Obamacare

The Double Game of the U.S. Health Insurance Companies

Thomas A. Bass | Posted 06.01.2012

Thomas A. Bass

The Affordable Care Act, particularly the mandate requiring U.S. citizens to buy health insurance from private companies, may be in legal limbo, awaiting a Supreme Court ruling, but the insurance companies are planning to profit from this ruling, no matter which way it goes.

Obama Says Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean Back To The Drawing Board On Health Care

Posted 05.31.2012

If the Supreme Court rules against President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law in a decision expected at the end of the month, it could ...

ObamaCare Isn't Just About Health Care - It's a Winning Jobs Issue

Richard Kirsch | Posted 05.31.2012

Richard Kirsch

Many independent voters are confused by the Affordable Care Act, as its passage has offered no relief for a major worry in their lives: if they lose their job, they'll lose their health insurance. That will change in 2014 if they vote for President Obama.

Is There Really A War on Women or Are Men Just Being Stupid?

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.29.2012

Madeleine M. Kunin

When House Republicans stall on reauthorizing and expanding the Violence Against Women Act, they are blinding themselves to the everyday experiences of women's lives.

There's a Sleeper in the Reform Law That Could Transform U.S. Health Care

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.29.2012

Wendell Potter

CO-OPs could be one of the sleepers in the health care reform law that truly transforms how care is financed and delivered in this country. And they could even hasten the day when the big investor-owned corporations cede the marketplace to nonprofits and move on to other ways of earning a profit.

How Is This for Affordable Health Care? Question the Health and Human Services' New $20 Million PR Firm Hired to Tout Obamacare

Wendy N. Powell | Posted 05.24.2012

Wendy N. Powell

This impending PR campaign is irresponsible when there is a Supreme Court decision expected in the not-too-distant future that may affect the very existence of the Affordable Health Care Act.

The GOP's War on Children

Bruce Kluger | Posted 05.24.2012

Bruce Kluger

As in most presidential election years, noisy battles have been raging as the nation's political armies gear up for what promises to be an even nois...

Don't Deny Us

Jen Caltrider | Posted 05.23.2012

Jen Caltrider

Since 2009, we have seen millions of Americans benefit from Obamacare. Obamacare is lowering the cost of care, expanding access to care and improving ...

Why Was There No Backlash To The Individual Mandate In Massachusetts?

The New Republic | Posted 05.22.2012

BOSTON—One of the most interesting stories about health care reform in Massachusetts, where I’m on a learning tour this week, is a story that neve...

Insurers Laying the Groundwork to Remove Consumer Protections if Mandate in Obamacare Is Tossed

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.21.2012

Wendell Potter

The worst-case scenario for insurers is if the high court strikes down the provision of the law requiring us to buy coverage (the so-called individual mandate), but allows the law's important consumer protections to go forward.

Autism and My Grandson's First Swim

Don McNay | Posted 05.20.2012

Don McNay

My grandson and I recently went to a baseball game. He is learning about the sport his grandfather loves. While we were there, he completely reprogrammed my cell phone. He fixed a problem in thirty seconds that Apple's tech people couldn't fix in three hours.

More Hypocrisy From GOP's Crack Team of Health Care Con Artists

Ethan Rome | Posted 05.18.2012

Ethan Rome

The Republican leaders in Congress have mostly defined themselves by what they're against, but now they've announced what they're for -- the most popular parts of the Affordable Care Act. I can only imagine the political identity crisis this is causing within the GOP.

Conservatives Slam Boehner Over Healthcare Strategy

Politico | Posted 05.17.2012

Thirty minutes. That's the roughly time it took for conservatives to jump all over Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his leadership team after the ...

Dear Pasty Republican Billionaires: Haven't You Got Anything Better to Do?

Graham Milne | Posted 05.17.2012

Graham Milne

These real-life Charles Foster Kanes have conquered the business world, crushed enemies in their wake and accumulated wealth to rival that of the pharaohs. But love remains elusive for them, no matter how many zeroes in their Cayman Islands offshore holding account.

GOP's Health Care Plan Remains A Mirage

New York | Posted 05.17.2012

How long can the Republicans keep up the pretense that they plan to come up with their alternative health-care-reform plan? I'm going to go with "fore...

Supreme Court Health Care Ruling Could Mean Life Or Death For Some

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.18.2012

WASHINGTON — Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insur...

GOP Draws Battle Plans For Obamacare Ruling

Politico | Posted 05.16.2012

House Republican leaders are quietly hatching a plan of attack as they await a historic Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's health care l...

Jason Linkins

As GOP Backs Away From 'Repeal And Replace,' Media Remains Largely Inattentive

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2012

Over at Daily Intel, Jonathan Chait notices that after many months of vowing to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has applied Lean...

Jonathan Chait: On Second Thought, The GOP Will Just Repeal Obamacare

New York Magazine | Posted 05.15.2012

One of the hard facts about public opinion during the health-care debate was that, while the public quickly soured on health-care reform, it remained ...

Obamacare Is Good for Moms

Jessica Arons | Posted 05.14.2012

Jessica Arons

People always say good health is the greatest gift, so let's make health a priority this Mother's Day. Now that I am a mother myself, I am even more a...

Obama, 2012 and the Mousetrap Factor

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.14.2012

Deepak Chopra

Obama is in danger of being "Carterized." Romney is using a simplistic but powerful line: this president is a nice guy who is in over his head. What makes this tactic effective is that the right has seized the narrative and made a convincing case built on false claims. Here are a few.

How Sarah Palin's Irresponsible Rhetoric Prevented Medicare Savings

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.14.2012

Wendell Potter

The Affordable Care Act might have been able to curtail Medicare spending further if it hadn't been for Palin, who charged that a provision of the law allowing Medicare to pay for end-of-life discussions would lead to government-run "death panels."

Chris Christie Throws Cold Water On Health Care Plan

AP | Posted 05.11.2012

TRENTON, N.J. -- Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed legislation that would set up a state health insurance exchange as part of President Barack Ob...

Tax Credit Report: 7 in 10 Small Businesses Eligible for Combined $15.4 Billion in Healthcare Tax Credits

John Arensmeyer | Posted 05.10.2012

John Arensmeyer

The reality is, most small businesses operate within thin profit margins. And that means they're less likely than big businesses to be able to afford health coverage for their workers.

The Best Mother's Day Gift: Stand Up for Her

Sherry Prowda | Posted 05.10.2012

Sherry Prowda

It's that time of year again. How to celebrate the 'mom' in your life? A card? Candy? Flowers? All appreciated and certainly a boost to the small busi...