In 2005 , '' The Washington Post '' criticized the Heritage Foundation for softening its criticism of Malaysia following a business relationship between Heritage 's president and Malaysia 's prime minister Mahathir Mohamad . The Heritage Foundation denied any conflict of interest , stating its views on Malaysia changed following the country 's cooperation with the U.S. after the September 11 attacks in 2001 , and changes by Malaysia " moving in the right economic and political direction . " The health insurance mandate in the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , also known as Obamacare , is an idea hatched in 1989 by Stuart Butler at Heritage in a publication titled " Assuring Affordable Health Care for All Americans " . This was also the model for Mitt Romney 's health care plan in Massachusetts
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