affordable care act

Of Poverty, Cancer, Bureaucracy, and Death Stethescope laying on Stacks 1

Of Poverty, Cancer, Bureaucracy, and Death

Em Carpenter February 1, 2020

This is how a vibrant 50 year old woman goes from active to death’s threshold in a...

The Affordable Care Act One Year Later

Christopher Carr October 28, 2014

The New York Times has a new report: the Affordable Care Act seems to be making steady...

On Obamacare and the Real U.S. Healthcare Crisis, Part I: A Look In The Rearview Mirror IFRL-TLC-Scenery-valentin-salja-1319880-unsplash

On Obamacare and the Real U.S. Healthcare Crisis, Part I: A Look In The Rearview Mirror

Tod Kelly October 9, 2013

The US healthcare system is about to radically change, whether or not Obamacare stands. Exactly how...

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A Question…

Kazzy October 2, 2013

At the risk of receiving a public flogging during my next Whole Foods visit, I must ask…...

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It’s Time to Unbundle Health Insurance and Health Care

Tim Kowal September 27, 2013

John C. Goodman in his book Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis argues that Obamacare will not make...

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Wage Mastery

Christopher Carr March 23, 2013

Is there any possible way to justify putting a cap on CEO pay? Should we be having...

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Contraception is pretty damn important to a woman’s health

Erik Kain February 15, 2012

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“A History Seminar: Obamacare Has Nothing to Do with Seamen Mandate of 1798” IFRL-Plague-DoctorArt

“A History Seminar: Obamacare Has Nothing to Do with Seamen Mandate of 1798”

Will February 7, 2011

A few liberal writers have suggested that the Seamen Mandate of 1798 provides some sort of constitutional...

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The Mandate Double-Bind

Will February 2, 2011

Several commenters, led by the indefatigable Boonton, continue to insist that the mandate is best understood as...

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The Mandate

Will February 2, 2011

Notably absent from Erik’s defense of the Affordable Care Act is a discussion of the bill’s Constitutionality...

The Importance of Being Insured IFRL-NaPP-Asia-rawpixel-id-426265

The Importance of Being Insured

Erik Kain February 2, 2011

Freddie deBoer writes: Personally, I think denying people adequate health care coverage because of their economic condition...

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Competition in the healthcare industry

Erik Kain October 1, 2010

John Hood, writing at The Corner, grumbles about the shuttering of Principal Financial’s health insurance division. This...

InMD in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I don't know why you'd think Trump is scared but one hopes this combined with the strongly worded 4t…
Mike on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaIsrael can take him in. He's a father of 3 or whatever. I'm guessing Hamas has people that are fathe…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Attacked, Suspect ArrestedSo, yes, that sounds plausible, but also...no. It's not _just_ that. There are a lot of people who h…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a “whatabout” for every single “precedent” that the Democ…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I’m pretty sure that we’re *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, “the pr…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025As far as I can tell, the Republicans have a "whatabout" for every single "precedent" that the Democ…
Jaybird in reply to David TC on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I'm pretty sure that we're *ALL* members of the press. When the First Amendment was written, "the pr…
Dark Matter in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Far as I can tell, most press conferences are not open to the general public. That seems to be what…
David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…