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Obamacare
Massachusetts still leads way on reform
August 9, 2012 – In colonial times, Massachusetts was considered the "Cradle of Liberty" as the center of the fight for American Independence. That spirit…
States will gain by expanding Medicaid
July 29, 2012 – In states where governors have vowed not to expand Medicaid, health insurance premiums are likely to go up as hospitals struggling to care…
Give free stuff to this single mom
July 20, 2012 – Harold Pollack explains that America's working single moms have much to lose if states refuse to expand Medicaid under health…
Could missing word kill the ACA? No.
July 17, 2012 – Inevitably, opponents of the Affordable Care Act will continue to hunt for ways to undermine reform, says Washington & Lee law…
The Supreme Court’s decision buys time
July 13, 2012 – Thanks to the publicity, some learned that the Affordable Care Act's mandate will apply only to Americans who don't have employer-based…
NAACP boos for Romney only the beginning
July 13, 2012 – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears amused during 15 seconds of booing that followed his comment that he would "eliminate every…
Lessons from Health Reform: Then and Now
July 1, 2012 – What the Clinton Administration tried to do with health reform may not have succeeded legislatively, but it taught us a lot of lessons that…
Today’s decision: ‘We dodged a bullet’
June 28, 2012 – The nation dodged a bullet Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, upholding the law's…
Today, the Supremes sang.
June 28, 2012 – I was not entirely surprised by the Court's decision. Indeed, on March 26, the day that the Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments, I…
If individual mandate’s struck, what next?
June 18, 2012 – The goal of the mandate is to draw more healthy people into the insurance pool, so that the cost of care when we become sick can be spread…
2012 elections aren’t just about health reform
June 15, 2012 – This legislative program is why the 2012 elections are the most important in living memory. Conservatives could achieve goals long in…
Can states refuse to build exchanges?
May 30, 2012 – Tea Partiers celebrate reports that states aren't making progress toward establishing health insurance exchanges. Better-informed…