Wednesday Afternoon Linkfest

As I observed to a friend this morning, the silver lining (such as it is) to the ObamaTax is an embarrassment of riches, blog-fodder-wise.  To wit:■ First up, looks like 'staycations' will be the new normal going forward:"As Americans realize they must pay for all non-emergency medical care when they leave their home county, their decisions may have a profound impact on the real-estate market, particularly the second home sector, and on the travel business."The issue: unlike current (but now outlawed) plans, Exchange-based policies won't cover non-emergency care outside one's network. Not necessarily an issue if you're headed to the neighbor's, a big one if you're headed to Disneyland.■ Jonah Goldberg wonders when insurance companies are going to stand up to the bullies at HHS:"In other words, the insurers knew the administration never had their best interests at heart, but got in bed with it anyway."Asked and answered.■ Remember the 1st Amendment? Apparently the folks in charge of The Beaver State don't:"...in order to contract with Cover Oregon, so-called “community partners” are forced to sign a far-reaching non-disparagement agreement that could put the organizations at risk of losing all their grant money if Oregon state officials decide they disagree with any unfavorable statements about the Obamacare exchange."Denial ain't just a river in Egypt, y'know.■ In the nothing-new-under-the-sun Department:"Some health care providers are offering credit cards d...
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