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2018
Health Wonk Review for December 12, 2018
December 12, 2018 – 'Tis the season of giving – and Peggy Salvatore has come bearing gifts (nine of them in the form of blog posts, to be exact) as she hosts… Read more
Will your state waive goodbye to ACA’s protections?
December 7, 2018 – The Trump administration's new rules for state 'innovation waivers' invite states to subsidize non-compliant insurance and radically alter… Read more
Health Wonk Review for November 15, 2018
November 17, 2018 – Health services researcher Lisa Lines has taken the helm in the latest edition of Health Wonk Review. Welcome, Lisa, and thanks for… Read more
Yes. Not having health insurance can kill you.
November 3, 2018 – The current ongoing line of false reassurances has to do with health coverage for people with pre-existing conditions. Many Republicans are… Read more
The healthcare miracle that this election could ratify
November 2, 2018 – If Democrats win control of the House of Representatives, Republicans will lose power to redesign or defund the ACA. That's one of the many… Read more
Health Wonk Review for October 18, 2018
October 19, 2018 – "They're creepy and they're kooky ... Mysterious and spooky ... They're all together ooky ..." They're the spine-chilling collection of… Read more
Health Wonk Review for September 27, 2018
September 28, 2018 – Brace yourself for a serious malfunction… Read more
The GOP is still coming after your ACA coverage (whether you have a pre-existing condition or not).
September 27, 2018 – Republicans have decided they can pay homage to a sacred cow, even when they’re planning to kill… Read more
The assault on pre-existing conditions is the least of it
September 10, 2018 – The debate over protection for people with pre-existing conditions has become a proxy war for what matters most on the healthcare front in… Read more
Health Wonk Review for August 23, 2018
August 24, 2018 – The kids are headed back to school and the pool is closed for the summer, but there's still time for one last edition of Health Wonk… Read more
What’s the real price of Obamacare sabotage?
August 23, 2018 – The GOP is pooh poohing the effects of their Affordable Care Act sabotage by pointing to smaller premium increases for 2019. Democrats… Read more
Health Wonk Review for July 11, 2018
July 12, 2018 – Summer's here and the time is right for dancing .... uh ... I mean for another edition of Health Wonk Review. Peggy Salvatore, blogger in… Read more