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Who is Douglas Holtz-Eakin and why is he saying terrible things about health reform? photo

Who is Douglas Holtz-Eakin and why is he saying terrible things about health reform?

March 14, 2013 – Douglas Holtz-Eakin uses some pretty fuzzy "facts" (and we use that term loosely) in his attempts to badmouth the Affordable Care…

Can we spend less AND improve quality?

March 11, 2013 – Harold Pollack continues his series of interviews with health policy experts, talking this month with Michael Chernew, Professor of Health…

Want to fix health care? Watch this movie. photo

Want to fix health care? Watch this movie.

March 9, 2013 – Escape Fire, The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare, describes how health care in America has turned into a business. How the quest for…

Why is it that the truth never goes viral? photo

Why is it that the truth never goes viral?

February 26, 2013 – If conservatives and insurers join to make young Americans afraid of Obamacare, they might persuade a fair number to opt out of insurance,…

HHS gets specific: ACA’s essential benefits

February 22, 2013 – What's basic in health care is an issue of heated debate. Individuals and groups as diverse as cancer advocates, children's hospitals,…

The ‘wild ride’ ahead for Obamacare photo

The ‘wild ride’ ahead for Obamacare

February 15, 2013 – Harold Pollack talks with Jonathan Cohn, Senior Editor of The New Republic about the "wild ride" ahead for the Affordable Care Act, now…

IRS ruling a ‘disaster for Obamacare?’ Nope. photo

IRS ruling a ‘disaster for Obamacare?’ Nope.

February 5, 2013 – The claim that - as a result of an IRS ruling - “millions” will be left uninsured under Obamacare is "fear-mongering, pure and simple,"…

Is pain-free Medicare reform possible?

January 25, 2013 – Last week, President Obama signaled that he is 'open to making modest adjustments to programs like Medicare.' Should seniors brace for bad…

Consumer protections in industry crosshairs photo

Consumer protections in industry crosshairs

January 25, 2013 – If you're a 20- or 30-something and have health coverage, you're being targeted by insurance industry campaign to eliminate two important…

Predicting the future of insurance premiums photo

Predicting the future of insurance premiums

January 22, 2013 – Today, many Americans are asking, "Will my premiums go up in 2014?" There is no simple answer ... but the answer for many Americans is that…

How I became a health policy wonk, my favorite policy charts, and what’s ahead for health reform photo

How I became a health policy wonk, my favorite policy charts, and what’s ahead for health reform

January 11, 2013 – Harold Pollack talks with blogger Aaron Carroll about how he became a policy wonk, about his favorite health policy charts and the road…

Will insurance premiums skyrocket in 2014? photo

Will insurance premiums skyrocket in 2014?

January 3, 2013 – Health reform critics claim Americans will soon feel "sticker shock" over climbing health premiums, but Maggie Mahar says they aren't…