Apr 19 Just Ask: What Health Benefits Do the Supreme Court Justices Receive? By Jason Kane The Supreme Court Building. Photo by Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images. Rob Rabie has some health care advice for the Supreme Court, straight from St. Johns, Ariz. "Perhaps the justices would better appreciate the problem if they were to forego their health… Continue reading
Apr 16 Health Reform on the Brink: Uninsured in Missouri By Jason Kane Editor's Note: This story is part of a series profiling the views of ordinary Americans and their experiences -- good, bad or indifferent -- with the health care reform law. The stories are told from the perspective of the interviewees. Continue reading
Apr 12 Four Women of the Supreme Court Agree: More Is Better By Judy Woodruff At a time when women have become an issue in the presidential campaign, it was fascinating to sit in on the first-ever public program involving all three current women members of the U.S. Supreme Court and the only female former… Continue reading
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 30 Tea Leaf Reading at Its Best: Eavesdropping on the Supreme Court By Gwen Ifill I was never tempted to go to law school. But I love to parse language and reasoning, so listening to the audio of this week's Supreme Court health care arguments was -- in its nerdy way -- actually quite enjoyable. Continue reading
Mar 30 Court Arguments, Budget Debate to Shape Presidential Campaign By Christina Bellantoni President Obama waves to guests after speaking about gas prices and oil company tax breaks at the White House on Thursday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. While no presidential primary contests were held this week, two key events from the… 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 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
Mar 28 Supreme Court Reviews Health Reform Law: a Guide to Day 3 By Jason Kane Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images As Day 3 of the health reform hearings get under way, some things are already starting to seem routine. Outside the Supreme Court, the protesters arrive, the cameras roll, the health care reform debate is… Continue reading