The Supreme Court Just Saved Obamacare. Here’s Why That’s Good for Everyone
A massive survey indicates that President Obama’s controversial health care law has been a net gain for Americans.
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Are We Talking Enough About the Black Middle Class?
When it comes to racial inequality, most of the political conversation centers on black poverty. But this ignores a segment of black America that has attained some measure of success and is being held back from achieving more.
Health Care Is a Huge Business, but It’s Not the Doctors Who Are Making the Most Money
The anti-Obamacare rhetoric has railed against a “government takeover” of medicine but it’s not the government that’s coming between doctors and patients, it’s the insurance companies.
Undermining the Doctor-Patient Relationship
To provide the best level of care, physicians need to spend as much time as they can with their patients. So why are we asking them to put so much effort into keeping electronic records?
Drowning in Backlog: Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion May Be a Victim of Its Own Success
With open enrollment over for private health insurance claims, states are struggling to process hundreds of thousands of Medicaid applications.
Does It Matter That Teaching Hospitals Have Close Ties to Drug Companies?
Nearly every large drug maker based in the United States had at least one academic medical center official on its board, raising questions about their independence.
Judging Obamacare: How Do We Know If It’s a Success or a Failure?
Sign-ups were supposed to formally end yesterday, and attention is shifting from marketing to measuring whether the law is meetings its goals.
Should All Companies Be Required to Provide Birth Control Benefits to Employees?
A reading list on the Hobby Lobby cases.
Smoking Mad: Tobacco Users Caught Up in Insurer’s Obamacare Glitch
After signing up for coverage and disclosing they were smokers, about 100 New Hampshire consumers, including Terry Wetherby, find their new Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield policies canceled because they were charged incorrect “non-smoker” rates.
During Final Obamacare Push, Is There Anything Worth Celebrating?
A fellow at American Enterprise Institute faults steps by the Obama administration to delay parts of the Affordable Care Act, saying they amount to dismantling the program in ways that will make it harder to sustain.