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Obamacare’s public option is no longer defensible

  Megan McArdle Since I last wrote about it, Aetna’s withdrawal from the Obamacare exchanges has ginned up even more drama. Jeff Young and Jonathan Cohn of the Huffington Post published a letter in which Aetna told the Justice Department that it would reduce its exchange participation unless Justice allowed the merger with Humana to go through. This has naturally ...

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Living and thriving past 100 isn’t for all

  justin fox Children and teenagers in the world’s developed countries have a more than 50 percent chance of living past 100. By the early 2100s, in other words, “being a centenarian will no longer be a rarity. In fact, it will be the norm.” That’s from Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott’s book, “The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in ...

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Too many smartphone models each year

  Bloomberg Consumers think smartphone makers are releasing too many new models each year, a survey showed. The survey conducted in six countries, commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace, showed that more than half of those who responded would prefer to change their phones less frequently. Handset devices are one of the most frequently replaced electronics products. The top cellphone ...

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