Affordable Care Act

The Affordable Care Act: Protecting America's Protectors

Caitlin Padula | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Veterans Benefits, Memorial Day, Veterans Health, Memorial Day 2012, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Veterans Health Care, Veterans Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Chicago News
Caitlin Padula

The Affordable Care Act is around to serve these veterans, just like they served their country. Take a few minutes this holiday weekend to think about veterans and their service. Don't they deserve affordable health care for themselves and their families?

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Romney's Health Care Plan: Leave Millions Uninsured

The New Republic | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Romney Health Care, Politics News, Health Care, Mitt Romney, Affordable Care Act, Politics News

Editor's Note: After looking at the economic platform of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, this installment of our series on his policy plans exa...

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Why Was There No Backlash To The Individual Mandate In Massachusetts?

The New Republic | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Massachusetts Health Care, Individual Mandate Plan, Obamacare, Mitt Romney 2012, Elections 2012, Supreme Court Healthcare, Individual Mandate, Affordable Care Act, Massachusetts, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

BOSTON—One of the most interesting stories about health care reform in Massachusetts, where I’m on a learning tour this week, is a story that neve...

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With the Affordable Care Act Hanging by a Thread, It's Time for Single-Payer

Pearl Korn | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Heritage Foundation, John Conyers, Progressives, Mitt Romney, Single Payer, Democrats, Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Gop, Affordable Care Act, New York State Assembly, Medicaid, Medicare, Massachusetts, Unions, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, Health Care, Politics News
Pearl Korn

Progressives and all other rational human beings should ramp up their efforts to build the movement for single-payer and work to ignite the Occupy movement on this issue.

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More Hypocrisy From GOP's Crack Team of Health Care Con Artists

Ethan Rome | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, War on Women, Obamacare, John Boehner, Mitt Romney, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Gop, Health Insurance, Health Care, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Politics News
Ethan Rome

The Republican leaders in Congress have mostly defined themselves by what they're against, but now they've announced what they're for -- the most popular parts of the Affordable Care Act. I can only imagine the political identity crisis this is causing within the GOP.

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The Democratization of Health Care: Medicare and Original Intent

Gary Puckrein | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Social Security, Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Health Insurance Reform, Health Care Quality, Health Care Reform, Politics News
Gary Puckrein

When government launched the Medicare program, it made a pact with the American people that President Lyndon Johnson articulated (his statement) at th...

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Jason Linkins

Late Returns: Angus King Will Determine The Fate Of America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: 2012 Speculatron, Elections 2012, Late-Returns, Joe Biden, Maine Senate, Clinton Biden, 2012, Maine Senate Race 2012, Angus King Independent, Social Media, Video, Jon Huntsman, Angus King Maine Senate, Angus King, 2012 Election, Affordable Care Act, Hillary Clinton, Veepstakes, Politics and Technology, Politics News

Nate Silver has taken a look across the great pollscape of American politics and has some good news for Democrats -- their odds of keeping control of ...

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Brewer Defies Republicans On Health Care Law

Bloomberg Businessweek | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Obama, Jan Brewer, Barack Obama 2012, Health Care Law, Jan Brewer Obama, Obama Health Care Law, Gov. Jan Brewer, Jan Brewer Health Care Law, Politics News

Arizona is one of more than two dozen states challenging the federal health care overhaul, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer's administration is moving t...

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Senate Budget Plans Range From Extreme to Unimaginable

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Food Stamps, Low-Income, Federal Budget, Taxes, SNAP Program, Senate, Budget 2013, Congress, Budget, Senate Budget, 112th Congress, Politics News
Deborah Weinstein

Today, the Coalition on Human Needs sent a letter making these points to every senator. May 16, 2012 Dear Senator: Today you will have the opportun...

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Jason Linkins

As GOP Backs Away From 'Repeal And Replace,' Media Remains Largely Inattentive

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Eat the Press, Video, Obamacare, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney, Health Care Reform, Elections 2012, Affordable Care Act, Romneycare, Repeal and Replace, 2012, Politics News

Over at Daily Intel, Jonathan Chait notices that after many months of vowing to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has applied Lean...

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An Open Letter to My Catholic Parish RE: Its Opposition to the Affordable Care Act

Mark Hannah | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Catholic Church Affordable Care Act, Catholic Church, Catholic Church Health Care, Affordable Care Act, Religion News
Mark Hannah

Three weeks ago, while sitting in my church pew and skimming through the weekly bulletin, I came across a church-hosted workshop that would demonstrate the moral and Constitutional shortcomings of the health care reform legislation.

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Jonathan Chait: On Second Thought, The GOP Will Just Repeal Obamacare

New York Magazine | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Gop, Health-Care-Law, Affordable Care Act, Congress, Obamacare, Republicans, Politics News

One of the hard facts about public opinion during the health-care debate was that, while the public quickly soured on health-care reform, it remained ...

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Obamacare Is Good for Moms

Jessica Arons | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Mothers Day 2012, Obamacare, Women's Health, Health, Affordable Care Act, Maternal Health, Health Care, Healthcare, Mothers, Politics News
Jessica Arons

People always say good health is the greatest gift, so let's make health a priority this Mother's Day. Now that I am a mother myself, I am even more a...

