The Big Dig Season 4: Mitt & Ted, a healthcare story

In 2009, the moment for national healthcare reform has arrived, and there is hope that just like in Massachusetts, the effort can be bipartisan. But as negotiations begin in Washington, the politics outside the capital are shifting fast.

Immediately ‘Romneycare’ becomes the template for national healthcare reform. And while Democrats are focused on replicating the successes of the plan, there are already cracks showing in the coalition that came together to pass it.
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Credits:
Host and Scriptwriter: Ian Coss
Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins
Producers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian Coss
Story Editor: Lacy Roberts
Editorial Advisor: Azita Ghahramani
Fact-checkers: Ryan Alderman and Isabel Hibbard
Scoring and Music Supervision: Ian Coss
Graphic Design: Bill Miller

Time is running out for Massachusetts to pass healthcare reform. The bill’s fate now rests with the two old friends who run the state legislature and control everything that happens there. Unfortunately, these old friends have stopped talking. 
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Credits:
Host and Scriptwriter: Ian Coss
Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins
Producers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian Coss
Story Editor: Lacy Roberts
Editorial Advisor: Azita Ghahramani
Fact-checkers: Ryan Alderman and Isabel Hibbard
Scoring and Music Supervision: Ian Coss
Graphic Design: Bill Miller

The controversial centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act – the requirement for all Americans to purchase health insurance – began its strange political journey at the conservative Heritage Foundation. In deep blue Massachusetts the mandate was considered a fringe idea, until it lands on Governor Romney’s desk. 
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Credits:
Host and Scriptwriter: Ian Coss
Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins
Producers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian Coss
Story Editor: Lacy Roberts
Editorial Advisor: Azita Ghahramani
Fact-checkers: Ryan Alderman and Isabel Hibbard
Scoring and Music Supervision: Ian Coss
Graphic Design: Bill Miller

After their bruising senate campaign, Kennedy and Romney reunite for a mission to lobby the Bush administration. At stake: more than a billion dollars of federal money that is propping up the state’s entire healthcare system. 
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Credits:
Host and Scriptwriter: Ian Coss
Executive Producer: Devin Maverick Robins
Producers: Isabel Hibbard and Ian Coss
Story Editor: Lacy Roberts
Editorial Advisor: Azita Ghahramani
Fact-checkers: Ryan Alderman and Isabel Hibbard
Scoring and Music Supervision: Ian Coss
Graphic Design: Bill Miller