REBECCA SANTANA, MARK SHERMAN and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / The Associated PressDec 19, 2019
The ultimate fate of the rest of the Affordable Care Act's popular provisions like pre-existing conditions protections remains unclear. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigNov 2, 2017
Republicans reject the president's call for the tax reform legislation to roll back the Affordable Care Act requirement that individuals be insured. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJul 18, 2013
President Obama will veto the House effort to delay the individual mandate, weeks after volunteering to delay the employer mandate. Meanwhile, the Heritage Foundation cheers the demise of its own idea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJul 8, 2012
With the "salvation" of the Affordable Care Act, the Roberts court has pushed constitutional authority toward a form of federalism that advances the interests of corporations above the rest of society. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJul 2, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including another Romney flip-flop and pro-life Republicans getting dealt a blow in Mississippi. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 28, 2012
The central provision of President Obama's 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has been upheld by the United States Supreme Court. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 9, 2012
Most of us know better than to trust men running for public office to tell the whole story of their past. For those inclined to forget, Wall Street Journal senior editor Mark Maremont offered a reminder this week when he uncovered hidden emails detailing Mitt Romney’s support for a law similar to a portion of Obamacare that is reviled by conservatives.For anyone with the tendency to trust men running for public office to tell the whole story of their past, WSJ senior editor Mark Meremont administered an antidote this week. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 31, 2012
The Supreme Court took on a doozy of a case this week in its deliberations over Obama's prized health care reform law. Do the top court's conservative justices have it in for the law? Guest panelist David Frum joins regulars Robert Scheer and Matt Miller to take on Obamacare, plus the Trayvon Martin case and Paul Ryan's budget plan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 28, 2012
Would it be possible to let some of President Obama's infamous 2010 health care reform legislation -- or "Obamacare," if you speak Republican -- stand while scrapping other parts and still have a functional law at the end of the process? That was one big question Supreme Court justices grappled with on Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 15, 2011
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of President Obama's health care overhaul once and for all and it has devoted 5½ hours to oral arguments -- more time than any other case in 40 years. Arguments usually last only an hour, except in special cases. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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