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Is Obamacare Lowering Health Care Costs?

Benjamin Domenech
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February 13, 2013
“Already,” President Obama claimed last night, “the Affordable Care Act is helping to slow the growth of health care costs.”  That’s consistent with this report in

Is Obamacare Bad for the Young?

Benjamin Domenech
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February 12, 2013
Is Obamacare bad for the young? In a short answer, yes -- if "bad" means "forcing young people to buy more expensive health insurance than they need" is bad.

The CBO Is Skeptical about Obamacare

Benjamin Domenech
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February 11, 2013
The latest report from the Congressional Budget Office highlights a number of reasons why the CBO is concerned about the implementation of Obamacare.

Three Reasons Why Obamacare is Scaring the CBO

Benjamin Domenech
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February 06, 2013
The latest report from the Congressional Budget Office highlights a number of reasons why the CB

The Contraception Non-Compromise

Benjamin Domenech
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February 04, 2013
When is a compromise not a compromise? When only one side thinks it’s a compromise.

Affordability of Health Insurance Will Be Assessed For Individuals, Not Families

Benjamin Domenech
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January 31, 2013
We've seen a torrent of news from HHS over the past few days, particularly on the question of whether affordability would be determined by the price for individual

Medicaid Expansion: Not Such a Great Deal After All?

Benjamin Domenech
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January 31, 2013
Joseph Antos of the American Enterprise Institute writes

Maine's Medicaid System Struggles to Reimburse Hospitals

Benjamin Domenech
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January 30, 2013
Delayed payments to hospitals continue to be a problem when it comes to Medicaid reimbursements -- a problem which could be exacerbated under President Obama's health care law.

Jindal Calls for Medicaid Meeting with Obama

Benjamin Domenech
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January 30, 2013
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, head of the Republican Governors Association, has called for a meeting of governors with President Obama over the issue of Medicaid.
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