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The more things change…

October 6, 2011
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The more they stay the same. I’ve been researching the state health insurance exchanges that are part of the health “reform” law, and am struck by how little they may end up doing, and how much furor they are causing. Republican state lawmakers in more than half the states are scaring their governors away...

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Insurance website

July 6, 2011
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Got questions about health insurance? I’ve started working with a longtime consumer health insurance website called healthinsurance.org. My most recent article is about a fleeting tax deduction for health insurance premiums of the self-employed. It’s good only for the 2010 tax year, so act fast. Check out the website for lots of other good...

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Reform and health plan consumers

March 9, 2010
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Sorry to be away for so long…I was busy with a job working on healthcare reform. It was really fun for awhile to watch it up close and have all the wonky issues I’ve been writing about for 16 years talked about on a national stage. But now it’s just painful to watch. So...

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