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2012
Could Romney repeal Obamacare? No.
October 18, 2012 – Mitt Romney’s web site makes a bold promise: ‘On his first day in office, Mitt Romney will issue an executive order that paves the way…
Romney on style, Obama on substance
October 4, 2012 – During Wednesday's first Presidential Debate, President Barack Obama faced a confident Mitt Romney, who continued to play "rope-a-dope" on…
“A clear choice on election day”
October 3, 2012 – Boston University health economist and researcher Austin Frakt discusses the implications of the November elections with Harold Pollack in…
The next step for ‘Obamacare’
September 29, 2012 – Blogger Maggie Mahar says a second stage of health reform will focus on disparities in health providers' prices that have little to do with…
Romney vs. Romney on health reform
September 27, 2012 – Romney's Massachusetts health reform is simply not the health reform he plans to take to the White House. All Romney has promised is higher…
Foes use scare tactics on health care penalty
September 12, 2012 – ACA opponents are using scare tactics to convince Americans that a mandate to buy comprehensive health insurance represents a tax on the…
GOP duo’s fuzzy math catches up to them
September 10, 2012 – "For 30 years, Republicans have been getting away, politically, with providing fuzzy numbers about so many things. The Romney campaign has…
We’re better off for Obama’s health reform
September 6, 2012 – Harold Pollack: Clinton delivered the best speech of the 2012 campaign. "No one in American politics can rival Clinton's ability to weave…
Dems fall in love with Obamacare — at last
September 5, 2012 – From the explicit mention in the Democratic platform of the Affordable Care Act to the embrace of the term “Obamacare”, Democrats…
Kennedy’s 1980 message perfect in 2012
September 4, 2012 – "Ted Kennedy’s speech at the 1980 Democratic convention still echoes in my mind. It remains the finest, most inspiring political oration…
Makers, takers, and health reform
September 3, 2012 – Romney running mate Paul Ryan's speech last week criticized President Obama for enacting "a new entitlement we didn't even ask for." But…
‘It’s a floor wax. No, it’s a dessert topping.’
August 31, 2012 – Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are peddling a magical Medicare concoction that's appetizing to seniors – promised protection from $716 in…