Obamacare 
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SOURCE: NPR
11/10/2020
Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?
NPR court analyst Nina Totenberg discusses the case being argued today in front of the new 6-3 conservative majority which could jeopardize millions of people's health insurance during the COVID pandemic.
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4/14/19
Health Care for All – A Cautionary Tale from the 1970s
by Richard Moe
If the ultimate goal is to expand affordable health care to every American, Jimmy Carter and Ted Kennedy offer important lessons.
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SOURCE: New York Magazine
9-21-17
The Republican Plan to Repeal Obamacare for Everybody But Alaska Might Be Unconstitutional
Lindsey Graham’s bill gives Alaska especially generous treatment, but the Constitution has a uniformity clause that prevents coalitions of states from ganging up on others to impose discriminatory treatment.
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SOURCE: Democracy Now
6-29-17
Duke’s Nancy MacLean says the GOP plan to replace Obamacare reflects the radical right’s “stealth plan” (Interview)
She is the author of "Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America."
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7-2-17
The GOP’s Pattern of Denial Is Usually Followed by Acceptance
by Bruce W. Dearstyne
That’s what happens with Social Security.
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SOURCE: The Washington Post
6-22-17
History Lesson: How the Democrats pushed Obamacare through the Senate
The key work on creating the Senate version of the ACA was done in secret.
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SOURCE: The Los Angeles Times
6-16-17
Republican secrecy faces mounting criticism as GOP senators work behind closed doors to replace Obamacare
The GOP’s secretive process marks a sharp departure from the traditional way the Senate has developed large, complex bills.
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5-1-16
Would a Republican President Dare to Dismantle Obamacare?
by Daniel E. Dawes
It’s not inconceivable. And it wouldn’t be the first time a party overturned a law that helped millions.
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8-23-15
Worried About Big Insurance Company Mergers? You Should Be.
by Christy Ford Chapin
What history tells us is that the system is broken.
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3-22-15
The Case that Will Tell Us If the Supreme Court Justices Are Just Politicians in Robes
by Robert Brent Toplin
A bad ruling in King v. Burwell – the Obamacare case – cannot match the evil of Dred Scott, but it could damage the Court’s reputation just as much.
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5-11-14
Obamacare Was a Mess at the Start. Here's Why that's Not Shocking.
by Jonathan Coopersmith
Obamacare: Failure is normal.
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SOURCE: AP
5-6-14
Tenn. politician: "Democrats bragging about the number of mandatory sign ups for Obamacare is like Germans bragging about the number of manditory sign ups for `train rides' for Jews in the 40s"
State senator's tweet drawing complaints.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
12-16-13
Five Myths About the Future of Obamacare
by Eric M. Patashnik and Julian E. Zelizer
There are a lot of myths and half-truths about "policy entrenchment."
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12-17-13
Santa Clara University to Deny "Elective" Abortion Coverage to Employees
by Nancy C. Unger
Santa Clara University does not generally impose religious doctrine on its staff, faculty or students... except in this case.
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12-9-13
Affordable Healthcare 2.0
by Scot Faulkner
It's time for politicians and health care providers to focus on the well-being of their patients, not their pocketbooks.
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12-9-13
Why the Social Security Rollout Worked Better
by David Stebenne
Public-private partnerships can at times do things better than government alone.
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SOURCE: New York Times
11-22-13
The South’s New Lost Cause
by Timothy Egan
The South's resistance to Obamacare rings some historical bells.
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SOURCE: New York Times
11-18-13
Lesson Is Seen in Failure of Law on Medicare in 1989
The year was 1989, and angry Americans were outraged at being asked to pay more for health care.
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11-4-13
Obamacare's Implementers Could Learn a Little from Software Engineering History 101
by Paul E. Ceruzzi
A 1968 NATO science conference offers some lessons in basic best-practices.
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SOURCE: Salon
10-28-13
Here’s How GOP Obamacare Hypocrisy Backfires
by Michael Lind
GOP base doesn't understand right wants to turn Medicare, Social Security and more into a very similar program.
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