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How Sarah Palin's Irresponsible Rhetoric Prevented Medicare Savings

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Dan Morhaim, Charles Boustany, Cbo, Advance Directives, Obamacare, Earl Blumenauer, Sarah Palin, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Living Wills, Medicare, Congressional Budget Office, Politics News
Wendell Potter

The Affordable Care Act might have been able to curtail Medicare spending further if it hadn't been for Palin, who charged that a provision of the law allowing Medicare to pay for end-of-life discussions would lead to government-run "death panels."

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Why Nurses are Committed to the Fate of the Affordable Care

Dr. L. Toni Lewis | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Supreme Court Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court, Republicans Health Care, Nurses, Hospital Workers, Seiu, Supreme Court Health Care, Health Care Reform, Paul Ryan Medicare, Republicans Health Care Reform, Health Care, Congress Health Care, Healthcare, Power & Politics, Bv-Politics, Affordable Care Act, Black Voices News
Dr. L. Toni Lewis

The Affordable Care Act is the law that empowers nurses, doctors, and healthcare workers, who actually deliver care, to better manage care so patients have the best possible outcomes. Nurses will no longer be simply reacting to critical care situations.

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Saving Face or Saving Lives? When Will Obama Lead?

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: US Military Afghanistan, Afghanistan, President Obama, Dodd-Frank, Financial Reform, Americans Elect, Affordable Care Act, Tax Reform, Healthcare, Social Security Reform, Politics News
Laurence J. Kotlikoff

I'm running against President Obama as a candidate for the nomination of the Americans Elect platform. But I have deep respect for him as a person an...

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Tax Credit Report: 7 in 10 Small Businesses Eligible for Combined $15.4 Billion in Healthcare Tax Credits

John Arensmeyer | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Small Business, Tax Credits, Small Business America, Small Business Health Care, Obamacare, Small Business Tax Credit, Health Care, Small Business News
John Arensmeyer

The reality is, most small businesses operate within thin profit margins. And that means they're less likely than big businesses to be able to afford health coverage for their workers.

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The Best Mother's Day Gift: Stand Up for Her

Sherry Prowda | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Health Care Reform, Mother's Day, Obamacare, Mother's Day 2012, Health Care, Affordable Care Act, Politics News
Sherry Prowda

It's that time of year again. How to celebrate the 'mom' in your life? A card? Candy? Flowers? All appreciated and certainly a boost to the small busi...

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Baseball 2012 Has Started, With Chief Justice Roberts as Umpire in Chief

Andrew D. Gilman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Chief Justice John Roberts, Universal Health Care Bill, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Reform, Obama Health Care, Chief Justice Roberts, Health Care, Supreme Court Health Care, Politics News
Andrew D. Gilman

Dear Chief Justice Roberts, aka, Umpire in Chief: Let the elected Congress play the game. Precedent holds that Congress has acted within its power; changes should come from Congress revising or keeping a law, not a court creating new rules.

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Brewer 'More Favorable' To Controversial Contraception Measure

Arizona Republic | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Politics News, Jan Brewer, Contraception Coverage, Health Care Reform, Affordable Care Act, Contraception, Birth Control, Arizona Politics, Health Care, Politics News

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says a contraception coverage bill now on her desk was improved in the time since she voiced reservations about an earlier ver...

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The Medicare Scare Coming From a Political Candidate Near You

Jason Salzman | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Scott Tipton, Peter Roper, Brandon Rittiman, Yourshow, Medicare Misunderstood, Affordable Care Act, Scott Tipton Medicare, Scott Tipton Affordable Care Act, Aca, Medicare Myths, Medicare Misrepresented, Denver News
Jason Salzman

We'll be hearing a lot about Medicare this election season, and reporters should study up on some of the expected flashpoints, so they can challenge candidates who try to deceive us.

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Will the Supreme Court Follow the GOP Plan and Force Seniors to Pay $20,000 More for Rx Drugs?

Ethan Rome | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Supreme Court, Fidelity Investments, Income Inequality, Retirement, Mitt Romney, Prescription Drugs, Gop, Affordable Care Act, Medical Costs, Medicare, Constitution, Republicans, Politics News
Ethan Rome

Fidelity Investments, the gigantic Wall Street mutual fund company, says it will cost a retired couple $20,000 more to buy their medicines if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act.

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Millions Experiencing Health Care Problems

Kaiser Health News | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Supreme Court Health Care, Health Care Availability, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Worsens, Health Care Law, Obama Health Care Law, Health Care, Politics News

Having trouble finding a doctor? You’re not alone. Tens of millions of adults under age 65 – both those with insurance and those without –...

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Health Policy Dogs That Won't Hunt -- Even in Texas and Georgia

Wendell Potter | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Texas, Affordable Care Act, Georgia, Health Insurance, Health Savings Account, Tort Reform, Obamacare, Atlanta Journal Constitution, High-Deductible-Health-Insurance, Politics News
Wendell Potter

Yes, HSAs can be just what the doctor ordered for the young, healthy and highly compensated among us, but many others who enroll in these plans find out when they get sick that coverage is far from adequate.

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The Constitutionality of the Individual Mandate

Richard Leffler | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Health Care Constitutionality, John Marshall, Health Care Individual Mandate, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Health Care Reform, Individual Mandate, Constitution, Health Care, Politics News
Richard Leffler

The briefs and oral arguments before the Supreme Court regarding the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act would have benefited from close attention to two opinions by Chief Justice John Marshall, which are referred to only in snippets.

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