Topic: Health Care Reform

How to Use the Oregon Medicaid Study to Your Ideological Advantage

Dr. Ora Botwinick examines Dahlia Arbella, 5, at the Multnomah County's North Portland Health Center Monday, June 18, 2012, in Portland, Ore.
AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

A once-in-a-generation new health insurance study has health care wonks lining up to declare it an indictment or defense of the future of Obamacare. Who should you believe?

By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 30, 2013

Americans Know Almost Nothing About Obamacare

At his press conference Tuesday, President Obama said that most Americans are benefiting from the Affordable Care Act, even if they don't know it. He's definitely right about the not knowing it part.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Sep 10, 2012

Romney Campaign Backpedals After He Says Nice Things About Obamacare

There seems to be some confusion about what provisions of Obamacare Mitt Romney says he wants to keep, but some of that confusion seems to belong to Romney himself

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By John Hudson

Jul 11, 2012

The Only Way to Debate Health Care: Pop Culture References

After 32 votes to repeal President Obama's health care reform bill, Democrats and Republicans are out of fresh talking points on the law. But worry not: you can never run out of strained pop culture references.

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By Hannah Miet

Jul 1, 2012

The Sunday Grind

Boehner Is Shocked; Democrats Argue We Should Stop Arguing

Republicans and Democrats are not about to make nice over health care reform anytime soon. Obviously. But in case you wanted more evidence, we present: Members of Congress and Other Political Figures on Sunday talk shows.

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By Hannah Miet

Jul 1, 2012

Report: Roberts Switched Views on Health Care Law

Chief Justice John Roberts originally sided with the Supreme Court's four conservative justices to strike down the Affordable Care Act, but later changed his position and formed an alliance with liberals to uphold President Obama's health care reform law.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 24, 2012

Preparing for the Supreme Court's Big Health Care Decision

Everyone's waiting for the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act that's expected to come as early as tomorrow, so here's our guide to how you should be preparing of the Court's decision.

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By Eric Randall

Jun 21, 2012

Senate Candidate Accidentally Reacts To Every Possible Health Care Outcome

Politico caught Senate candidate Richard Mourdock accidentally uploading three pre-recorded YouTube videos in which he responds to all possible outcomes on the Supreme Court's ruling on the validity of health care reform.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jun 18, 2012

Today in Research

Teen Driving Laws Work; A Delicious Way to Lose Weight

Discovered: Teen driving laws work, a delicious way to lose weight, cheap drugs aren't always the best kind of drugs, and our oceans can't hold all of our carbon dioxide anymore.

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By John Hudson

Jun 18, 2012

Supreme Court Will Not Rule on Obamacare Today

Hold your horses, people: The Supreme Court will not hand down a decision on the constitutionality of Obamacare today, contrary to speculation earlier this morning.

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By John Hudson

Jun 12, 2012

A Health Care Decision Is Imminent: Nobody Has a Clue How It'll Play

With the Supreme Court's ruling on Obamacare expected anytime now, the Washington press wants to prepare you for how the ruling will affect the presidential election.

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By John Hudson

Jun 8, 2012

Here's the Email That Saved, Ruined Health Care Reform

For good or bad, a recently published email exchange between the White House and Big Pharma during the height of the 2009 health care reform debate, is one of the most important documents from that epic legislative struggle.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 10, 2012

Cartoon

The Supreme Court Has a Funny Way of 'Fixing' Things

Cartoonist Tom Toles on the Supreme Court.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 2, 2012

Cartoon

'Severability' Will Test Obamacare's Survivability

Cartoonist Nick Anderson on health care reform.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 30, 2012

Cartoon

The Threadbare Case for Health Care Reform

Cartoonist Tom Toles on the Supreme Court and health care reform. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 29, 2012

Cartoon

Remembering What the Individual Mandate Used to Be

Cartoonist Nick Anderson on health care reform.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Mar 9, 2012

Cartoon

Republicans Are Ready to Play Doctor

Cartoonist Tom Toles on health care reform. 

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By John Hudson

Feb 27, 2012

Swing States Sour on ObamaCare

It's supposed to be the president's signature legislative achievement, but a majority of registered voters in the battleground states that matter most support a repeal of the health care overhaul and say it's a "bad thing," according to a new USA Today/Gallup Poll.

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By Adam Martin

Dec 19, 2011

The Supreme Court Sets a Date for Health Care

After agreeing to hear legal challenges to health care reform back in November, the U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in the case for March 26, 27, and 28.

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By Ted Mann

Dec 3, 2011

Why You Should Care About The 'Medical Loss Ratio'

One wonky detail of the Obama health insurance reforms could make a huge differences. Insurers now have to spend a larger percentage of money on actual health care.

