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    ObamaCare, RomneyCare and Presidential Politics

    The US Supreme Court will make a decision on healthcare reform before the next presidential election, but Republicans plan to use it against President Obama whatever the Court decides in the meantime.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The US Supreme Court will make a decision on healthcare reform before the next presidential election, but Republicans plan to use it against President Obama whatever the Court decides in the meantime. The federal reforms Republicans call "ObamaCare" are similar to the plan adopted when Mitt Romney was Governor of Massachusetts — and that could cost him his party's nomination. Neither plan originated with liberal Democrats. In fact, they're based on the ideas of conservatives, who want to retain private insurance. But after five years, how is the Massachusetts plan working? What about cost, outcomes and access to quality care?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Amy Lischko

      Tufts University School of Medicine

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      Joanna Galias Sese

      resident of Massachusetts

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      Retailers Association of Massachusetts

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    3. 41:52The American Music behind Campaign Ads
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