Category Archives: Medicare and Medicaid

What the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act Means to Wisconsin

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It comes as no surprise that with Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan as his VP running mate – the people of Wisconsin are energized more than ever to understand this new healthcare law. The act, dubbed by some as “Obamacare”, … Continue reading

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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Resources

For those of you interested in a play by play breakdown of the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act – UCLA breaks it down brilliantly. I will be posting sectional analysis shortly but thought this would be a wonderful resource for … Continue reading

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Impact of Medicaid on jobs

Originally posted on Don Taylor's RECKONING BLOG:
A paper in the August 2012 issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy finds: In our preferred specification, a state’s receipt of a marginal $100,000 in Medicaid outlays results in an…

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What if Social Security Were Run Like Medicare? (Insights from John Goodman)

This is the fundamental problem with our system – individuals convinced that informing citizens and creating public health initiatives infringes on our individual freedoms. The notion that educating citizens about the nutritional facts of our foods limits our individual liberties, … Continue reading

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