By one estimate, 14 million people are newly insured because of the Affordable Care Act. In addition millions of others … More
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Government Math and Healthcare | Anthony Wunsh | LinkedIn
I have been reviewing some Census Data and trying to make sense of what we have created relative to what … More
Why We Should Replace Obamacare With A Universal Health Tax Credit
One of the most popular items in the tax code is the child tax credit. It’s popular because it recognizes … More
On Obamacare, It’s the President Who Refuses to Embrace Reality – Hit & Run : Reason.com
When the law was being debated in Congress, many supporters of the law argued that it would grow popular once … More
Repayments and Refunds: Estimating the Effects of 2014 Premium Tax Credit Reconciliation | The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
People applying early in open enrollment for advance payments beginning in January 2014, therefore, would have likely had their incomes … More
Common Sense Economics: Aligning Incentives with Evidence-based Care | Robert Nelson, MD | LinkedIn
Standard economic theory in healthcare assumes that demand for medical services is inelastic. Simply stated, inelasticity means that demand for … More
Removing state-based obstacles to affordable healthcare | TheHill
The negative effect of Certificate of Need laws on competition and the monopoly-like privileges they bestow have attracted the attention … More
Obamacare’s Second Open Season: Average Premium Up 23 Percent – After Subsidies | Health Policy Blog | NCPA.org
For the states using healthcare.gov, only 4.2 million of the 8.8 million 2015 enrollees were enrolled at the end of … More
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