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Category: ACA and Policy, Cost of Healthcare, Government Programs, Health Insurance

Cracks in the Foundation, Part III

This is part three of a three-part series explaining the origins of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and issues that have arisen, leading up to the currently pending lawsuit to do away with the ACA. Part Iand Part II .
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Cracks in the Foundation Part II: The Best-Laid Plans …

This is part two of a three-part series explaining the origins of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and issues that have arisen, leading up to the currently pending lawsuit to do away with the ACA.
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Cracks in the Foundation Part I: Why Are We Still Fighting Over the Affordable Care Act?

This is part one of a three-part series explaining the origins of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and issues that have arisen, leading up to the currently pending lawsuit to do away with the ACA.
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How Much Do You Want to Know? The Transparency Movement in Healthcare Pricing

Over the course of my nearly 60 year life, one thing about me has always been clear: I want more information. More. Better. Clearer.
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Is Your Healthcare System a Single-Sided Salad Bar? Or a Double-Sided Salad Bar?

If I live to be 100 years old, I don’t think I’ll EVER understand how my brain processes information. I definitely have trouble staying in my lane when it comes to how I visualize and analyze things. Here’s a perfect example:
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The Pros and Cons of Single-Payer Health Insurance

A recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows broad support for expanding public healthcare coverage, including Medicare-for-All. In that poll, 74% of Americans favor a national government plan that is open to anyone.
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