence. - See more at: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2014/05/29/VA-Scandal-Exposes-Single-Payer-Health-Care-Flaws#sthash.ONe9PpIL.dpuf
Reason | The VA Health System Is a Tragic Warning Against Government-Run Health Care
A damning report released by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Inspector General will likely leave Democrats and their liberal allies clamoring for reforms to the government run health system for those who have served in the military.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Report: Veterans Waited An Average of 115 Days for Doctor Appointments in Phoenix
In April, Rep. Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , requested that the VA to look into allegations of delays in VA medical care and preventable veterans’ deaths.  Yesterday, the VA office of Inspector General issued an interim report on the subject, and it is damning.