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Dan Spicer

Despite Deep Divisions, Health Law Will Eventually Win Over Public

By David Mermin and Celinda Lake and Dan Spicer March 22, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The early provisions that have taken effect in the past year have slowly triggered understanding among more Americans about the law’s valuable patient protections, and consumers will oppose having those taken away.

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