Editor’s Note: The following piece was originally posted on Nebraska Appleseed’s blog this morning.  As we watch the House of Representatives debate repealing health reform (or the Affordable Care Act), Nebraska organizations and activists are weighing in on the cost of repeal. Appleseed has fought hard for reform over the past 2 years, and we […]

In our New Year’s glow and pipeline rally prep, we’ve overlooked some major developments in health reform.  While Congressional conservatives already have a debate and vote scheduled on repealing health reform, some major pieces of the legislation have gone into effect. Kaiser Health has a wonderful color chart that breaks down provision implementation by year. […]

For those of you who were not buried under piles of books for the past two weeks, the fact that Virginia Judge Henry Hudson ruled the insurance mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional is old news.  As I clawed my way out of the black hole of academia, I was greeted with right-wing […]