By Emily Newhook The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) means big changes in 2014, including the way many young Americans pay for doctor’s appointments and other health care expenses. Here are three facets of the law that take...
This article originally appeared in the New York Times on November 21, 2013. By Katie Thomas and Andrew Pollack Nearly 80,000 people have enrolled in health plans through California’s online marketplace, at a rate of several thousand a day in...
This article originally appeared on CNN Opinion on November 22, 2013. By Aaron Smith It’s going to take more than free beer, gift cards and iPads to convince uninsured young adults that opting out of health coverage under Obamacare is...
This originally appeared in the Huffington Post on October 23, 2013. By Tom Allison You’ve heard the argument a lot lately: buying health insurance when you’re young and healthy isn’t worth it. It’s cheaper to just pay the fine. The...
Guest Blog by Aileen Connolly Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, over 435,000 young adults in California now have health care coverage because they can stay on their parents’ health care plan until the age of 26. As a result,...
July 25, 2013 in Ledger Inquirer; cross-posted on July 26, 2013 in Bradenton Herald by Tony Pugh WASHINGTON — Amid a resurgent effort by critics to attack the new health care law, the Obama administration and its allies are focusing on...
July 18, 2013 in The Atlantic by Garance Franke-Ruta Only half the nation’s governors have signed onto the Medicaid expansionunder the Affordable Care Act and the bill’s employer mandate has been delayed for a year, but the White House remains confident about...
July 17, 2013 in The Washington Post; re-posted July 19, 2013 in Bangor Daily News by Ezra Klein and Sarah Kliff Deep inside the White House, in a bare room that the chief of staff uses for meetings, David Simas...
By Tom Allison In just three months, the first state health insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act will open, and millions of uninsured Americans will have the opportunity to purchase more comprehensive, more affordable coverage, often with the...
In the recent blockbuster movie Iron Man 3, Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark (aka Iron Man), a self-described “Genius Billionaire Playboy Philanthropist” who fights bad guys with the help of his flying suit of armor. Tony Stark comes off...