The Medicaid expansion provisions of the reconciliation bill risk being overturned by the Supreme Court.
Affordable Care Act
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 inBuilding Back America
How the Democrats Can Pass the Entire Reconciliation Bill
It just requires enacting it for four years.
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 inPolitics
Kathleen Rice’s Questionable Rationale for Voting Down Drug Pricing Reform
She says she voted against the measure because the reconciliation bill won’t become law.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
As Delta Surges, the Affordable Insurance Marketplace Goes on Leave
The extended open enrollment season for the Affordable Care Act has quietly been closed.
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: …And Don’t Forget Health Care
Biden moves health care improvements out of the infrastructure package.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Federalize It, Joe Biden
The American Rescue Plan isn’t complete until welfare program administration is taken back from the states.
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.
