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2013
A helping hand for Rep. Marsha Blackburn
March 28, 2013 – In fact, one of the real objectives of the “Time for Affordability” PR and advertising campaign the insurance industry is waging is to…
Title of Congressional hearing said it all:
March 19, 2013 – I was stunned when Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.), accused me of being disingenuous because I told the story of a Florida woman who might be…
Who is Douglas Holtz-Eakin and why is he saying terrible things about health reform?
March 14, 2013 – Douglas Holtz-Eakin uses some pretty fuzzy "facts" (and we use that term loosely) in his attempts to badmouth the Affordable Care…
Can we spend less AND improve quality?
March 11, 2013 – Harold Pollack continues his series of interviews with health policy experts, talking this month with Michael Chernew, Professor of Health…
Want to fix health care? Watch this movie.
March 9, 2013 – Escape Fire, The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, describes how health care in America has turned into a business. How the quest for…
Why is it that the truth never goes viral?
February 26, 2013 – If conservatives and insurers join to make young Americans afraid of Obamacare, they might persuade a fair number to opt out of insurance,…
Study shows health insurance ‘sticker shock’
February 25, 2013 – Imagine visiting a car dealership to buy a minivan. After reviewing your options, you tell the dealer “I want the $15,000 Dodge…
HHS gets specific: ACA’s essential benefits
February 22, 2013 – What's basic in health care is an issue of heated debate. Individuals and groups as diverse as cancer advocates, children's hospitals,…
The ‘wild ride’ ahead for Obamacare
February 15, 2013 – Harold Pollack talks with Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor of The New Republic about the "wild ride" ahead for the Affordable Care Act, now…
IRS ruling a ‘disaster for Obamacare?’ Nope.
February 5, 2013 – The claim that - as a result of an IRS ruling - “millions” will be left uninsured under Obamacare is "fear-mongering, pure and simple,"…
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…
Consumer protections in industry crosshairs
January 25, 2013 – If you're a 20- or 30-something and have health coverage, you're being targeted by insurance industry campaign to eliminate two important…