Posts by year
2015
The life-or-death impact of King v. Burwell
June 3, 2015 – "There are people who are going to survive because they have gotten insurance through Obamacare – there are people who will not die…
Under the radar: still too many underinsured in U.S.
May 22, 2015 – The Affordable Care Act has taken a big bite out of the ranks of the uninsured. But the underlying cost of healthcare in the United States…
Luis Lang wants to be Obamacare’s ‘poster child’
May 22, 2015 – Luis Lang has been working the phones to secure a spot on national television so he can help others like him who may be missing out on…
Four stories more deserving than Luis Lang’s?
May 21, 2015 – These are just a few of the 110,000 GoFundMe pages that have been created to help people who are in dire straits at the intersection of…
Letting the air out of rate-increase hysteria
May 19, 2015 – The 2016 rate-increase hysteria has already started. Before you freak out, here are four things to remember about premium-hike…
Wriggling out of a post-King crisis
May 18, 2015 – If a SCOTUS ruling for the plaintiffs deep-sixes subsidies, could Congressional Republicans manage a 'Houdini-like'…
A conversation with crowdfunder Luis Lang
May 16, 2015 – Below is a transcript of my phone conversation with Luis Lang, a Republican South Carolinian who established a GoFundMe appeal to help with…
Obamacare supporters’ compassionate response
May 13, 2015 – Luis Lang is not the only conservative who needs serious help. Millions of low-income, sick, or injured Americans are uninsured or going…
How red states propped up HealthCare.gov
March 31, 2015 – Red-state governors and legislatures that refused the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion were probably aiming to help the ACA die the…
Show Californians the money
March 24, 2015 – By acting like a for-profit insurer, Blue Shield is shortchanging the public of the social welfare benefits taxpayers have paid it to…
Justices Kennedy, Roberts are ‘votes in play’
March 4, 2015 – This morning, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the lawsuit that claims that the Affordable Care Act only allows…
Americans know how to shop (even for insurance)
February 27, 2015 – Evidence from the 2014-2015 open enrollment period provides evidence that most buyers are making rational decisions and finding coverage…