Expert analysis of health reform issues
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…
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…
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…
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…
Health reform and ex-cons
May 9, 2012 – If I'm trying to sell health reform, the smiling waitress with two kids, the laid-off steel worker, and the 7th grader with cancer work…
A family’s health insurance ‘rabbit hole’
April 5, 2012 – Two years from now, when the main pillars of health reform become operative, young families will be able to buy decent coverage through an…
Supreme Court has the power, but not the social authority, to kill health reform
March 30, 2012 – The Court might damage or destroy the centerpiece of the Obama presidency. This would be an abuse of judicial power. It would also hurt…
Will SCOTUS strike down health reform?
March 26, 2012 – I cannot believe for a minute that this Court wants to go down in history as the Gang of Nine that quashed the most important piece of…
Lifetime limits a big (million-dollar) deal
March 6, 2012 – The costs of removing lifetime caps on health insurance coverage are expected to be modest for insurance carriers. The impact for insured…
Young adult coverage saves us all money
December 16, 2011 – Ensuring young adults are covered now saves us all money down the line and gives parents and their kids the peace of mind that they'll have…