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Oregon Health Exchange’s Coming Death Spiral

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From my article in the American Spectator today: Thus, the Oregon exchange will likely suffer the same fate as California’s, a death spiral. As the younger and healthier people realize that the price of insurance is more than the fine and ...
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GAO Says Exchanges Will Be Ready By…Um, Well, We’re Not Sure

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From a new report out today by the Government Accountability Office on how the federal and state ObamaCare exchanges are progressing: Much progress has been made, but much remains to be accomplished within a relatively short amount of time. [The Centers ...
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Just Because You Are Eligible For A Premium Subsidy Doesn’t Mean You Will Qualify–California Version

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As I noted in a blog post about the DC Health Exchange last week, just because you are eligible for a premiums subsidy on the exchange doesn’t mean you will get one. Today I look at the average premiums in ...
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Rats and Cities

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Cheryl Chumley has a nice piece in the Washington Times this afternoon about New York Mayor Michael "Nanny" Bloomberg's new idea to require millions of New York City residents to compost scrap food. Our Jeff Stier has pointed out that ...
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CBS Pittsburgh: Father’s Day Brings Mixed Feelings For One Dad

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Jessica Berardino of CBS Pittsburgh has a great Father's Day story, "Father's Day Brings Mixed Feelings For One Dad," featuring Project 21's Darryn "Dutch" Martin: PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio1020 KDKA) - As Father's Day approaches, many families are looking for a way ...
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Rogue GMO Wheat Mystery: Did Greens Do It?

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In a piece for Rare, I address the mystery of rogue GMO wheat found in Oregon. Environmental activists, food police, and now even class action lawyers are trying to sow fear based on ideologically driven speculation to advance their battle against ...
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Environmental Working Group Seemingly Accuses Our Jeff Stier of Mental Illness on GMO Unauthorized Release

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I see on Twitter that Don Carr, Senior Advisor to the Environmental Working Group and a former Communications Director at the Democratic National Committee, has referred to my colleague, Jeff Stier, as being a member of the "tin foil hat ...
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Are Popular Food Activists Giving us Good Advice?

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In a piece (pdf) for the Summer issue of the Cato Institute journal, Regulation, Dr. Henry I. Miller joins me in questioning whether the advice we get from popular food activists is actually valid. This matters in terms of policy, since ...
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Just Because You Are Eligible For A Premium Subsidy Doesn’t Mean You Will Get One–Lesson of the DC Exchange

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Anyone who makes between 133% and 400% of the federal poverty level is eligible for a premium subsidy to purchase insurance on an ObamaCare exchange.  However, just because you are eligible  doesn’t mean you will qualify. Here’s why:  The formula for ...
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How Liberals Undermine Public Health: 1 of 2

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Boston University’s Dr. Michael Siegel sums up our view on how liberals undermine public heath, with a piece on his blog, titled, The Problem with the Tobacco Control Movement: Ideology Has Overtaken Science. First, some background. Then, as he always ...
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