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2014
Small-screen coverage misses big picture
February 25, 2014 – One recent nationally televised news report offers a perfect illustration of media coverage that is giving viewers at best an incomplete…
A health disaster waiting to happen
February 5, 2014 – Obamacare has offered solid footing to millions whose 'junk policies' were a disaster waiting to happen – offering the kind of coverage…
Two steps forward, one step back
January 30, 2014 – ACA is the most beneficial disability policy advance in decades, but not everyone will be helped. Nor will everyone be helped in the ways…
‘Bailout?’ ‘Unprecedented?’ Honestly?
January 29, 2014 – "What [ACA critics] don't tell you is that while $25 billion is a lot of money, it is pocket change compared to the enormous amount of…
Will health reform still be a ‘BFD’ in 2014?
January 28, 2014 – In the final segment of our interview, Jon provides a short list of indicators he expects to use in the coming year to determine whether…
Obamacare pitfalls and protections
January 27, 2014 – In Part 1 of my interview with Jonathan Cohn, we talked about what’s working with the Affordable Care Act (and what’s not) – and also…
The State of Obamacare
January 26, 2014 – This week, we have a return appearance by Jonathan Cohn, senior editor at The New Republic. He's one of the nation's most widely read and…
Help paying for insurance? Not interested.
January 20, 2014 – A U.S. District Court ruling last week will ensure ACA's subsidies for millions who desperately need help with premiums, but surely…
Looking for the down side?
January 19, 2014 – Despite the Journal’s headline, important progress is being made. Millions of people who previously were uninsured because they…
Just how bad are junk health policies?
January 10, 2014 – In the pre-2014 individual health insurance market, the plan options ran the gamut from great to horrible. How could such worthless…
Don’t expect ‘spiraling premiums’ in 2015
January 4, 2014 – Reinsurance, risk corridors and risk adjustment are ACA provisions specifically designed to stabilize new health plans, especially in the…
Anatomy of an Obamacare ‘horror story’
January 3, 2014 – "A lack of fact checkers does not explain why the newspaper ignored the news that one of its 'victims' had found good coverage. No editor's…