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Glenn Loury (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) and Harold Pollack (University of Chicago, The Century Foundation)
On The Glenn Show, Harold laments the “humiliating” failures of Healthcare.gov, but points to ways the Affordable Care Act has already succeeded. Could the website glitches lead to an adverse selection disaster? Apportioning blame for the problems, Harold looks at both GOP intransigence and the government’s technical ineptitude. Will this fiasco do permanent damage to Americans’ confidence in government? Glenn and Harold discuss the decision by many Republican governors to refuse Medicaid expansion. Harold shares his personal frustrations with the website’s failures. Plus: Would a certain former Republican presidential candidate have been the ideal person to manage the website rollout?
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Glenn Loury
Harold Pollack
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Harold Pollack
Recorded:Oct 26
Posted:Oct 28, 2013
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The Glenn Show | Oct 28, 2013 | Glenn Loury & Harold Pollack
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