Health Care Reform Articles - February 27, 2016

Clinton resurrects public option

By DAN DIAMOND

http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-pulse/2016/02/clinton-resurrects-public-option-califf-nomination-moves-forward-how-the-election-could-shape-the-market-212836

New twists as Maine lawmakers again consider Medicaid expansion

The sixth and latest effort includes a tie to the heroin crisis and small coverage premiums for some, but many Republicans balk.

by Joe Lawlor - PPH

http://www.pressherald.com/2016/02/23/medicaid-expansion-supporters-make-sixth-try-to-broaden-program/

Republican Lawmaker Leads New Medicaid Expansion Proposal 

By A.J. HIGGINS 

http://news.mpbn.net/post/republican-lawmaker-leads-new-medicaid-expansion-proposal

Study: Bernie Sanders’s health plan is actually kind of a train wreck for the poor

by Max Ehrenfreund - Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/25/bernie-sanderss-health-plan-is-actually-kind-of-a-train-wreck-for-the-poor/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_wb-sanders-830am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

Sanders' Health Plan Renews Debate On Universal Coverage

by NPR

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/02/23/467639551/sanders-health-plan-renews-debate-on-universal-coverage

Our View: Latest proposal should put Maine Medicaid expansion fight to rest

Sen. Tom Saviello's plan to expand eligibility would help fight Maine's heroin epidemic, saving lives and lowering criminal justice costs.

http://www.pressherald.com/2016/02/26/our-view-latest-proposal-should-put-maine-medicaid-expansion-fight-to-rest/

Uncovering the Bad Math (or Logic) of an Economic Analysis Embraced by Bernie Sanders

BY JUSTIN WOLFERS

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/27/upshot/uncovering-the-bad-math-or-logic-behind-bernie-sanderss-economic-plan.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_up_20160226&nl=upshot&nl_art=2&nlid=1311158&ref=headline&te=1

Proof Needed to Enroll in Health Plan Post-Deadline

By ROBERT PEARFEB. 24, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/25/us/politics/proof-needed-to-enroll-in-affordable-care-act-health-plan-post-deadline.html?mabReward=CTM&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine