Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

America Still Needs a Serious Health Care Debate

Dave Helfert | Posted 04.09.2012

Dave Helfert

In three years of street brawl over America's health care system, there's one thing the country still hasn't had: a serious debate over America's heal...

America's Breastfeeding Resolution for 2012

Gina Ciagne, CLC | Posted 03.11.2012

Gina Ciagne, CLC

With the new year upon us, it's time America makes this its New Year's resolution: Stop condemning women for breastfeeding in public.

Waiving Away Affordability of Health Care

John Geyman | Posted 05.25.2011

John Geyman

The urgency and stakes for real reform just notch up with each passing month and year.

Happy Birthday Health Reform -- Six Months Old!

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

Linda Bergthold

Today, the Affordable Care Act is six months old. Big deal, you say. What has it done for me? You may be surprised. Here's what you need to know in case a pollster calls, or if you have a loved one who gets sick.

Jason Linkins

Congressional Budget Office: Sometimes Wonks Have To Explain Their Work To Morons

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Allow me to state for the record that I have great sympathy for the dedicated professionals at the Congressional Budget Office. In Washington's parti...

Misunderstandings Are Rampant on Health Care Reform and Medicare

Mark Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Mark Miller

The Affordable Care Act contains a number of important improvements in Medicare coverage, but fact-free media coverage and political spin have stoked fear among seniors.

Impact of Disparities on Access and Quality of Cancer Care

John Geyman | Posted 05.25.2011

John Geyman

Disparities within the U. S. health care system result in serious impacts on access to care for patients with cancer at all stages. The American Cancer Society launched a national effort in 2007 calling for system reform.

Hijacked: Stolen Health Care Reform V

John Geyman | Posted 05.25.2011

John Geyman

This is the last of my five posts on the PPACA wherein I will analyze whether the legislation delivers enough to be worth the $1 trillion investment over the next 10 years and whether it will really work.

Hijacked: Stolen Health Care Reform IV: Will the Quality of Care Improve?

John Geyman | Posted 05.25.2011

John Geyman

In our last three posts, we examined how the PPACA stacks up against the goals of reform for cost containment, affordability and access to care. Here we consider what its likely impact will be on the quality of care.

Is Wall Street Making Life or Death Decisions?

Dora Calott Wang, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Dora Calott Wang, M.D.

Even after the new heath care laws are implemented, health insurance companies, many of them for-profit corporations traded on Wall Street, will continue to hold the purse strings on medical care.

Hijacked: Stolen Health Reform III: How Much Will Access to Care Be Expanded?

John Geyman | Posted 05.25.2011

John Geyman

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 is being touted by its proponents as moving the country to near-universal coverage and a great step ahead in U.S. health care. But what does this really mean?

Hijacked, Stolen Health Care Reform: Why Health Care Costs Will Not Be Contained

John Geyman | Posted 05.25.2011

John Geyman

The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Act of 2010, our new health care legislation, in March was hailed by its supporters as an historic event. But four months later, it remains controversial.