Jun 27 Of Health Care, Haircuts and Broccoli By Betty Ann Bowser It was just a routine haircut. But before it was over, I found myself engaged in a donnybrook with a beauty salon of women from both the left and right in their political thinking, all preaching to each other about… Continue reading
Jun 27 Primer: Supreme Court’s Health Reform Ruling Expected Thursday By Jason Kane Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Updated June 27 | The "best-kept secret in Washington" is about to go public. Three months after the Supreme Court's hearings on the health care reform law, the justices are expected to announce their decision… Continue reading
Jun 22 What’s at Stake for Your Insurance as Supreme Court Weighs Health Reform? By Julie Appleby The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its ruling on the health care reform law some time next week. The Supreme Court's decision to uphold or strike down the health law could bolster -- or undo -- the most… Continue reading
Jun 21 What’s at Stake for Medicaid as Supreme Court Weighs Health Reform? By Phil Galewitz Medical assistant Ann Valdez gives Christian Casteneda, 12, a physical at a community health center in Aurora, Colo. The clinic has received some 6,000 more Medicaid eligable patients since the health care reform law was passed in 2010. Photo by… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Shields, Ponnuru on ‘False Dawns’ for U.S. Economy, Santorum’s Standing in GOP Shields, Ponnuru on 'False Dawns' for U.S. Economy, Santorum's Standing in GOP… Continue watching
Mar 30 Read, Listen and Even Translate The Supreme Court’s Health Care Hearings By Joshua Barajas Opponents and supporters of the health care reform law gather outside the Supreme Court on Monday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images In a wood-paneled conference room on the main floor of the Supreme Court, the justices gathered Friday for a… Continue reading
Mar 29 Webcast: Health Reform And The Court Wrap-Up By Kaiser Health News After six hours of historic arguments on the health law, the Supreme Court now begins its deliberations. What were the key moments in the debate, and how might they affect the outcome? Our partners at Kaiser Health News hosted a… Continue reading
Mar 28 Minus a Mandate, Health Law Would Still Affect Millions By Julie Appleby Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call If the Supreme Court strikes down the requirement that most Americans carry health insurance - along with related provisions that insurers must sell to people with pre-existing conditions and not charge the sick more… Continue reading
Mar 28 Medicaid Expansion: Good or Bad for America? By Jason Kane It's slated to be an expansion of epic proportions. If the health care reform law pushes forward as planned, 16 million more Americans will receive health care coverage through the federal Medicaid program between 2014 and 2019. As the Supreme… Continue reading
Mar 28 Health Reform in the Supreme Court: Day 3 Audio, Transcript By Jason Kane Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images Updated at 5:15 p.m. with Medicaid expansion analysis. In this third and final day of Supreme Court arguments on the constitutionality of the health care reform law, two major questions remain before the Court: If… Continue reading