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2017
The new plan to cut out the heart of Obamacare
April 14, 2017 – Community rating is the one thing that keeps insurance companies from gouging most of their customers. It's the thing that helps makes the…
Wendell Potter: Speaker Ryan’s repeal plans are driven by donors – not your health coverage needs
March 31, 2017 – If you're not able to write Ryan a big check, the healthcare system he has in mind won't be centered on…
Healthcare lessons from the ‘World’s Prison Capital’
March 30, 2017 – If we want to help former inmates become productive members of society, we can start by removing barriers to health coverage and…
Obamacare remains the law of the land. With defeat, Trump fails his first legislative test.
March 24, 2017 – After four hours of debate today, House leadership abruptly pulled H.R. 1628 – the American Health Care Act (AHCA) — without a vote.…
The price isn’t ideal, but ACA’s protection is worth it.
March 23, 2017 – These four earn too much to be eligible for subsidies, and their plans' provider networks can be narrow. Still, they dread repeal of the…
Trump voter would have large ACA subsidy, but is too busy raging at undocumented neighbors to care
March 20, 2017 – She's uninsured. She needs help, but she's unaware that GOP plan would put coverage further out of her…
Will ‘repeal and replace’ implode?
March 14, 2017 – Republicans just proposed a $12,900 annual premium increase on low-income 64-year-olds. A shambolic…
How does Trumpcare measure up?
March 13, 2017 – Yes, that's right: 24 million more people would be uninsured under Trumpcare than are today...more than reversing the 20-22 million net…
Top 6 reasons women should fear ACA repeal
March 13, 2017 – House Republicans' Obamacare replacement plan, the American Health Care Act, would nix two very important benefits for women –…
The poor get poorer under GOP’s tax credit scheme
March 10, 2017 – The AHCA would result in higher premiums for older people, smaller tax credits for poorer and older people, reduced access to Medicaid for…
Trump ‘shooting from the hip’ to stabilize markets
March 8, 2017 – HHS has proposed a variety of rule changes aimed at individual market stabilization for 2018, but the overall strategy doesn’t appear to…
Decoding Republicans’ language of repeal
March 4, 2017 – With so much at stake for millions who gained coverage thanks to the ACA, it’s critical that consumers not be misled by promises wrapped…