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
Mar 27 Health Care Reform in the Supreme Court: Day 2 Audio and Transcript By Vanessa Dennis Court sketch by William J. Hennessy Jr. On day two of arguments before the Supreme Court about the health care reform law, the justices tackled the central question of whether it's constitutional to require most Americans to either buy health… Continue reading
Mar 27 What Is the Individual Mandate and What If It's Declared Unconstitutional? By Susan Dentzer Photo by Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call Today the Supreme Court waded into the legal arguments about whether Congress acted within its constitutional authority when it adopted the Affordable Care Act's "minimum coverage requirement" -- the so-called individual mandate. Health policy… Continue reading
Mar 27 Health Care Twitter Chat Recap By News Desk Dr. Olveen Carrasquillo checks up on Juan Gonzalez in Miami, Fla. in Jan. 2011; Joe Raedle/Getty Images Updated 6:30 p.m. ET March 27 The Supreme Court will hear a historic three days of arguments about whether the 2010 Affordable Care… Continue reading
Mar 27 Why I Support Health Care Reform: Voices of the Defense By Jason Kane They came marching, chanting, stomping to the beat of drums and the blare of a brass band -- doctors, nurses, the elderly and the chronically ill. After two years of watching people protest a piece of legislation they had struggled… Continue reading