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Optional Medicaid Expansion: Considerations Facing the States

Charles Blahous
Across the country, state governments have been considering whether to expand Medicaid coverage as envisioned by the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"). To help break down what's at stake, a new video—based on a recent study by Mercatus Center scholar Charles Blahous—reviews the key factors states must consider in this complex decision.

Charles Blahous Discusses Medicaid Expansion and the Health Care Law on C-SPAN

Charles Blahous
Charles Blahous Discusses Medicaid Expansion and the Health Care Law on C-SPAN…

Charles Blahous on the Past, Present, Future of Medicare Spending

Charles Blahous
Charles Blahous on the Past, Present, Future of Medicare Spending…

Medicare Numbers Examined: Blahous and Bernstein Discuss the Fiscal Consequences of the Health Care Law

Charles Blahous
On Monday, May 21st, e21 held an event: "Medicare Numbers Examined: Blahous and Bernstein Discuss the Fiscal Consequences of the Health Care Law, "an animated discussion between Jared Bernstein and Charles Blahous, author of the landmark study, "The Fiscal Consequences of the Affordable Care Act."

The Search for Solutions: Looking Beyond Prescriptive Regulation

J. W. Verret, Jerry Brito, Henry Butler
This panel addresses regulatory issues in three major policy areas: Technology -- Is regulation necessary to ensure cybersecurity? What should we know about market responses to cyber threats before we select a course of action? Health Care -- What is the market failure in health care? What roles do the federal and state governments have in finding solutions? Financial Markets -- When does federal pre-emption produce bad outcomes in financial regulation? How to recognize a regulatory failure and what to do about it.

Charles Blahous Says the Health Care Law Will Increase the Deficit on Your World with Neil Cavuto

Charles Blahous
On "Your World with Neil Cavuto," Charles Blahous explains that the Affordable Care Act will expand the federal deficit.

Charles Blahous Explains the Budget Impact of the Health Care Law on Special Report With Bret Baier

Charles Blahous
On "Special Report With Bret Baier", Charles Blahous explains how "double-counting" led the government to underestimate the true cost of the Affordable Care Act.

Charles Blahous Discusses the Health Care Law's Fiscal Effects on On The Record

Charles Blahous
On On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, Charles Blahous explains his recent research showing that, contrary to the CBO's forecast, the Affordable Care Act will increase the budget deficit.

Double Counting Doubles the Crisis

Charles Blahous
The health care bill of 2010 was said to provide two major benefits. First, the bill promised to find savings in the government's biggest health insurance program, Medicare, and use those savings to reduce the deficit. Second, the bill promised to expand health care coverage to uninsured Americans. Sounds pretty good, right? But how does the government propose to pay for both?

The Fiscal Future of Medicare and Social Security

Jason J. Fichtner, Charles Blahous, Robert Reischauer
This video covers a recent Mercatus Center event on Capitol Hill on the future of Medicare and Social Security.