Health Care Coverage

Staggering Share Of Americans Lacked Health Insurance Last Year

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

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By David Morgan WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders the fate of healthcare reform in the current electi...

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Health Reform and My 8-Year-Old Son

Michelle Cunningham | Posted 05.22.2012

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Michelle Cunningham

I am grateful for the Affordable Care Act because my 8-year-old son, a leukemia survivor, has health insurance today because of it.

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Can Strong Prayer Bend The Medical Cost Curve?

Michael L. Millenson | Posted 04.30.2012

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Michael L. Millenson

Appealing to the Almighty offers awe-inspiring economic potential. In the Bible, both Moses and Jesus heal lepers. Think what they could do with diabetes or cancer! Still, the question remains whether prayers by ordinary people can produce an equivalent clinical impact.

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Catholic Universities Sue Feds

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.22.2012

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Four colleges have filed lawsuits against the federal government over the new policy by the Obama administration mandating that employees of religious...

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Poverty Amid Plenty: America's Continuing Shame

David Coates | Posted 12.31.2011

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David Coates

To what degree are we all fellow-citizens in this society, and to what degree are we not? Are we one America or are we two? If we are one America, it is surely time to make the alleviation of poverty our number one priority.

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Health Care Law Sees Nearly 1 Million Young Adults Gain Coverage

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON — At least one part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has proven popular. With the economy sputtering, the number of y...

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Medicaid Performance Bonuses

Sec. Kathleen Sebelius | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sec. Kathleen Sebelius

Earlier this week, our department awarded $206 million in performance bonuses to states that have significantly increased the number of children enrolled in Medicaid and streamlined their enrollment processes to make it easier to sign up.

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Healthcare Reform Strengthens Middle Class

Rep. Sandy Levin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Sandy Levin

We need for America to get back to basics and focus on the middle class's quality of life. Only then -- only by siding with the middle class in action, not just word -- will our country truly be healthy.

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Feds Offer $5 Billion To Shore Up Early Retiree Health Coverage

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Trying to entice employers to keep early retirees on their medical plans, the Obama administration announced Tuesday it's making $5...

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Why the Health Reform Law Fails to Meet Human Rights Standards

Anja Rudiger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anja Rudiger

Amidst the celebrations of a 'historical moment,' a healthy dose of realism seems in order as we assess the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related reconciliation measures.

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The Gap Between Expanding Access And Ensuring Care For Children

Dr. Steve Allen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Steve Allen

When health care fails, children often pay the greatest price -- whether it is babies born prematurely to mothers who cannot afford prenatal care; or toddlers who lack necessary immunizations.

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Health Care Reform 'A Graduation Gift To Young Adults': Report

Posted 05.25.2011

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Besides sending them scrambling for jobs, the lackluster employment market also puts many young adults without health insurance: about a third, or 13....

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Health Care Passes... Here Comes the Fear!

Ryan Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ryan Mack

It is not enough to yell at the TV to create change. We have to arm ourselves with truth and become as active as members of the GOP. The political success of the left depends upon it.

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A Flawed Step Forward on Health Care Reform

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

We all know how much the media love conflict, and they have fallen in love with the health care debate. To say the process hasn't been pretty would be one of the biggest Washington understatements in years.

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Employer-based health care costs to plan to shift more health-care costs to workers, survey reports

washingtonpost.com | David S. Hilzenrath | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most big employers plan to shift a larger share of health-care costs to their workers next year, according to a survey released Thursday. ...

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Big-Employer Health Care Costs Rise 6.5 Percent In 2010: Study

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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INDIANAPOLIS — A new study says health care costs for large employers will rise more than 6 percent this year, and more companies are thinking a...

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Health Care: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

We've recently seen the abortion rhetoric really heat up to ridiculous proportions. Those with opposing views are being stereotyped and demonized. And facts are taking a back seat to sound bytes.

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Would The Senate Health Care Bill Have Helped Obama's Mom?

True/Slant | Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Back in the day, Candidate Obama told a touching story about his mother's struggle to pay her medical bills while battling cancer. Obama's mother, Ann...

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Point 3: We Need an Orbitz for Health

George Halvorson | Posted 11.17.2011

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George Halvorson

Consumers and patients in America need to be able to make health care choices in a data-rich environment with clear information about care outcomes, caregiver performance, effectiveness and price.

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Sam Stein

Palin News Is Top Story For Only Two Percent Of Public, According To New Study

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The media is drastically overplaying former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's influence on the national political conversation, suggests a new study of the pu...

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Many Will Not Feel Effect of Health Care Changes:

nytimes.com | REED ABELSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now that the Senate has caught up with the House by passing a sweeping health care bill, lawmakers are on the verge of extending coverage to the tens ...

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Americans Increasingly Worried About Losing Health Care Coverage: Poll

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans worried about losing their current health care coverage keeps rising, even as President Barack Obama and a ...

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Health Care, Immigrants, and the Character of Our Country

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

With an issue like health, the faith community has a unique and important role to play -- to define and raise the moral issues beneath the policy debate.

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Victims Of 'Health Insurance Bureaucracy' Speak Out

ABC News | Devin Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Erinn Ackley still remembers her father's words as he struggled with an aggressive form of cancer in 2006. Bill Ackley had health insurance through hi...

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Obama Seeks To Woo The Insured: Anyone Could Lose Their Health Care Coverage

The Huffington Post/ AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS - President Barack Obama assailed critics of his health care initiative Saturday, seeking to grab the megaphone from his opponents and boo...

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