Obamacare Archives

Education

Common Core: The Obamacare of Education Policy

The education standards now adopted by 45 states are nothing like the Affordable Care Act, but have a lot in common with "Obamacare," that cartoon created by the conservative media to convince viewers of Obama's socialist agenda.

Seth Masket

Social Justice

Epic Fail: Where 4 State Health Exchanges Went Wrong

Oregon, Minnesota, Maryland, and Massachusetts are still struggling to get back on track after a disastrous launch that makes HealthCare.gov look successful by comparison.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

As the Media Gets Bored With Obamacare, Is the Public Finally Starting to Get on Board?

The president of the Commonwealth Fund says the implementation of the act is going pretty well, all things considered. He said it will be a success if five million people enroll in private exchanges by March 31. The 2016 election will be the “ultimate and probably final judgment on the law,” he says.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

What You Need to Know for When a Health Insurer Denies Your Claim

The chances for getting a denied claim reversed have always been better than you might suspect. But your odds are even better now that Obamacare has standardized the appeals procedure.

Jesse Cheng

News in Brief

What to Watch for: Next Year’s Biggest Stories in Politics

Will the mid-term elections settle anything? And who will the 2016 presidential candidates be?

Seth Masket

Social Justice

Stuck in Limbo With Breast Cancer as the Obamacare Deadline Looms

In New Jersey, people who believe they’ve qualified for Medicaid coverage under the health reform law might not actually be enrolled.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

I Signed Up for Health Care and All I Got Was This, Well, I’m Not Really Sure Yet

One of the biggest issues with HealthCare.gov is that it still leaves too much responsibility with the individual.

Jake Blumgart

Social Justice

Deadline? What Deadline? The Obamacare Sign-Up Dates Keep Moving

Confusion reigns as state and federal officials allow people to find and pay for new health insurance plans.

Charles Ornstein

Social Justice

Obamacare Q&A: Fears of a Premium ‘Death Spiral’ Are Overstated

Kaiser Foundation expert predicts that, “What we’ll start to see in January are the real effects of the law, rather than the more hypothetical ones we’ve been talking about up until now.”

Charles Ornstein

News in Brief

The Straight Dope on Straight Dope

Creating a legal marijuana industry in Colorado from scratch.

Seth Masket