Mike Augustine, of Greenville, S.C., had some errands to run at his local shopping centers: buy some groceries, pop into a mobile phone retailer, pick up some dry cleaning. And lastly, he had to stop by the health insurance store to pick up a better plan.
Weve heard it all before. Survey after survey finds consumers are still blissfully unaware of, or simply confused by, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Though economists and health care experts agree it's too early to tell what the rollout of the exchanges and the individual mandate will mean for the markets, there are already some indications that a recession is both unlikely and likely.
Dr. Geoffrey Sher says he's responsible for the births of at least 17,000 babies around the world, though he hasn't had to travel very far to make that happen.