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October 23, 2019
Libby Watson
Joe Biden’s Individual Mandate Madness
The former vice president wants to bring back the least popular part of the Affordable Care Act and no one seems to want to ask why.
January 3, 2018
Joel Dodge
Can Obamacare Survive Without the Individual Mandate?
How the Republican tax bill will resolve a decade-old Democratic fight
July 26, 2017
Brian Beutler
Why are reporters calling a bill that would destroy health insurance markets and cause mass insurance loss “skinny repeal”?
November 5, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
This Is How the New GOP Senate Will Try to Dismantle Obamacare
July 22, 2014
Brian Beutler
This Shamefully Dishonest Obamacare Ruling Could Blow Up in the GOP's Face
March 24, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
The Obamacare Enrollment Deadline Is a Week Away, but There’s Little Mention of the Mandate
March 13, 2014
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare's Mandate Is Complicating Life for Both Parties
December 20, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
You Can Still Have Weak Health Insurance Under Obamacare—For Now
December 12, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Here's What Really Separates Conservatives and Liberals in the Obamacare Debate
July 15, 2013
Jonathan Cohn
Obamacare's Individual Mandate Can't Wait

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