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 Heather Horn

Mar 19, 2010

By John Hudson

Mar 19, 2010

Will They Actually Bend the Cost Curve?

Right and left debate the CBO estimate

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By Max Fisher

Mar 19, 2010

End Game: How Health Care Passes, or Doesn't

A handful of fence-sitting Dems decides it all

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By Max Fisher

Mar 18, 2010

What Nun-Bishop Split Reveals About Today's Catholic Church

Church officials are divided over health care reform

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By Max Fisher

Mar 18, 2010

CBO's Deficit-Busting Report a Boon to Democrats

95 percent covered, $1.2 trillion saved over 20 years

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By Max Fisher

Mar 18, 2010

How Stupak's Pro-Lifers Got Rolled

The anti-abortion crusade has made his life a "living hell"

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By John Hudson

Mar 18, 2010

Was Obama's Fox News Face-Off Worth It?

He got a grilling and an apology from Bret Baier, at least

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By John Hudson

Mar 17, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: David Goldhill's Last-Minute Push to Kill the Bill

The Atlantic's health-care manifesto writer is back

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By Heather Horn

Mar 17, 2010

Why Obama's Going on Fox

Into the enemy camp!

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By Heather Horn

Mar 17, 2010

Rorschach: One Big Poll, So Many Interpretations

Just what do Americans think about health care?

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By Max Fisher

Mar 17, 2010

Can Obama and Kucinich Mend Liberal Rift?

Kucinich is apparently ready to flip his health care vote

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By Max Fisher

Mar 16, 2010

The Bipartisan Consensus Against 'Deem and Pass'

Will House Dems use the procedural tactic anyway?

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By Heather Horn

Mar 16, 2010

By Max Fisher

Mar 15, 2010

Home Stretch: Health Care in One Week or Bust

White House says "law of the land" by Sunday

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By Max Fisher

Mar 11, 2010

How Immigration Could Kill Health Care Reform

Congressional Hispanic Caucus threatens a boycott

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By Jake Simpson

Mar 9, 2010

Morning Vid: Colbert, Klein Talk Health Care

The Post blogger educates Colbert on reconciliation

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By Heather Horn

Mar 8, 2010

Morning Vid: SNL Explains Dem Attitude on Health Care

The bill's unpopular, Reid's unpopular, but never mind that

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By Max Fisher

Mar 6, 2010

What Health Care Reform Would Mean for Abortion

Abortion provisions are still in play

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By Heather Horn

Mar 5, 2010

By Max Fisher

Mar 4, 2010

Why Are Liberal Dems Fleeing Health Care?

Jonathan Chait's theory: "The Progressive Suicidal Impulse"

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By Max Fisher

Mar 4, 2010

Abortion Threatens to Sink Health Care Reform

Rep. Bart Stupak could make it happen

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By Max Fisher

Mar 3, 2010

Senate Dems to Pursue Reconciliation: Will It Work?

Liberals are crossing their fingers

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By Jake Simpson

Mar 1, 2010

Right Kicks Nathan Deal Out the Door, Left Cautiously Optimistic

The Republican congressman's resignation drops heath care's magic number to 216

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By Heather Horn

Mar 1, 2010

Reasons to Risk Reconciliation

Perhaps not as politically dangerous as it seems

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By John Hudson

Feb 28, 2010

By Heather Horn

Feb 26, 2010

Postmortem: 21 Takeaways from Health Care Marathon

The good, the bad, the ugly, the dull, the brilliant--everything you need to know and then some

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By John Hudson

Feb 25, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Paul Ryan, the Right's Voice of Substance

Rep. Ryan blasts "budget gimmicks" in his summit speech

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By Jake Simpson

Feb 25, 2010

The Health Care Summit: Live Reactions

Update 8: Ryan's criticisms polarize bloggers

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By Jake Simpson

Feb 25, 2010

Morning Vid: Olbermann's Heartfelt Paean to 'Life Panels'

"Last Friday night, my father asked me to kill him"

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By Heather Horn

Feb 25, 2010

The Health Care Summit: Just Theater?

At six hours long, that would be one epic play

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By Max Fisher

Feb 24, 2010

Why Obama Dropped the Public Option

It's died many deaths, but only now at the president's hands

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By Jake Simpson

Feb 24, 2010

Morning Vid: O'Reilly Prophesies Taxes on Gummy Bears, Ice Cream

The Fox News titan isn't defending Obama this time

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By Max Fisher

Feb 23, 2010

Was Pursuing Health Care Reform a Mistake?

Beltway oracle Charlie Cook calls it Obama's Iraq

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By Max Fisher

Feb 22, 2010

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of ObamaCare

Everything you need to know about President Obama's just-unveiled health care plan

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By Michael Kinsley

Feb 22, 2010

How to Think About: Health Insurance and Adverse Selection

Michael Kinsley on the complexity of insuring people with preexisting conditions

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By Max Fisher

Feb 22, 2010

Obama Versus Insurers

Let the do-or-die week for health care reform begin

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Feb 20, 2010

Quote of the Day: 'The Status Quo Is ... Bad For America'

President Obama gears up for a final health care push

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By Max Fisher

Feb 19, 2010

Is the Public Option Really Back?

Some Senate Democrats think they finally have the votes

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By Max Fisher

Feb 17, 2010

Can Democrats Un-Stall Health Care Reform?

That depends on whether they have the will

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