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Archive for the ‘US healthcare reform’ Category
July 16th, 2010
If 10% of health care dollars are flat-out stolen, then it was a mistake not to include fraud control as a major part of health care reform. But it’s not too late to fix that mistake.
July 6th, 2010
Yeah that means “overbite.” Beginning this year, insurers can’t rescind kids from coverage on the basis of this or or more serious concerns. Lives are already changing for the better. That’s something to celebrate.
June 29th, 2010
Check out Jonathan Cohn’s new blog, Citizen Cohn.
June 25th, 2010
Category: US healthcare reform
This is not a winning issue for the Republicans this year.
April 29th, 2010
Category: US healthcare reform
… that Republicans on the Hill aren’t signing on as co-sponsors of repeal bills. How about bringing those bills to the floor for a vote just before the election?
April 8th, 2010
Category: US healthcare reform
Logically, there’s no difference between supporting the Affordable Care Act and opposing repeal. But rhetorically, there’s all the difference in the world.
March 31st, 2010
What’s a synonym for “mandate plus a subsidy”? Government buys you insurance, with a small contribution. Let’s put it the second way.
March 30th, 2010
The middle class adores its government benefits as long as the programs reward work. ACA does.
