Earlier this year TIME had the privilege of hosting an intern who was also a veteran of the war in Iraq. After graduating from Princeton, Jonathan “Nate” Rawlings became a captain in the Army and served two tours in Iraq, often commanding a gun truck through some of Iraq’s most dangerous regions. After that, he attended journalism …
Wisconsin incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold is bucking the trend and running a straight-up pro-health care reform spot. The ad itself is not all that remarkable, but it stands out in a year when Democrats who voted for reform are trying hard to talk about other issues, while Democrats who voted against it are touting their opposition.
The …
Today the House passed a bill to provide $7.4 billion to monitor, treat and compensate those who worked at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. It’s still unclear if the bill will pass the Senate intact, but it was still a victory for proponents nonetheless.
The bill is noteworthy for the effect it could have on the medics, firemen and …
Let’s get something out of the way.
The accusation that the Affordable Care Act will determine which medical treatments, procedures, tests and drugs Americans will be allowed to get is false. Rather, the government will continue to decide which services Medicare will reimburse for, while also deciding what care private insurers …
As part of our Races to Watch series, I recently summed up the campaign for North Dakota’s lone congressional seat. The race has incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy trying to beat back a challenge from Republican Rick Berg. The race is close and reflects the anti-incumbency mood percolating across the country. As a result, the Pomeroy …
I was going to write a post about how unworkable the health care plan in the GOP’s new “Pledge to America” is. But Jonathan Cohn already did it so well, I see no need to repeat. Click here to read Cohn’s explanation of how the Republican plan to cover pre-existing conditions is pretty much bogus.
A few other things Republicans are …
My colleague Jeff Kluger, who covers health and science, has penned an impassioned defense of the Affordable Care Act, inspired by his kids’ reaction to his recent outpatient surgery. An excerpt is below. Full piece here. Discuss.
I had a bit of surgery last week. It wasn’t much — the kind of outpatient operation that would
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Despite all the explainers and the charts that have been published in the past year – including in this space – to explain health care reform, Americans remain utterly confused about how the authors of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) intend for it to work. It’s no secret why. Politicians and pundits have muddied the waters with dishonest …
One political dynamic that’s emerging this election season is the strength of the right and the weakness of the left.
While the Tea Party appears, in many ways, to be steering the ship of the Republican Party, on the other end of the spectrum, progressives may feel like their banging their heads against the wall.
Just take a …
We are a nation of tax cheats. In 2001, the difference between what Americans and businesses owed in taxes and what they actually paid voluntarily was $345 billion.
The enormous amount, known as the “tax gap” has been vexing politicians and IRS bureaucrats ever since it was quantified in 2005. Of course, one way to increase U.S. …
Just not to me – or any other media types for that matter. The new head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid has, until today, been kept under virtual lock and key by the Obama Administration. He was installed via recess appointment, circumventing the Senate confirmation process, which would have included a public hearing. He hasn’t …
After claims from insurance companies that they plan to dramatically increase premiums this year because of the Affordable Care Act, the White House fired off a threat to the industry’s main lobbying group today.
Writing to the head of America’s Health Insurance Plans, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said …
Despite earlier predictions that health care might not be the central component in this year’s congressional campaigns, candidates and outside groups are investing millions in TV ads touting and vilifying the new law. Two new ad campaigns each reportedly costing $2 million launched today.
This ad is being put out by the pro-reform …
