Health care reform was the first big policy deal taken on by the Obama administration. Many say the young president has bet the midterm elections, possibly his presidency, on the outcome. In a new investigation FRONTLINE goes behind closed doors at the White House, in Congress and the boardrooms of the giant health-care lobby to examine the political battles and costly compromises that defined Barack Obama’s endeavor. [Explore more stories on the original website for Obama’s Deal.]
"Obamacare" expanded health insurance for millions — but as an excerpt from "Divided States of America" shows, it also fueled years of political polarization and an anti-establishment sentiment that helped pave President Trump’s road to victory.
July 10, 2019
“Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets," wrote Chief Justice John Roberts in his majority opinion, "not to destroy them."
June 25, 2015
Our shortlist of the people — and vegetable — that won or lost when it came to today's Supreme Court decision
June 28, 2012FRONTLINE and The Associated Press examine allegations of fraud and abuse in South Korea’s historic foreign adoption boom.
Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation
Koo and Patricia Yuen
Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; Park Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.
FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. Web Site Copyright ©1995-2024 WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
You'll receive access to exclusive information and early alerts about our documentaries and investigations.
