As the Affordable Care Act marks its 10th anniversary Monday, the law faces a unique and significant test as the economy seems likely to plunge into a recession amid the coronavirus pandemic, straining the country’s health system in an unprecedented way. Most Americans still rely on health insurance coverage through their employers. However, the ACA… Read More »
SEATTLE — Standing in a supermarket produce aisle, her face shadowed with dread, the middle-aged woman speaks directly to the camera and makes a plea for common decency. “We should not be taxed on what we eat,” she says in a commercial that is being broadcast across Washington State. “We need to eat to survive,… Read More »
The Timex Marlin is officially having A Moment. The hand-wound watch may be inspired by the good looks of mid-century styles, but it only made its debut in the last year. And since then, it’s been selling out with pretty much every drop, whether it’s a mainline release or a blacked-out collaboration with NYC-based designer… Read More »
The definitive story of American health care today—its causes, consequences, and confusionsIn March 2010, the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. It was the most extensive reform of America’s health care system since at least the creation of Medicare in 1965, and maybe ever. The ACA was controversial and highly political, and the law… Read More »