NCPA Daily Policy Digest (7/9/10)
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National Center for Policy AnalysisDaily Policy DigestFriday, July 9, 2010 |
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Economic Issues THE REAL TRAGEDY OF PERSISTENT UNEMPLOYMENTThe greater the persistence of high unemployment now, the higher the likelihood that it will drive future behavior of governments, companies and individuals, says Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO... WALL STREET JOURNAL Health Issues DANGER SIGNS IN OBAMACAREAccording to Richard Foster, Medicare's chief actuary, millions of people could lose their health insurance, health care costs will rise faster than they would have if President Obama's health care overhaul hadn't passed, and it will be increasingly tougher for people to find physicians to see them... HEARTLAND INSTITUTE Health Issues NEW HEALTH CARE RULES WILL IMPOSE "SIGNIFICANT" BURDENS ON BUSINESSESA new reporting requirement contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may impose significant compliance burdens on businesses, charities and government agencies, says IRS ombudsman... AMERICAN SPECTATOR Health Issues IS HEALTH INSURANCE MOVING TOWARD OLIGOPOLY?The health care overhaul is likely to push at least 100 insurers with 200,000 members or less out of the business, says Ana Gupte, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in New York... BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK/HEALTHLEADERS MEDIA Health Issues EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: OVERHAUL MAY INCREASE USE, WAIT TIMESPresident Obama's health care overhaul may increase wait times and contribute to overcrowding in hospital emergency departments, say observers... ASSOCIATED PRESS/ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION Federal Spending & Budget Issues FEDS WASTED MILLIONS IN UTILITIES PROGRAM FOR POORA federal program designed to help impoverished families heat and cool their homes wasted more than $100 million paying the electric bills of thousands of applicants who were dead, in prison or living in million-dollar mansions, according to a government investigation... GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE/ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/ASSOCIATED PRESS |
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