Health coverage at a retailer near you?

The commodification of our health care continues. Big box retailer Costco has now teamed up with health insurance giant Aetna to offer coverage exclusively to Costco members. The Costco Personal Health Insurance program includes five Aetna health plans with medical...

Don McCanne, MD: So is ACA all there is?

Senator Bernie Sanders June 28, 2012 In my view, while the Affordable Care Act is an important step in the right direction and I am glad that the Supreme Court upheld it, we ultimately need to do better.  If we are serious about providing high-quality, affordable...

Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare

Early Thursday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court, on a narrow 5-4 ruling, upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, with the exception of a part regarding Medicaid expansion. Read the entire decision here. President Obama addressed the nation just after noon Eastern Time:...