Expert analysis of health reform issues
Why I fight to save Obamacare
February 28, 2019 – Eight years ago, the Affordable Care Act helped save Mina Schultz's life. Now, she's trying to return the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The problem with association health plans
June 1, 2018 – President Trump says deregulation of association health plans will deliver "tremendous insurance at a very low cost." So why do policy…
One way to ease ACA rate hikes? Fix the rebate formula.
April 25, 2018 – Want to help unsubsidized Affordable Care Act enrollees with premiums? Repair a glitch in the ACA's medical loss ratio…
Guaranteeing affordable health coverage for all
March 8, 2018 – Across the country, premiums keep rising as a result of repeated attempts to sabotage our health care system. Instead of re-hashing old,…
Medicare for (almost) all, brought to Earth
February 23, 2018 – There's not much for beneficiaries of such a system not to like. Medicare Extra promises all-but-universal access to virtually all…
Enrolling like their lives depend on it
February 7, 2018 – More Americans are appreciating the Affordable Care Act more than ever – and they're showing it by continuing to enroll in ACA-compliant…
Four ways states are foiling Obamacare sabotage
November 7, 2017 – While the Trump Administration has been working to thwart the Affordable Care Act quite a few states have been taking action to shore up…
So you’re telling me there’s a chance …
September 18, 2017 – With 13 days to go, I’d say Cassidy-Graham faces an uphill battle. But as we know, American politics sometimes delivers unlikely…