Health care reform update

As the U.S. Supreme Court deliberates on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, here's a roundup of news coverage and other resources about ACA's impact in Colorado and elsewhere.

Recent headlines

• Insurers face $1 trillion revenue at stake in health law
  Bloomberg
  May 14, 2012
• If health care overhaul goes down, could Medicare follow?
  NPR
  April 24, 2012
• The next health care overhaul? Look to employers
  Associated Press
  April 24, 2012
• Law or no law, some states adopt health care reform
  Reuters
  April 17, 2012
• Jobs, funding related to health care law at risk
  Politico
  April 17, 2012
• Supreme Court misunderstanding on health overhaul?
  Associated Press
  April 11, 2012
• Health care law will add $340 billion to deficit, new study finds
  The Washington Post
  April 9, 2012
• Insurers move ahead, with or without mandate
  Kaiser Health News
  April 2, 2012
• President confident health law will stand
  The New York Times
  April 2, 2012

Colorado implementation

• The State of Colorado provides resources and updates about health care reform in Colorado through an online roadmap
• Eight Colorado health centers to get $22 million in federal funds
  The Denver Post
  May 2, 2012
• Colorado's exchange progressing, but IT problems loom
  Health Policy Solutions
  April 18, 2012
• Colo. GOP rejects health law passed by their own
  The Denver Post
  April 16, 2012
• 'Obamacare' debate embroils lawmakers
  The Colorado Statesman
  March 30, 2012
• Health care law turns two, insurance prices still rising
  Colorado Public Radio
  March 1, 2012

Implementation in other states

• Editorial: A deft health care move
  The New York Times
  April 17, 2012
• State's health care plan sets a new path
  The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal
  April 7, 2012
• One nation, two health care extremes
  NPR's Health Blog
  March 19, 2012
• Many states take a wait and see approach on new health insurance exchanges
  The New York Times
  Feb. 27, 2012
• Feds jump-start health insurance co-ops with loans
  Kaiser Health News
  Feb. 21, 2012
• Really, America, most Mass. residents like health reform
  Kaiser Health News
  Feb. 15, 2012
• Health care in Massachusetts: Abject failure or work in progress?
  National Public Radio
  Feb. 13, 2012
• Minnesota plans for exchange, even without new law
  Kaiser Health News
  Feb. 8, 2012
• States get flexibility to design benefits under health care reform
  The Denver Post
  Dec. 17, 2011
• Health reform implementation on one map
  Washington Post blog
  Aug. 29, 2011

Reform resources

• The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has compiled a state-by-state overview of achievements in implementing ACA.
• Kaiser Health News posts the full text of ACA.
• For a complete overview of the Affordable Care Act, visit the Commonwealth Fund's Health Reform Resource Center.
• The Colorado Health Benefit Exchange provides links and answers to frequently asked questions on their website.
• The Commonwealth Fund looked at how the ACA will bring relief to those hurt by the economy in this biennial health insurance survey.
• For more insights about health care reform, download this report about the 2011 Colorado Health Symposium.
• The 2011 Colorado Health Symposium hosted an interactive debate on ACA and posted the event on Ustream.
• For a comprehensive look at how reform will impact Colorado’s health, download  "Health at a Crossroads," a supplement to the 2010 Colorado Health Report Card.

Reform Watch blog postings

• What's so special about the individual mandate?
  By Billy Wynne
  April 12, 2012
• The ABCs of the individual mandate controversy
  By Bob Mook
  March 1, 2012
• What Jon Stewart taught me about essential health benefits
  By Emily King
  Feb. 1, 2012