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The Scoop: July 15, 2020 Edition
July 15, 2020 – In this edition: COVID-19 SEPs for Maryland, New York end today; Georgia delays reinsurance program until 2022, submits modified proposal…
How close can we get to zero percent uninsured?
February 7, 2016 – Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders both want to bring the nation closer to 100 percent health coverage? Here are some proposals for…
Prediction: QHP enrollment will swell by 25 percent
October 15, 2015 – Before I go any further, let me say this flat out: No. Actual exchange enrollments in 2016 are not going to reach the CBO's 21 million…
The life-or-death impact of King v. Burwell
June 3, 2015 – "There are people who are going to survive because they have gotten insurance through Obamacare – there are people who will not die…
The ‘good old days’ before Obamacare
October 25, 2014 – We Americans have short-term memory when it comes to health care. Either that or far too many of us have bought – hook, line and sinker…
Flushing away $10,000 to ‘just say No’
March 27, 2014 – "The vast majority of our clients are thrilled to find out they qualify for subsidies. But to some people, the premium tax credits feel…
Cruel irony: millions too poor for Medicaid
March 20, 2014 – In states that have not expanded Medicaid, the people who most desperately need help paying for health insurance – those with the lowest…
Looking for the down side?
January 19, 2014 – Despite the Journal’s headline, important progress is being made. Millions of people who previously were uninsured because they…
ACA’s winners far outnumber its losers
November 20, 2013 – "OK, people with cancelled insurance policies have a grievance. So does the much larger group of uninsured people with serious diagnosed…
26 million eligible for help paying premiums
April 18, 2013 – We at Families USA estimate that nearly 26 million Americans will be eligible for premium tax credits to help make health coverage…
Health reform: it’s having each other’s back
August 17, 2012 – Alleged Obamacare-related increase in price of Papa John's pizza ? 11 cents. Ensuring working Americans have a health care safety net?…
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…