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CBO Revises Projections of Obamacare Tax Penalty

September 19th, 2012
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  Econintersect: The Congressional Budget Office today released a paper on Obamacare projected revenue in 2012.  In general, there is little change in the projected revenue ($6 billion in 2016 to $6.9 billion).  30 million people have no health insuran… more »

New CBO Study Uncertain on Effect of Recent Supreme Court Decision On Obamacare

July 24th, 2012
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Econintersect:  The cost effects of the Supreme Court's modification of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - aka Obamacare - into a State's option is as uncertain as ever.  A quote from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): .... projections of the effect… more »

The 1%: Get Ready to Pay for Healthcare

Econintersect:  Thanks to Gregory Herman-Giddens on LinkedIn for bringing an article in The Wall Street Journal to our attention.  With the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) decision last week, all the provisions of the PPACA (Patient Protectio… more »

Healthcare Decision: Winners and Losers

June 28th, 2012
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Econintersect:  The Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (aka Obamacare) by a 5-4 decision.  Chief Justice John Roberts cast the deciding vote.   The majority decision was based on the constitutionality of the man… more »

Obamacare: Expected to Decrease Employer Provided Medical Insurance Coverage

March 18th, 2012
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Econintersect: The Affordable Care Act or ACT enacted in March 2010 is expected to reduce the number of employees receiving health insurance through their employment. more »