Why the Left Should Defend Obamacare Why the Left Should Defend Obamacare
Yes, it was a flawed compromise. But to achieve universal, humane healthcare for all, we first need effective implementation of the ACA.
Nov 20, 2013 / The Editors
Obamacare: Too Small to Succeed? Obamacare: Too Small to Succeed?
The problems with the Affordable Care Act stem from government being too small and weak, not too big and powerful.
Nov 20, 2013 / Column / Richard Kim
Republican Alternatives to Healthcare Republican Alternatives to Healthcare
You've got to admire their creativity.
Nov 19, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
On Healthcare, Mistakes Were Made On Healthcare, Mistakes Were Made
How’s that market-based, buggy healthcare exchange working out for you?
Nov 12, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Why Obamacare’s Troubled Rollout Might Force the Cooperation Health Reform Needs Why Obamacare’s Troubled Rollout Might Force the Cooperation Health Reform Needs
The failures, though painful, might force both Republicans and the Obama administration to compromise.
Nov 11, 2013 / Harold Pollack
A Doctor With a Cure: ‘Medicare for All’ A Doctor With a Cure: ‘Medicare for All’
Gene Farley was a brilliant champion of economic and social justice, peace and, above all, single-payer health care.
Nov 11, 2013 / John Nichols
Tallying Obamacare’s Winners and Losers Tallying Obamacare’s Winners and Losers
Only 3 percent of the population are likely to lose their current insurance policies and pay higher premiums because of Obamacare.
Nov 1, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare
Ideological resistance to the Medicaid expansion—the heart of the healthcare law—is.
Oct 23, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law
The Senate’s deal to reopen the government and extend the debt limit reportedly contains a small change to the health law—but it’s not a win for the GOP.
Oct 16, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
What Democrats Should Demand What Democrats Should Demand
If Republicans are playing hardball, Democrats should too.
Oct 16, 2013 / Bryce Covert