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Healthcare Policy Articles: 11/11/2013

Compiled and summarized by The Market Institute.

The Obama Administration and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius released new regulations on Friday mandating insurers cover mental health the same way they would physical health (Forbes).

Republicans should dig in and continue their fight against Obamacare, which is a one size fits all solution to a very different problem (Baltimore Sun).

Democrat Senators up for reelection in 2014 are all running for political cover after the total Obamacare letdown (Wall Street Journal).

Congressional oversight is the latest tactic being used by Republicans to chip away at Obamacare, and it has been the most effective method so far (USA Today).

State and federal authorities are reporting an increased number of consumer fraud complaints stemming from Obamacare. The complexity of the law and the problems with Healthcare.gov are exacerbating the fraud and abuse issues (Columbus Dispatch).

49,100 people have enrolled in the 12 state-run health insurance exchanges thus far. That total represents 3% of the 1.4 million people expected to enroll by the end of 2014 in the state exchanges (Bloomberg).

Many American physicians are just as confused as typical consumers when it comes to navigating the state and federal websites. One thing they know for sure however, is the increase in patients they will be seeing (CBS News).

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