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Affordable Care Act
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Benefits of Obamacare: More People Are Able to Work Less
The ACA freed tens of millions of workers from dependence on their employers for insurance.
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Big Changes in Fine Print of Some 2015 Obamacare Plans
Consumers have until Dec. 15 to switch plans before they are automatically re-enrolled.
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Ebola-Like Public Health Crises Highlight Need for Improved Medicare-for-All Model, Failures of ACA For-Profit “Market-Driven” Insurance Model
Affordable Care Act: prescription for decreasing coverage, increasing cost.
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How We “Blew It” on Obamacare
No one would have to worry about dealing with a greedy for-profit health insurance company ever again if Democrats had pushed for single payer.
The GOP Is Coming for Obamacare by Any Means Necessary
Republicans aren't waiting until their new compatriots are sworn into office.
Health Insurers Fight Republican Efforts to Repeal Affordable Care Act
Most observers feel the Republican lawsuit targeting the Affordable Care Act has little chance of moving forward, but itu2019s just the latest in a long line of trying to …
Why the Idea of Fair, Affordable Care in the US Is Still a Problem
It is clear Obamacare has another difficult year ahead.
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How ACA Fuels Corporatization of American Health Care
We now have a situation where patients are losing confidence in their doctors, while doctors are losing confidence in our ability to do the right thing for our patients.
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Dean Baker | The Problem of “Stupid” in Economics
There is something grating about seeing a prominent economist refer to the US public as “stupid.”
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Live From the Ebola Capital of the United States
One lesson we should take away from the first US Ebola case is that the health care we extend to the still-uninsured may be our own.