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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Health Care

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Were Obamacare applications accurate? Who knows?
The main issues: Exchanges weren't able to confirm many applicants' citizenship status and income, according to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services.
Bloomberg | Slow Growth of U.S.Health Spending Mirrors Other Nations
The growth of health-care spending in the U.S. has slowed during the past decade to a rate more similar to other developed countries, a study found.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Politico | Big cyber hack of health records is 'only a matter of time'
The health world is flirting with disaster, say the experts who monitor crime in cyberspace. A hack that exposes the medical and financial records of tens of thousands of patients is coming, they say — it’s only a matter of when.
CATO | Congress Wants to Double Down on VA Failures
Bipartisanship has broken out in Washington. This isn’t usually a good sign. Faced with the ongoing scandal in the VA health-care system, Democrats and Republicans have joined together to rush through legislation in near-record time.