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The truth about the health law is being drowned out by fear-mongering talk-radio hosts and lawmakers with political agendas. Lichtman's message to her peers is that they should be more discerning, separate fact from fiction and set an example with clear-eyed analysis about how this measure helps them.
We asked 12 players from across the nation what they thought they would have accomplished by next year's anniversary of the health law, or what issues they expect to be central in the ongoing debate.
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.
A fresh take from two pollsters on how the politics of health reform have played out in the first year of the new health law and how public opinion has evolved.
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.
The health law provides a 50 percent discount on brand name drugs and 7 percent for generics once beneficiaries reach the doughnut hole.
The wait for an appointment with an expert can be long, and psychiatrists especially are in short supply. Psychologists seek to expand their role by prescribing drugs.
The disease was once considered "adult-onset" diabetes, but cases among U.S. children have ramped up from virtually zero to tens of thousands in little more than a decade.
Diabetes runs in 15-year-old John Perrone's family, but it was still a shock to his mother when John, an Eagle Scout, was diagnosed four years ago. He no longer needs insulin injections
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and NPR's Julie Rovner report on how proponents and opponents are marking the first anniversary of the law.
NPR's Julie Rovner joins KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talk about developments on the Hill. This week: With the one-year anniversary of the health law this week, proponents of the measure point to many of its provisions, such as insuring adult children up to age 26 on a parent's policy or tax credits to help small businesses afford coverage, as signs that the law is succeeding. But opponents of the law say many of its provisions, such as the Medicaid expansion or a requirement that most individuals have health insurance or pay a fine, will weaken public support.
One year ago, the House approved the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Two days later, the measure became law. Normally, that would be enough to transform a bill into a permanent fixture of American life. But this was no ordinary bill.
State health officials, searching for solutions to Texas' budget shortfall, are eying neonatal intensive care units, which they fear are being overbuilt and overused by hospitals eager to profit from the high-cost care.
Health insurance companies respond to new regulations by expanding into related
Support levels have changed little since the landmark bill was signed last March as the partisan divide on the issue continues, new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds.
In an interview with KHN, the former adviser to President George W. Bush and presidential candidate John McCain says the health law is standing in the way of reining in Medicare and Medicaid spending and that he always believed that the law "was a dead man walking."
The president has offered states some flexibility in their efforts to implement parts of the new health law. He should also insist that they show progress toward eliminating the health inequities that exist between rich and poor Americans, and whites relative to most non-whites.
Congress is unlikely to tackle major changes in Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security before the 2012 election because of few signs that Republicans and Democrats are willing to assume the political risk, according to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
Study suggests that areas with low rates of primary care physicians, such as the South and Mountain West, could struggle as they see a surge in Medicaid enrollments and federal incentives for doctors may not be much help.
The Healthy Indiana Plan is the Hoosier state's alternative to traditional Medicaid. It's boosters also consider it a viable alternative to the dreaded Affordable Care Act. But do they really have a case?
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