Tag: Obamacare
Health: The Post-Obama Marketplaces
The Story:
Through remarkable political circumstances, the basic 'Obamacare' system, a system of state-by-state marketplaces designed to make health insurance affordable to as many people...
Health: Pharmacies, Disabilities, and Discrimination
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A controversy over the interpretation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 has now come before the US Supreme Court. Although the subject seems...
Health: New Mexico May Increase Its Health Insurance Subsidies
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The long pandemic and its dire economic impact through the United States has dramatically changed the politics of health care and how it...
Health: Obamacare Marketplace Gets an Extra Window
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President Biden has signed an executive order that will create a special enrollment period for the federal health insurance marketplace, offering uninsured people...
Health: President Obama’s Memoir and ‘Obamacare’
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Former US President Barack Obama, whose still-controversial 'Obamacare' system seems to have survived the Presidency of a successor who had pledged to dismantle...
Health: SCOTUS Hears Arguments About Obamacare
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On Tuesday, November 10, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by 18 states (of which Texas is the...
Health: Georgia’s “Pathways to [Medicaid] Coverage”
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The Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp (R), has announced a plan for the expansion of Medicaid in his state. He calls the plan...
Michigan: James versus Peters
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Senator Gary Peters (D - MI), seeking a second term, still looks like the favorite in his race against Republican political neophyte John...
A New Supreme Court Justice by Election Day?
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The Trump administration has said that it would like an up or down vote in the US Senate on the confirmation of Judge...
Health: Medicine and Insurance in the Netherlands
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The health insurance system in the Netherlands is rare in western Europe: private for-profit insurance companies play a large role. The system looks...