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Can the GOP avoid a health premium train wreck?
July 25, 2017 – Republicans – and President Trump – could act right now to reassure the health insurance industry and in doing so stabilize the…
New Senate draft leaves its five fatal flaws intact
July 14, 2017 – HAROLD POLLACK: Today, Republican Senate leaders released the latest version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), their Affordable…
High out-of-pocket costs are a feature, not a bug
June 29, 2017 – The high cost sharing in the BCRA is not a bug, it's a feature. The Republican bill could aptly be called the Cost Sharing Inflation…
Healthcare is about people – not legislative wins
June 23, 2017 – Healthcare is about people, not the legislative victories that Sen. McConnell so desperately…
What ‘ramming through’ a health bill looks like
June 23, 2017 – Is what Senate Republicans have done anything at all like what Senate Democrats did to pass the Senate version of the Affordable Care Act?…
The Senate’s Obamacare repeal bill: a cheat sheet
May 26, 2017 – The Senate is working on its own version of repeal-and-replace legislation. Here's what happens next ... and how you can…
You can only lie about policy in Washington, DC
May 25, 2017 – What's worse: Covering up for a 'joke' about Trump being paid by Vladimir Putin? Or fundamentally mischaracterizing the clear implications…
The Zombie Trumpcare (AHCA) Cheat Sheet
May 4, 2017 – After weeks of uncertainty, the House Republicans appear to finally have reached a point of certainty as to whether they can pass the…
Get ready for the uncomfortable questions
May 3, 2017 – By allowing states to waive preexisting condition protections, AHCA would allow insurers to restore a practice called "medical…
The ACA isn’t imploding. Is your marketplace?
April 18, 2017 – Although the ACA is a federal law that applies in every state, insurance markets are regulated at the state level, and markets vary…
Wendell Potter: Speaker Ryan’s repeal plans are driven by donors – not your health coverage needs
March 31, 2017 – If you're not able to write Ryan a big check, the healthcare system he has in mind won't be centered on…
Obamacare remains the law of the land. With defeat, Trump fails his first legislative test.
March 24, 2017 – After four hours of debate today, House leadership abruptly pulled H.R. 1628 – the American Health Care Act (AHCA) — without a vote.…