Author: David Hogberg

Has ObamaCare Reduced Medicare Spending? Part 1

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Writing in the Wall Street Journal earlier this week, Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, claimed  that the current slowdown in national health care spending “is thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act….Many factors, including ...
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Has ObamaCare Reduced Medicare Spending? Part 2

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Last Friday I examined Jason Furman’s claim that Obamacare has reduced Medicare spending since 2010.  Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, attributed the slower Medicare growth rate to “innovations” contained in Obamacare like penalizing hospitals for ...
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Another Really Bad Obamacare Enrollment Report

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Today’s enrollment report from the Dept. of Health and Human Services finally releases data on the age breakdown in the Obamacare exchanges.  As many of us have expected, the exchanges aren’t even close to the number of young people the ...
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The Best Obamacare Commercials Of 2013

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Wasn’t 2013 fun?  Well, if you were in charge of getting Healthcare.gov to work, or one of the millions who lost their insurance, or were Kathleen Sebelius…maybe not so much. But, there are always ways to find levity even in ...
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Rep. Lee Terry's H.R. 3362 Counters Administration's Refusal to Release Missing ObamaCare Exchanges Data

Rep. Lee Terry’s H.R. 3362 Counters Administration’s Refusal to Release Missing ObamaCare Exchanges Data

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On January 13 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finally released an enrollment report on the ObamaCare exchanges that not only listed the number of people who had selected a private plan or enrolled in Medicaid, but also ...
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Did Sebelius Lie About Preventive Care?

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One of the most misleading and yet pervasive notions about health care is that preventive care saves the health care system money.  This leads politicians and others to advocate for laws the prohibit insurers from requiring any cost-sharing for preventive ...
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Enrollment Fallout

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Over at National Review Online Jim Geraghty notes that most Obamacare exchanges—45, in fact—have not even reached 10 percent of their enrollment goals.  Geraghty writes, “The only states that have reached 10 percent of their enrollment goals are California, Colorado, Connecticut, New ...
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Which Is Having A Worse Year, Obamacare or NHS?

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The bureaucrats at the Dept. of Health and Human Services and those at Great Britain’s National Health Service should consider getting together to compare notes on 2013. I don’t know who would come out the winner in the pity competition, ...
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Politifact Admits The Obvious

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Many conservatives and libertarians are cheering Politifact’s decision to name President Obama’s claim, “If you like your health care plan you can keep it,” as lie of the year.  A bit less enthusiasm is in order. Sean Higgins of the ...
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Obamacare Exchanges Won’t Hit Enrollment Targets

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The Dept. of Health and Human Services released its latest enrollment report for the Obamacare exchanges.  According to the report, 364,682 selected a plan among all the exchanges.  137,204 selected plans in the federal exchanges and 227,478 selected plans on ...
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