Introduction
An opponent of President Obama's health care plan — derisively known as Obamacare — protests at the Supreme Court on June 28, 2012, the day the court largely upheld the controversial law aimed at reducing health care expenses and expanding coverage to some 30 million Americans without insurance. (Getty Images/Mark Wilson)
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In June, the Supreme Court upheld most of the Obama administration's 2010 health care law, allowing the government to fine people who decline to buy medical insurance. But the court barred cutting off Medicaid funds for states that refuse to participate in a new program expanding health care for the poor. Some Republican governors have balked at the expanded coverage, undermining the administration's goal of adding 30 million people to the health insurance rolls. Meanwhile, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, along with many congressional Republicans, vows to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act, arguing it is too costly and abridges individual freedoms. The law's supporters, however, say its benefits already are evident, as children with pre-existing illnesses can no longer lose coverage and young adults can enroll in their parents' health plans.
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Oct. 23, 2020 |
The U.S. Health Insurance System |
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Oct. 18, 2019 |
Health Care Debates |
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Sep. 21, 2012 |
Assessing the New Health Care Law |
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Jun. 11, 2010 |
Health-Care Reform  |
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Aug. 28, 2009 |
Health-Care Reform |
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Mar. 30, 2007 |
Universal Coverage |
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Jun. 14, 2002 |
Covering the Uninsured |
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Apr. 16, 1999 |
Managing Managed Care |
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Apr. 12, 1996 |
Managed Care |
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Mar. 17, 1995 |
Primary Care |
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Nov. 23, 1990 |
Setting Limits on Medical Care |
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Oct. 14, 1988 |
The Failure to Contain Medical Costs |
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Aug. 10, 1984 |
Health Care: Pressure for Change |
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Apr. 08, 1983 |
Rising Cost of Health Care |
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Jan. 28, 1977 |
Controlling Health Costs |
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Aug. 09, 1974 |
Health Maintenance Organizations |
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Jun. 13, 1973 |
Health Care in Britain and America |
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Jan. 18, 1970 |
Future of Health Insurance |
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Jun. 20, 1962 |
Health Care Plans and Medical Practice |
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May 28, 1958 |
Health Insurance Costs |
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Feb. 17, 1954 |
Government Aid for Health Plans |
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Nov. 22, 1949 |
Compensation for Disability |
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Aug. 30, 1946 |
Public Medical Care |
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Jan. 25, 1944 |
Medical Insurance |
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Sep. 16, 1938 |
Health Insurance in Foreign Countries |
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Mar. 06, 1937 |
Toward Health Insurance |
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Jul. 09, 1934 |
Sickness Insurance and Group Hospitalization |
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