What’s Wrong with the Violence Against Women Act?
A vocal group of researchers and advocates are questioning whether VAWA’s original intent—to make law enforcement the primary tool to stop domestic violence—was the right approach.
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What Andrew Cuomo’s Abortion Proposal Says About Access in 2013
Cuomo’s plan is being cheered by abortion rights activists and panned by anti-abortion groups, including the Catholic Church. But the truth is, Cuomo’s plan is more about symbolism than changing much of anything for women’s …
Obamacare and GOP Governors – Is This a Tipping Point?
Gov. John Kasich’s choice to expand Ohio’s Medicaid program may provide political cover to other Republicans who have vehemently opposed the Affordable Care Act.
Waste or Haste? Electronic Health Record Payments Under Scrutiny
A new critical report from the Inspector General of Health and Human Services shows just how difficult it is for the feds to move fast on spending programs and still look out for taxpayer dollars.
For Republican Governors, Obamacare Exchanges Force an Unenviable Choice
There are countless unknowns still swirling around the Affordable Care Act. Its ultimate price tag is anyone’s guess. Thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision to make the ACA’s Medicaid expansion optional, there’s no way to predict how many uninsured people will gain new coverage. But one of the biggest mysteries shrouding the law …
What Obama’s Re-election Means for Health Care
Hospitals, insurers, drug companies and patients can now expect a more orderly rollout of the Affordable Care Act over the next few years.
The Romney-Ryan Plan for Medicare: What It Means for Seniors
Mitt Romney’s Pre-Existing Conditions
It’s hard to tell what Mitt Romney would do to solve the problem of sick uninsured Americans. Right now, these people often can’t find insurers willing to sell them policies or, if they can, the costs are prohibitive. Under Obama’s Affordable Care Act, insurance companies will be required, beginning in 2014, to sell policies to anyone …
Mitt Romney’s Confusing Health Care Comments
Now that Barack Obama is enthusiastically campaigning on the Affordable Care Act — even proudly referring to it as Obamacare — Mitt Romney is trying to blunt criticism that his plan to scrap health care reform is bad news for …
Fact Check: Obamacare’s Medicare Cuts
Since the Romney-Ryan campaign is hammering the Obama-Biden ticket on the Affordable Care Act’s $716 billion in cuts to Medicare, it seems useful to put this figure in context and explain exactly what programs within Medicare lose funding under the health care law.
Ryan vs. Obama on Medicare: Why We Won’t Have an Actual Debate Over Where They Differ
In the brief period since Paul Ryan was chosen to be Mitt Romney’s running mate, health policy experts have been spending a lot of time explaining what Ryan’s budget plan means for Medicare. There’s no doubt that the …
What We Don’t Know About the Future of Medicaid
Health-care wonks and political spinmeisters eagerly awaited a new government analysis Tuesday of how the Supreme Court‘s ruling on the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion will affect the law. But the Congressional Budget …
The Future of the Affordable Care Act: Uncertain, At Best
There are two health care-related sideshows playing out in Washington. One is a semantic argument about whether the fine for not having health insurance under Obamacare is a “penalty,” as the law’s author’s originally …