Supporters of the Affordable Healthcare Act gather in front of the Supreme Court before the court's announcement of the legality of the law in Washington (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts).

Testimony

The Affordable Care Act and Designing the District of Columbia's Health Benefits Exchange

May 13, 2013, Alice M. Rivlin

Alice Rivlin encourages the District of Columbia Health Committee to implement the health benefits exchanges of the Affordable Care Act in order to provide universal affordable health care coverage.

  • In the News

    For most mayors, going to Washington is one big irrelevant photo-op. Across the country there is this disdain for how self-referential DC has become.

    June 17, 2013, Bruce Katz, Financial Times
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    [Washington, DC's reliance on goverment is] a relatively less dangerous addiction than others. Diversification can never be sold until it’s too late. Complexity breeds resilience. It’s true in natural systems, and it’s true in economics.

    March 7, 2013, Mark Muro, Washington Post
  • In the News

    I think this is probably the nation's wealthiest region overall, and that wealth supports an array of public and private services that are in many ways a lot better than what poorer parts of the country can enjoy. But it also means it's an unequal region. We have a lot of landscapers and a lot of child care workers, people whose livelihood depend on the people on the high end.

    December 12, 2012, Alan Berube, The Washington Examiner
  • In the News

    A big sliver of American society that generally does well tends to cluster in Washington. When people make the argument that $250,000 is middle income, that’s way higher than most of the country regards as middle income. But here in Washington, your next-door neighbor has that kind of income.

    September 20, 2012, William H. Frey, Washington Post
  • In the News

    I suggest people move to a market principle that forces us to make decisions like, ‘Gee, do we really need a second car in our household'?

    July 5, 2012, Christopher B. Leinberger, Washington Post
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