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Jindal calls on GOP to pass — or at least debate — an Obamacare alternative

Philip Klein · September 16, 2014 8:03 pm

Forty-two million people were uninsured in the United States in 2013, the year before the implementation of President Obama's health care law, according to an annual report from the Census Bureau released Tuesday.ÃÂ (iStock image)

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Census says 42 million Americans were uninsured before Obamacare

Philip Klein · September 16, 2014 2:23 pm

President Obama shakes hands with Jordan's King Abdullah II during their meeting at the NATO summit in Newport, Wales. As the United States looks to stitch together a coalition to tackle the extremist Islamic State group, the Obama administration will have to overcome the reluctance of Mideast allies who are deeply frustrated with a White House that they believe has been naive, fickle and weak on Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Americans want strong foreign policy on the cheap

Philip Klein · September 15, 2014 9:00 am

When the Department of Health and Human Services approved a proposal allowing Arkansas to experiment with a âprivate optionâ for expanding Medicaid through President Obamaâs healthcare law, it was viewed as a possible model for other states. But a recent report by the Government Accountability Office could change this thinking. (iStock Image)

GAO report casts doubt on Arkansas as a role model

Philip Klein · September 15, 2014 9:00 am

A navigator helps Min Lians, who is seeking help buying health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, at the Family Guidance Center in Springfield, Ill. (AP/Seth Perlman)

GOP governors’ cave-in on Medicaid is shortsighted

Philip Klein · September 8, 2014 9:00 am

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Regulators struggle with Obamacare’s narrow networks problem

Philip Klein · September 8, 2014 9:00 am

In a joint op-ed with British Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama promised that "we will not be cowed" by ISIS. "Those who want to adopt an isolationist approach misunderstand the nature of security in the 21st century. Developments in other parts of the world, particularly in Iraq and Syria, threaten our security at home," Obama and Cameron wrote. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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President Obama’s delay of immigration action still carries political risks

Philip Klein · September 6, 2014 3:43 pm

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Rand Paul would vote ‘in a heartbeat’ to be Iran’s air force

Philip Klein · September 5, 2014 4:15 pm

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed on Thursday to rehear a case over subsidies in President Obama's healthcare law, making it potentially less likely that the case will wind up at the U.S. Supreme Court. (iStock Photo)

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Appeals court agrees to rehear Obamacare subsidies case

Philip Klein · September 4, 2014 2:37 pm

A customer, left, is helped at an H&R Block office in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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H&R Block CEO says Obamacare to add ‘significant complexity’ to tax season

Philip Klein · September 3, 2014 9:23 pm

In 2008, governments at all levels were responsible for about $1.4 trillion, or 41 percent, of the nation's health spending. But by 2023, governments will be spending $2.5 trillion, or 48 percent, of the national total. (iStock Photo)

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CHART: Government share of U.S. health spending surging under Obamacare

Philip Klein · September 3, 2014 8:00 pm

Over the past four years, healthcare spending has grown at a low rate by historical standards. (iStock Photo)

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Government actuaries see Obamacare driving up healthcare costs over next decade

Philip Klein · September 3, 2014 8:00 pm