Obamacare

On Saturday, in the midst of what must have been a particularly ferocious bowel movement, Donald Trump went on a long, racist diatribe about congressman Elijah Cummings and his district in Baltimore and all the usual bullshit youve come to just tune out. Sinc…

By Lambert Strether of Corrente Politics “But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51 “They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune “2020 Democratic Pres…

Imagine the utter contempt that Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) must hold for the American people. “Again and again, Democrats have refused to join Republicans in guaranteeing coverage for pre-existing conditions,” Cornyn tweeted Monday morning. The tweet was in res…

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris warns of strict cost and quality standards on participating insurers, although she isnt specific about what those new requirements will be. | Darron Cummings/AP Photo Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday unveiled a pla…

Jay Inslee is running for president as the climate change candidate. But the two-term Washington state governor can credibly claim to have accomplished more than most of his peers on health care, a signature issue in the 2020 campaign. He created both the n…

House Democratic leaders have backed away from a major clash with their centrist wing over immigration, agreeing to winnow down a sweeping bill that would have overhauled Trump's migrant detention policies. Top Democrats are pushing hard for a vote on the mo…

The decision of 14 states not to expand Medicaid under Obamacare cost more than 15,000 lives, according to a new analysis by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The Affordable Care Act would have expanded Medicaid to everyone making up to 138 percent o…

Protesters gather protest lawmakers’ refusal to expand health care coverage in 2013. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images The real impact of Republican’s rejection of Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. The United States could have averted about 15,600 deaths if all 50 …

The building housing Centene Corporation headquarters is seen Thursday, July 2, 2015, in Clayton, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ASSOCIATED PRESS The health insurer Centene plans to expand into 100 new counties and enter a new state Nevada - to expand privati…

MapLight is a nonprofit organization that reveals the influence of money in politics.Twelve of the current 17 House members who cosponsored the landmark 2009 measure known as Obamacare have signed on as cosponsors of legislation that would create a universal …