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Subject: Obamacare

The Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962, introduced October 29, 2009, passed on November 7, 2009) is a legislative bill of the United States House of Representatives during the 1st Session of the 111th Congress. Its primary sponsor is the Dean of the House, John Dingell of Michigan.
The Affordable Health Care for America Act is a revision of an earlier proposal, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (H.R. 3200). The revisions include refinements designed to meet the goals outlined in President Obama’s address before a joint session of Congress on September 9, 2009 concerning health care reform.
On December 24, 2009, the United States Senate passed its health care bill with a vote of 60-39 along party lines, one Senator being absent. (Wikipedia Feb 2010)

This is a 'game-changer'

Economic recovery may wait until 2016

Economic systems and institutions tend to gradually corrode and become increasingly inefficient and unstable

The current economic crisis, which started with the market crash of 2008, is a ‘game-changer’ that requires effective leadership with a firm grasp of economic reality and a willingness to introduce sensible bipartisan reforms in many areas of financial markets.

Unfortunately, these conditions are unlikely to be met before 2016. In the meantime, history suggests that there are likely to be many false rallies and dashed hopes before true recovery begins.

Healthcare Economics

How will doctors react to Obamacare?

Hospital Samaritano, a private sector hospital in Brazil.

Barack Obama failed to achieve his dream of nationalized healthcare for one simple reason.

He forgot that doctors and hospitals were still operating under the Free Enterprise system. His focus was entirely on health insurance, as if this were the only road to healthcare. Doctors and hospitals are still in the private sector.

They are still free to act — and react. And they will.

US politics

Obamacare: Loopholes and enforcement

If you boil a frog very slowly, he may not jump out in time to save himself.

Poorly written law can sometimes be successful when the vast majority of people agree with the intent and there is bipartisan support to correct errors.

This is not the case with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

However, the most astounding thing about Obamacare is that the individual mandate is basically a misnomer — there are no penalties on individuals for not buying health insurance. Or are there? ECRV2Y9MMZ86

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