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Maggie Mahar
Anatomy of an Obamacare ‘horror story’
January 3, 2014 – "A lack of fact checkers does not explain why the newspaper ignored the news that one of its 'victims' had found good coverage. No editor's…
Obamacare’s ‘victims’
January 2, 2014 – When ‘victims’ step forward, reporters need to investigate these claims. If newspaper editors and television producers are willing to…
62 other reasons to say ‘ahhhh’
December 5, 2013 – This week, President Obama launched a campaign focusing the country's attention on the benefits of health reform. On Wednesday, he focused…
An end to unaffordable out-of-pocket costs
December 2, 2013 – Armed with incomplete evidence, ACA's critics are claiming health reform will push out-of-pocket costs for insurance higher in the…
Millions qualify for ‘free health insurance’
November 5, 2013 – If you're uninsured – or buy your insurance in the individual market – and live in one of seven states, chances are greater than 1 in 3…
Will ‘the bros’ buy health insurance in 2014?
August 31, 2013 – What reform's opponent don't tell them is that under Obamacare, a 25-year-old waiter who lives in North Los Angeles and earns $17,200 a…
Medicare fraud and for-profit hospitals
June 13, 2013 – Update: Sure enough, HMA CEO Gary Newsome has announced that he will be retiring July 1. Newsome, 55, said in a news release that he is…
Who will sell health insurance in the exchanges? Non-profit insurers.
May 25, 2013 – There won't be enough insurance offerings, the critics claim, to create competition in the marketplaces where small business owners and…
Is pain-free Medicare reform possible?
January 25, 2013 – Last week, President Obama signaled that he is 'open to making modest adjustments to programs like Medicare.' Should seniors brace for bad…
Will insurance premiums skyrocket in 2014?
January 3, 2013 – Health reform critics claim Americans will soon feel "sticker shock" over climbing health premiums, but Maggie Mahar says they aren't…
Why there is no “Next Big Idea” for reform
November 19, 2012 – Bottom line: The President doesn't need to come up with new ideas. He just has to stand firm on implementing what we…
Fears of crowded doctors’ offices wrong
October 22, 2012 – In 2014, 12 million Americans will begin purchasing health insurance in the new marketplaces known as “exchanges.” Some are now…