The ‘wild ride’ ahead for Obamacare
Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor at The New Republic, talks about health reform's journey, and what's ahead for the ACA in 2013
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Wild ride ahead
In Part One of our Curbside Consult interview, we talk about the "wild ride" ahead for the Affordable Care Act, now that it's survived a fierce Congressional battle, a Supreme Court challenge and the recent Presidential election.
We also talk about Medicaid and the pressure on Republican governors to expand the program in their states.
Jonathan explains that he's happy Obamacare has survived, but he also predicts that ... even in states embracing the reform law ... implementation will be tricky. And in states OPPOSED to the law? "It could be a real mess," he says.
In Part Two of the interview, I get Jonathan's take on President Barack Obama's 2013 Inaugural Address and we discuss the 2012 elections. And we discuss Jonathan's hopes and fears for the year ahead.
at the University of Chicago. He has written about health policy for the Washington PostNew York TimesNew RepublicThe Huffington Post
