It will cost more than predicted. Despite 20 new taxes totaling $575 billion, the Congressional Budget Office has now projected total Obamacare costs through 2022 at $1.76 trillion, about twice the initial 10-year estimate. And that is still an optimistic figure. Medicare is instructive here: In 1965 when it was first passed, Medicare hospital insurance […]
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Have patients
Lisa Morrow credit: Jordan Ensminger It’s not because she isn’t happy. The 45-year-old woman has severe dental problems, but being unemployed and without medical or dental insurance, her best option is not to show her teeth. In the meantime, she endures agonizing pain and depression. “My grandkids, they’ll be like, ‘Grandma, what happened to your […]
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Exchanging control
In the wake of the federal health care law being upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, Oklahoma must ensure a health care exchange. BY CLIFTON ADCOCK The U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week upholding the federal Affordable Care Act prompted no small amount of frustration from Oklahoma government and business leaders opposed to President Barack […]