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By Eric Randall

Nov 29, 2011

Gingrich Once Wanted a Health Insurance Mandate

Dave Weigel at Slate has dug up video from 2005 of Newt Gingrich expressing support for a plan that would require Americans making more than $50,000 a year to purchase health insurance or face a penalty, just like Obamacare.

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By Dino Grandoni

Nov 14, 2011

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Health Care Reform Case

Keeping with the timetable many have expected since September, the U.S. Supreme Court says today that yes, it will decide whether or not the health care reform signed by President Obama is constitutional by next July, the AP and Reuters are reporting.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 26, 2011

House Democrats Want Republicans to Stop Saying 'Obamacare'

Arguing that Obamacare is at this point a derogatory term, House Democrats want to ban the term from mailers sent from Congressional offices, reports Roll Call's Jonathan Strong.

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By Eric Randall

Oct 14, 2011

Obama Administration Abandons a Piece of Health Care Reform

The CLASS program was a voluntary long-term insurance plan.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 14, 2011

Republicans Will Show Liberals What Government-Run Health Care Looks Like

Rep. Joe Pitts's bill to remove abortion from Obamacare plans has passed the House

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Oct 11, 2011

Romney Advisers Helped the White House Draft Health Care Reform

White House officials had a dozen meetings in 2009 with Romney health care advisers

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By Ted Mann

Oct 10, 2011

Rick Perry Throws A Haymaker At Mitt Romney

The Texas governor's new ad is a fierce attack at Romney's Massachusetts healthcare law

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By John Hudson

Oct 3, 2011

What's on the Supreme Court's New Docket

Health care, immigration, spying and affirmative action are all here

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By Uri Friedman

Sep 13, 2011

Remember When Reporting on Health Care Rulings Was Exciting?

A federal judge has ruled the individual mandate unconstitutional

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By John Hudson

Sep 8, 2011

Obama's Health Bill Wins Another Round of Judicial Ping-Pong

An appeals court rejects Virginia's challenge to the health care bill

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 29, 2011

Voters Know Even Less About Obamacare Than They Did in 2010

And Democrats complained a year ago that angry voters didn't understand the law!

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 18, 2011

Cartoon

A Judge a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Cartoonist Tom Toles shares his view of the U.S. health care system

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 17, 2011

Joe Wilson Claims Vindication for His 'You Lie' Moment

Wilson says health care money is going to illegal immigrants after all

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By Elspeth Reeve

Aug 15, 2011

Obama Embraces 'Obamacare,' Sort Of

Says he doesn't mind if the world knows he does care about people

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By John Hudson

Aug 12, 2011

Health Care Split Decisions Push Fight to the Supreme Court

An appeals court ruling against health care reform is just a prelude to a big case

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By John Hudson

Aug 9, 2011

Walgreens Wants to Sell You Health Insurance

The largest drugstore chain will sell health care plans this fall

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 20, 2011

Will the Government Pay for Your Birth Control?

A big debate after new guidelines qualify contraception as preventative care

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 21, 2011

Glitch Exposed in Obama Health Care Plan

Loophole could make 3 million middle class early retirees eligible for Medicaid

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By John Hudson

Jun 21, 2011

The Man Who Robbed a Bank for $1 to Get Health Care Coverage

Richard James Verone has become an American folk hero

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 27, 2011

The GOP 2012 Hopefuls Who Supported a Health Care Mandate

Pawlenty, Huntsman, Gingrich, and Romney all once thought it was a good idea

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 26, 2011

Vermont Becomes First State to Enact Single-Payer Health Care

The law signed by Gov. Peter Shumlin will extend coverage to all 620,000 Vermonters

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 16, 2011

GOP Struggling to Pitch Medicare Plan to the Public

Republicans shift talking points as most voters don't want to see benefits cut

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By Adam Martin

May 12, 2011

Reactions from the Right to Romney's Health Care Speech

His critics don't appeared to be swayed by an argument based on states' rights

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By Elspeth Reeve

May 12, 2011

Romney's Task Today: Distance Himself from RomneyCare

The former health care reformer says he wants to repeal ObamaCare

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By John Hudson

Apr 25, 2011

Supreme Court Won't Fast-Track Health Care Reform Suit

Virginia's challenge that last year's law is unconstitutional will go to lower courts first

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 12, 2011

Bachmann Moderates Her Fiery Rhetoric in Iowa

A refusal to endorse Paul Ryan's budget is being read as a clue to a 2012 bid

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 4, 2011

If Obama Copied Mitt Romney, Shouldn't Romney Fans Hush That Up?

A fan says Obama stole the "change" campaign theme--just like health care reform

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By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 29, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On protecting Africa from Chinese interests, keeping nuclear power out of Iran's hands, and revamping medical malpractice reform

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By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 24, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

On regulating nuclear power, NPR's bias, and the limits of airpower in Libya

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