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Dr. Roger Stark on KING 5 Discussing Supreme Court Ruling

Washington Policy Center health care analyst and retired heart surgeon Dr. Roger Stark appeared on KING 5's show Up Front with Robert Mak on July 1 to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act (Dr. Stark's interview begins at 10:11 in the video).

Medicaid expansion/block grants discussed at WPC health care conference

July 11, 2012 in Blog

Though somewhat lost in the background of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the federal health care law, the Court's decision to give states discretion on whether to pursue the law's expansion of Medicaid could have the biggest impact on state budgets going forward.

The Supreme Court ruled:

Health care reform: What's next?

July 9, 2012 in In the News
Up Front with Robert Mak (KING 5 News)
Source: 
Up Front with Robert Mak (KING 5 News)
Date: 
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Link: 
http://www.king5.com/news/up-front/Health-care-reform-Whats-next-161015055.html

Chamber told health care promises will fail

July 9, 2012 in In the News
Port Orchard Independent
Source: 
Port Orchard Independent
Date: 
Friday, June 22, 2012
Link: 
http://www.portorchardindependent.com/news/160033755.html

Washington officials promise cheaper, better health care coverage

July 9, 2012 in In the News
MyNorthwest.com
Source: 
MyNorthwest.com
Date: 
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Link: 
http://mynorthwest.com/?sid=699704&nid=11

Danny Westneat and the Big Lie

July 5, 2012 in Blog

Seattle Times liberal columnist Danny Westneat is upset that Washington Policy Center agrees with national experts that the Obamacare law’s mandate tax is one of the largest tax increases in U.S. history.