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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 »

Insurers Profit from Health Law

January 11th, 2012
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Econintersect:  Health insurance providers have seen revenues, margins and earnings surge as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (“Obamacare”).  Some of the comparisons:Average operating profit margins expand to 8.24 pe… more »

Supreme Court Schedules Full Week of Testimony on Healthcare

December 19th, 2011
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Econontersect:  In November the Supreme Court announced that they would hear 5 ½ hours of testimony on the 2010 Healthcare Act (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare) over a two-day session.  At the time GEI News reported that this wo… more »

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