Mark Begich - Obamacare- Alaska

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• published: 21 May 2014
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Looks like Mark Begich is still embracing Obamacare. After he said "If you like your healthcare you can keep it. From ads Mark Begich put put it looks like he is actually going to run on Healthcare. He has laughed off grassroots attempts to defund Obamacare Both Mark Begich and Mark Pryor laughed about a suggestion that they would vote to defund Obamacare. "We're not going through another [vote to repeal Obamacare], 43rd or 44th — no," Begich told reporters on Capitol Hill. "Do I have issues with Obamacare? Yes. Mark Begich Obamacare is causing jobs losses even there is a video online stating that Mark Begich admits causes pontential problems for for workers having their hours cut for 37 hours a week to 29 hours a week. He says" This is a problem" Begich could face strong opposition since multiple times he said "If you have a doctor you can keep your Doctor" The RNC has announced that they will target Mark Begich on Obamacare. Since there are problems creating job losses and Healthcare problems, this could mean problems for Begich. Obama has had scandal after scandal now the VA Hospital is also coming into the debate. Republicans have made a big deal over the coming ads against Mark Begich. As it turns out, insurance plans that lack benefits and that were changed after Obamacare was signed into law in 2010 will be canceled after this year, unless Congress votes to extend the deadline . Mark Begich Alaska's Health-Care Bill: $7.5 Billion and Climbing By Mark A. Foster and Scott Goldsmith Health-care spending for Alaskans reached about $7.5 billion in 2010. For comparison, that's close to half the wellhead value of all the oil produced in Alaska that year. It's also roughly equal to half the wages Alaskans collected in 2010. The state's health-care spending has been rising fast, tripling since 1990 and jumping 40% just between 2005 and 2010—and at current trends it could double by 2020, reaching more than $14 billion. Here we report on who's paying the bills, what we're buying, what's contributing to the growth, and other aspects of health-care spending. We conclude with a discussion of how Alaska could get better value for its health-care dollars. • Who pays the bills ? Individual Alaskans directly pay about 20%, state and federal programs around 40%, and private and government employers another 40% (Figure 1 and page 2). • What's the biggest cost? Medicaid is the largest single expense, making up nearly 18% of all Alaska health-care spending. But that's down from 20% of total spending in 2005. Why? Because spending for Medicaid didn't grow as fast as other kinds of spending (page 3). • Are costs shifting ? Every category of spending increased since 2005—but because spending by individuals and private employers increased faster, their shares of total spending increased (page 4). • What are we buying ? Hospitals and doctors account for nearly 60% of total spending—but the next largest cost is the 10% that goes for administering private and government health insurance (page 4). • What's driving spending Over the past 50 years, technology, income growth, medical-price inflation, changing insurance coverage, and a growing, aging population have driven health-care spending (page 5 ). • Mark Begich