It occasionally happens that a fringe groups, often religious, will confidently predict the end of the world, and when the deadline passes and The End does not come, they have to deal with it. Some admit they were wrong. Some … Continue reading
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as “Obamacare,” was signed into law five years and one week ago. Here’s a compact seven-and-a-half-minute video clip assessing how well it’s working from prolific writer and commentator John Green, who incidentally buys his own … Continue reading
During the 2012 election campaign Mitt Romney criticized the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) even though it was closely based on the system he himself helped implement as governor of Massachusetts. He contented that while it was good for his state, … Continue reading
Yesterday’s edition of Healthcare Triage looks at the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare,” one year after its less-than-spectacular launch: Link: http://youtu.be/v-LzLGjNi18 The speaker is Aaron Carroll MD, a pediatrician who also blogs and vlogs about healthcare. You can read his … Continue reading
Yesterday’s intelligent rant from John Green reminded me of a worry I’ve heard voiced a number of times recently, namely, that the Affordable Care Act will cost jobs by requiring most larger businesses — those with 50+ employees — to … Continue reading
A survey conducted earlier this year by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that the public remains poorly informed about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and about healthcare in general. For example, in the past few years healthcare costs have been … Continue reading
An article by Alyene Senger on the Heritage Foundation website has a headline, prominent chart, and final paragraph that are all misleading on the cost of the Affordable Care Act. The chart gives the impression that the Congressional Budget Office … Continue reading
A month ago I posted a link to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s pop quiz about the Affordable Care Act, popularly called “Obamacare.” If you haven’t taken it yet I suggest giving it a try. It won’t take you long since … Continue reading
Stephen Colbert reacts to the news that providing health insurance to its employees may force Papa John’s Pizza to raise its prices in 2014 by as much as 14 cents. “Fourteen cents!” exclaimed Colbert. “Fourteen cents! That’s three times the … Continue reading
Back before the Affordable Care Act took effect, a lot of the health insurance horror stories I heard had to do with short-term health insurance policies. They were typically purchased by people who thought they were getting a really good … Continue reading