Affordable Care Act

For Affordable Care Act at 13, reversals of fortune

For Affordable Care Act at 13, reversals of fortune

Coverage expansion thrives, while cost and quality goals remain elusive

By John E. McDonough Affordable Care Act 0 Comments Mar 23, 2023

TODAY MARKS THE Affordable Care Act’s 13th birthday since its signing by President Obama on March 23, 2020, a landmark moment that our current president famously noted at the time with colorful zeal. Massachusetts has particular reason to take note of today’s anniversary, as our 2006 universal health insurance law was among the ACA’s most important(...)

Overturning Affordable Care Act could cost Massachusetts billions

Tens of thousands of people at risk of losing health insurance

Shira Schoenberg

Can Massachusetts fix a key problem with ACA coverage?

Keeping insurance once you have it is new challenge

H-P chief: Medicare for all debate is good

Carson prefers government-private insurer ‘middle-way’

Trump finally pulls plug on Obamacare

CommonWealth Staff

With junk insurance, you get what you pay for

How the Trump administration is undermining women’s health and what to do

Silver linings and seeds in tax cut law – Part II

The give and take of policymaking in polarized times

John E. McDonough

No popular options for repeal or replace

'Repeal and delay' just as unpopular as GOP health care bill

A Republican path to ACA reform?

GOP should work to amend, not end, health law

John E. McDonough

Republicans showing their hand on ACA ‘replacement’

Draft health care legislation would slash coverage expansion and subsidies

John E. McDonough

Voices from Ohio on Medicaid expansion

Experience mirrors that of all states that expanded coverage under ACA

John E. McDonough

Time to step up fight against ACA repeal

GOP will only succeed if we let them

John E. McDonough

Five Affordable Care Act questions for the GOP

Republican plans don't add up

John E. McDonough

Trump poised to dump Affordable Care Act

Health and human services nominee is leading critic of landmark law

John E. McDonough

Why Republicans hate the Affordable Care Act

New Medicare taxes on the wealthy responsible for much of the animus

John E. McDonough

Sounds of health-care silence in GOP debate

Lack of Obamacare talk speaks volumes

John E. McDonough

Financing the Affordable Care Act

Obamacare explained, including the Republican plan for its repeal

John E. McDonough

The Supreme Court surprise that wasn’t

Ruling on health care subsidies was expected, but is still a relief

John E. McDonough

CBO: Obamacare repeal would be costly

Congressional report projects big increases in defiit and uninsured from repeal of the Affordable Care Act

John E. McDonough

A grand bargain on medical device tax

In exchange for repeal of tax, let's have price transparency on high-cost devices

John E. McDonough

Grading Obamacare

Sizing up the Affordable Care Act's 10 main components

John E. McDonough

The Affordable Care Act is working

Amidst brickbats from critics, national health care reform is delivering results

John E. McDonough

Mass. health reform has many shortcomings

The effort, entering phase 2, is misguided

Joel Rubenstein