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Harold Pollack
‘The comeback of Obamacare’
November 13, 2013 – "It doesn't happen until January 1 ... No one gets their Medicaid until January 1. No one gets their exchange-based private insurance until…
Obamacare’s bad rap
November 12, 2013 – "'I'm very cynical about the media ...They're like squirrels. They follow whatever is flashy and new, and they're zippin' all over the…
The promise of health insurance exchanges
October 11, 2013 – “Even before ACA’s enactment, I felt that health insurance exchanges have the potential – this may be just a dream – to realize…
Health reform haters gone wild
October 10, 2013 – There's really something about the opposition – for the reasons you described and from the standpoint of sheer governance, the way in…
The dismal politics of Obamacare
October 9, 2013 – I think different Republicans hold a full range of motivations with respect to the health care law. Some oppose the Affordable Care Act out…
Re-envisioned reform: a ‘gigantic blunder’?
August 18, 2013 – Last week, eight prominent health policy analysts released a new health plan at the conservative think tank, American Enterprise Institute.…
30 economists: We need individual mandate
July 18, 2013 – Yesterday, a small group of health policy experts organized by David Cutler, Jon Gruber, and me wrote a simple letter to Congress laying…
The ACA and mental health coverage
May 17, 2013 – Perhaps the most under-covered aspect of health reform is its dramatic expansion of coverage for the treatment of psychiatric and substance…
Can we spend less AND improve quality?
March 11, 2013 – Harold Pollack continues his series of interviews with health policy experts, talking this month with Michael Chernew, Professor of Health…
The ‘wild ride’ ahead for Obamacare
February 15, 2013 – Harold Pollack talks with Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor of The New Republic about the "wild ride" ahead for the Affordable Care Act, now…
How I became a health policy wonk, my favorite policy charts, and what’s ahead for health reform
January 11, 2013 – Harold Pollack talks with blogger Aaron Carroll about how he became a policy wonk, about his favorite health policy charts and the road…
Why Obama succeeded and Clinton failed
November 27, 2012 – Health policy historian Paul Starr, author of Remedy and Reaction, explains why Barack Obama succeeded on health reform while Bill Clinton…