Posts by month
August, 2013
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…
ACA benefits far outweigh tax-time burdens
August 23, 2013 – When we move to a system that requires insurers to send tax forms to insureds, it's unlikely to be any more complicated than the tax forms…
Re-envisioned reform: a ‘gigantic blunder’?
August 18, 2013 – Last week, eight prominent health policy analysts released a new health plan at the conservative think tank, American Enterprise Institute.…
A fuss over subsidies for Congressional staff
August 7, 2013 – The decision to let Congressional staffers keep their federal subsidies to help buy coverage through the exchanges makes sense from a human…
‘Going bare’: risky, irresponsible suggestion
August 3, 2013 – Conservative organizations are mounting a cynical campaign to undermine the Affordable Care Act by encouraging young healthy adults to "go…
Lordy, Lordy. Obamacare Repeal Vote 40
August 2, 2013 – Folks, there's not a snowball's chance that the creatively named "Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013" will get anywhere close to…