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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan pulls back the curtain
May 9, 2016 – Ryan’s outlandish proposal is wrong on the facts and ignores recent history. But it does give us a peek at what a Republican replacement… Read more
‘Transcending Obamacare’ (Part 3 of 3)
September 10, 2014 – In our final interview segment, Avik Roy and Harold Pollack focus heavily on coverage for low-income Americans and how we should and could… Read more
‘Transcending Obamacare’
September 6, 2014 – Given their differences, you might be surprised that Avik Roy and Harold had a civil conversation about Roy's new "universal exchange"… Read more
Can Obamacare work even better?
April 9, 2014 – I think the average American voter is actually a charitable person, a big-hearted person. I don't think it's that the voters in Florida… Read more
Obamacare and the disability community
June 19, 2013 – Sam Bagenstos, one of the nation's leading experts on disability law, talks with Harold Pollack about the Americans with Disabilities Act… Read more
Is health care headed for the ‘fiscal cliff?’
December 3, 2012 – It's hard not to think about the movie "Thelma and Louise" with all the dire predictions about the coming"fiscal cliff." House Speaker… Read more
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… Read more
Future of reform may turn on Senate races
November 4, 2012 – Even if Mitt Romney were elected, he alone could not overturn major provisions of healthcare reform. Only Congress can pass the legislation… Read more
Will the real Mitt Romney please stand up?
October 18, 2012 – The trouble with these "changes of mind" is that they occur with dizzying frequency. Not more than a few months ago, he said he supported… Read more
“A clear choice on election day”
October 3, 2012 – Boston University health economist and researcher Austin Frakt discusses the implications of the November elections with Harold Pollack in… Read more
GOP duo’s fuzzy math catches up to them
September 10, 2012 – "For 30 years, Republicans have been getting away, politically, with providing fuzzy numbers about so many things. The Romney campaign has… Read more
We’re better off for Obama’s health reform
September 6, 2012 – Harold Pollack: Clinton delivered the best speech of the 2012 campaign. "No one in American politics can rival Clinton's ability to weave… Read more