Aurora tragedy shows value of health reform
July 31, 2012 – The tragic July 20 movie theater attack in Aurora, Colorado, serves a grim reminder of the importance of universal coverage for even young… Read more
Why your state should expand Medicaid
July 29, 2012 – We have been told that in some red states conservatives "hate poor people." But my guess is that they'll hate higher premiums more. If… Read more
States will gain by expanding Medicaid
July 29, 2012 – In states where governors have vowed not to expand Medicaid, health insurance premiums are likely to go up as hospitals struggling to care… Read more
Give free stuff to this single mom
July 20, 2012 – Harold Pollack explains that America's working single moms have much to lose if states refuse to expand Medicaid under health… Read more
Health Wonk Review for July 19, 2012
July 19, 2012 – The July 19 edition of Health Wonk Review is up over at Worker's Comp Insider, and this week's reviewer, Julie Ferguson, says it's a… Read more
Could missing word kill the ACA? No.
July 17, 2012 – Inevitably, opponents of the Affordable Care Act will continue to hunt for ways to undermine reform, says Washington & Lee law… Read more
The Supreme Court’s decision buys time
July 13, 2012 – Thanks to the publicity, some learned that the Affordable Care Act's mandate will apply only to Americans who don't have employer-based… Read more
NAACP boos for Romney only the beginning
July 13, 2012 – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears amused during 15 seconds of booing that followed his comment that he would "eliminate every… Read more
Self-fulfilling media narratives
July 12, 2012 – The media picked up the story, repeated the heated rhetoric, and “fanned the flames … Before long, what constitutional experts thought… Read more
Lessons from Health Reform: Then and Now
July 1, 2012 – What the Clinton Administration tried to do with health reform may not have succeeded legislatively, but it taught us a lot of lessons that… Read more