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Seven States Lead the Way on Exchange IT

Starting in 2014, health insurance exchanges will be up and running. They will serve as online hubs where individuals and businesses can shop for coverage with the help of easy-to-understand information on all their… Read more.

02.24.2011 / Insights Column

Go back to the Wild West?

Just a year ago, children with pre-existing conditions like leukemia, or even asthma, could be denied health insurance. Seniors struggled to pay for prescription drugs when they reached the “doughnut hole.” And recent college… Read more.

02.24.2011 / Erin Kelly, / Insights Column

Stand with Wisconsin

The people's response to Governor Scott Walker's "budget repair bill" is a poignant reminder to each of us to engage in the broader debate about where we are headed as a country. Should not… Read more.

02.23.2011 / Ron Pollack, / Insights Column

Prevention is a top priority

Since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law last March, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been working around the clock to implement its provisions. As part of their… Read more.

02.17.2011 / Colleen Haller, / Insights Column

The Constitutional Question

The recent court decisions regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, specifically the individual responsibility provision or “individual mandate,” have reignited the debate between opponents and proponents of the new law. With two… Read more.

02.10.2011 / Colleen Haller, / Insights Column