Volume 159 (2010-2011)

Sometimes what is implied and inferred can be as important as what is stated. In this Article, I argue that… Continue reading →

It wasn’t supposed to go this way. The Democrats had taken both houses of Congress in 2006 and the presidency… Continue reading →

One of the most common criticisms of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is that it constitutes a… Continue reading →

What would have happened if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)1 really had authorized government “death panels” that… Continue reading →

The enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was an incomplete victory and will remain so even… Continue reading →

On March 23, 2010, the United States took a giant step toward achieving universal health care, an elusive goal it… Continue reading →

The most serious problem with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is not its contents but its packaging.… Continue reading →

Comparative effectiveness research (CER) stands out as the intriguing wild card of health care reform. CER compares competing treatments against… Continue reading →

The Affordable Care Act embodies a new social contract of health care solidarity through private ownership, markets, choice, and individual… Continue reading →

People who are politically “conservative” or “libertarian” in the way those terms are often deployed in contemporary American public discourse… Continue reading →