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2012
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…
Ah, to be in a red state after health reform!
June 30, 2012 – Supporters of the Affordable Care Act breathed a sigh of relief after Thursday's Supreme Court ruling. Yet many remain worried about the…
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…
Supreme Court upholds individual mandate
June 28, 2012 – We celebrate this decision was a huge win for millions of Americans who have so much at stake. We've said it again and again ... that the…
The Supremes and pre-existing conditions
June 24, 2012 – If the Supreme Court overturns the individual mandate that would require most Americans to buy insurance, it may rule that if everyone…
The facts behind breastfeeding controversy
June 21, 2012 – Since when did breast pumps become an "essential benefit?" Answer? Since we realized that if 90 percent of women nursed their babies for…
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…