Obamacare

Last week, the Trump administration asked a federal appeals court to repeal the Affordable Care Act in its entirety. Their argument is fundamentally flawed in numerous ways, not the least of which is the fact that it relies on a dissenting opinion that is exp…

From the Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Billionaires Bill Gates, Charlie Munger, and Warren Buffett were interviewed on CNBC this morning, and it wasnt surprising to hear the three men defend capitalism. But it was surprising to hear Gates make a really good point about socialism. Or, at least a go…

Sign up to get our new weekly column as a newsletter. We're looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. (CNN)Every presidential investigation gives us new phrases that stick. "What did the President know, an…

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on the Affordable Care Act with Vice President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House April 1, 2014 in Washington, DC. More than 7 million Americans signed up for health Getty Images The…

A woman reads a leaflet at a health insurance enrollment event in Cudahy, Calif., in 2014.(Lucy Nicholson/Reuters) Its failures have made the folly of government-driven health care obvious.This week the first congressional hearing on Medicare for All took pl…

The idea that the monster Obamacare became was reared by conservatives is laughable.  Stuart M. Butler, Ph.D., distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation, balks: Is the individual mandate at the heart of 'Obama Care' a conservative idea?  Is it constitu…

That, after all, is what his Medicare for All push, which would eliminate private insurance, amounts to. He is saying to the 180 million Americans who currently have private insurance, many of whom are satisfied with their coverage: Im going to take away the …

President Donald Trump is once again trying to destroy the Affordable Care Act. In an argument to a federal appeals court on Wednesday, the Trump administration claimed that the signature health care law passed by President Barack Obama is unconstitutional a…

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