The NYTimes today had a chart grading the first 6 months of the PPACA healthcare reform. Regardless of one's opinion of the act, it's worth noting and appreciating the fact that HHS has done a good job the first six months in getting regulations written and other practical steps needed to implement. We all can agree if the act is poorly implemented it will be a bad thing. Some of us think it will be a good thing if well implemented.
One item where the authors give poor marks is the effectiveness of state governments, though that seems to reflect the opposition of Republican governors to the act. (Which leads me back to the theme of the weakness of the federal government.)
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