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September, 2016
Health Wonk Review for September 22, 2016
September 23, 2016 – In our opinion each new edition of Health Wonk Review is an opportunity to celebrate great health policy blogging. This week, we're… Read more
A Medicare buy-in Republicans can love
September 23, 2016 – One might assume that Republicans would never go for a Medicare buy-in, as it would expand the ranks of those who get "government-run"… Read more
Southerners – and women – enjoy bigger subsidies
September 23, 2016 – ACA's subsidies are working just as they were intended to: Subsidies are higher where incomes are lower, and after-subsidy premiums are… Read more
State elections can make or break health reform
September 21, 2016 – There are plenty of political candidates on the ballots this year who have big plans for the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion, and… Read more
7 reasons for ending off-exchange enrollment
September 15, 2016 – If every ACA-compliant plan was only available via the exchanges, millions more could have access to ACA's tax… Read more
Burying great Obamacare headlines
September 14, 2016 – Too bad the news that 700,000 people got health insurance happened to hit on a day where a more important economic story broke: "Wrigley… Read more
Do we need a stiffer individual mandate penalty?
September 14, 2016 – Would a heftier tax penalty for being uninsured fix anemic marketplace enrollment and help to prevent an ACA death spiral? At least one… Read more
Health Wonk Review for September 8, 2016
September 9, 2016 – The latest edition of Health Wonk Review is up over at Health Business Blog. Thanks to David E. Williams for hosting the Back to School… Read more
A Medicare Advantage for the ACA marketplace?
September 8, 2016 – Are there means other than a 'public option to establish "government rates" as a marketplace norm? Jon Kingsdale, the founding executive… Read more