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Reverse “Sticker Shock”—Why are Insurance Rates in the State Marketplaces...

  Even Forbes’ columnist Avik Roy is recanting.  Earlier this month he acknowledged that under Obamacare, many Americans who buy their own coverage in 2014 will find that insurance is significantly...

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Reverse “Sticker Shock” Part 2 –Subsidies Mean Enormous Saving for Older...

In the past I have written about how government tax credits will help young adults (18-34) who must buy their own coverage because they don’t have access to “affordable, comprehensive”...

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HHS Announces How Much Insurance Will Cost in 36 State Exchanges

These are the numbers we have been waiting for. This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a report revealing what insurers will be allowed to charge in the largest cities in...

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Take Your Time—They Are Not Going to Run Out of Policies!

The stampede into the Exchanges only proves that the people who said that “Young Invincibles” don’t want insurance –or that older Americans won’t be able to afford the Exchange’s offerings –were wrong....

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The Truth About Obamacare’s Exchanges

          Paul Krugman: “There are two remarkable things about this kind of doomsaying. One is that the doomsayers haven’t rethought their premises despite being wrong again and again — perhaps because...

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Did You Know That 6 to 7 Million Americans Will Qualify for “Free” Health...

If you know someone who is uninsured, or buys her own insurance in the individual market– and lives in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Alabama– chances are greater...

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Was the Nov. 30 Deadline the Make-or-Break Moment for Obamacare? No.

Why March 31 is Far More Important –Particularly for Younger Americans   The media has described November 30 as the administration’s “self-imposed” enrollment deadline, but in fact conservatives—and...

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Under Obamacare, Will Out of Pocket Spending Be Higher?

Not long ago, the Fear-Mongers were warning that under the Affordable Care Act, insurance premiums would spiral, causing “sticker shock.” Then the rates were published, and it turned out that, thanks...

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Obamacare Enrollment Hits 7 Million, Putting Downward Pressure on 2015...

(Updated March 31) As the “train wreck” called Obamacare pulls into the station it’s becoming clear that some 7 million Americans are signing up to purchase insurance in the Exchanges. Ten days ago I...

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How Much Will You Pay for Health Care in 2015? What You Need to Know About...

  Probably you have seen headlines like this one: “O-Care premiums to skyrocket.” The warning, which was posted on The Hill, seemed designed to cheer conservatives distraught by Obamcare’s enrollment...

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