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June, 2012
Ah, to be in a red state after health reform!
June 30, 2012 – Supporters of the Affordable Care Act breathed a sigh of relief after Thursday's Supreme Court ruling. Yet many remain worried about the… Read more
Today’s decision: “We dodged a bullet”
June 28, 2012 – The nation dodged a bullet Thursday when the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, upholding the law's… Read more
Today, the Supremes sang.
June 28, 2012 – I was not entirely surprised by the Court's decision. Indeed, on March 26, the day that the Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments, I… Read more
Supreme Court upholds individual mandate
June 28, 2012 – We celebrate this decision was a huge win for millions of Americans who have so much at stake. We've said it again and again ... that the… Read more
The Supremes and pre-existing conditions
June 24, 2012 – If the Supreme Court overturns the individual mandate that would require most Americans to buy insurance, it may rule that if everyone… Read more
The facts behind breastfeeding controversy
June 21, 2012 – Since when did breast pumps become an "essential benefit?" Answer? Since we realized that if 90 percent of women nursed their babies for… Read more
Health Wonk Review for June 21, 2012
June 21, 2012 – This week's Health Wonk Review features columns from healthinsurance.org bloggers Maggie Mahar, Harold Pollack, and Henry Aaron. They… Read more
If individual mandate’s struck, what next?
June 18, 2012 – The goal of the mandate is to draw more healthy people into the insurance pool, so that the cost of care when we become sick can be spread… Read more
2012 elections aren’t just about health reform
June 15, 2012 – This legislative program is why the 2012 elections are the most important in living memory. Conservatives could achieve goals long in… Read more
Health Wonk Review for June 7, 2012
June 7, 2012 – This week, Maggie Mahar edits the Health Wonk Review, a biweekly compendium of the best of the health policy… Read more