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Medicaid: A Lifeline Under Attack

Posted by Adair Parr, MD, JD June 13, 2011 at 6:48 PM

This article is written by Rishi Manchanda. It is cross posted from The Huffington Post, where it originally appeared on June 13, 2011.   Mr. M walked into the community clinic where I work with a portable oxygen tank in tow. At 62, he’s gaunt and winded, battling a disease that is progressively scarring his [...]

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What we are celebrating, and what we are still fighting for

Posted by Mark Ryan, MD March 15, 2011 at 10:41 AM

Next week marks the first anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (PPACA).  This is a good time to remind ourselves what reforms were enacted in the PPACA. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute recently released a report (pdf) analyzing how the PPACA increases access to health [...]

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The Individual Mandate is Necessary, and it is Constitutional

Posted by Mark Ryan, MD March 5, 2011 at 8:15 PM

Many of the reforms embodied in the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (PPACA) are widely popular, even among those who favor repealing the law (PDF; see the chart on the top of page 3).  The major reform of the PPACA that is unpopular is the individual mandate.  The requirement that everyone purchase health insurance [...]

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