Imminent congressional inaction on Affordable Care Act subsidies will doom 14 million people, the party’s midterm chances, and health care reform for a decade.
Jon Walker
Jon Walker writes about politics, health care, and drug policy. He is the author of After Legalization: Understanding the Future of Marijuana Policy.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Dooming Blue States to Health Care Limbo
The Build Back Better Act will create enough uncertainty in health care to make it impossible for states to improve their systems.
Posted inBuilding Back America
CBO’s Metaphysical Medicaid Madness
Why does something Congress already paid for cost $300 billion, according to the budget scorekeeper?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Expand Obamacare While Abandoning It
While learning the lessons of the Affordable Care Act, Democrats are still building on top of it instead of seeking a better design.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Biden Would Rather Build an Entirely New Welfare State Than Touch the Hospitals
Health care improvements are minor and largely neglected in Biden’s new plan because he doesn’t want to arouse the ire of health care lobbyists.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Almost Big F*cking Deal in the COVID Relief Bill
The bill corrects the ‘subsidy cliff,’ which made health insurance unaffordable for millions and frustrated reform efforts. But the fix only lasts two years.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats Must Federalize Medicaid
A signature piece of Joe Biden’s campaign agenda should be part of the first major economic package.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Pelosi Can Save Obamacare With a One-Line Amendment
By repealing the individual mandate, which is now functionally inert, the House Speaker can invalidate a push to eliminate the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inPolitics
The Future of Health Care Hinges on This Primary
If Rep. Richie Neal prevails in Massachusetts’s First District, lobbyists and corporate donors will get the message that their profits are safe.
Posted inCoronavirus
A Guide to the Nightmare of Getting Health Insurance in a Pandemic
It’s really simple, unless you live in the United States of America.
