Depression is a subjective measure, not an objective one. It's clear that giving people insurance makes them feel better. Increased visits is a cost (about $12

Depression is a subjective measure, not an objective one. It's clear that giving people insurance makes them feel better. Increased visits is a cost (about $1200/recipient), not a benefit. I agree that we should have run the Oregon experiment a lot longer and tied the implementation of Obamacare to the outcome.