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Vignetta Charles, Ph.D. | Posted 04.16.2013 | Impact
Vignetta Charles, Ph.D.

Women of color continue to be disproportionately affected. In 2010, Black women accounted for about two thirds (64 percent) of new infections among women in the U.S., while we are only 13 percent of the population.

Alicia Keys: Women With AIDS 'Could Be My Sister'

AP | STACY A. ANDERSON | Posted 04.17.2013 | Impact

WASHINGTON -- Alicia Keys says she wants to spark a global conversation about HIV/AIDS. The Grammy Award-winning singer says that when she traveled t...

Gun Violence vs. Job Loss: Study Reveals Which One Americans Worry About More

Posted 02.27.2013 | Black Voices

In a six-day survey of more than 1,200 adults across the U.S., the Kaiser Family Foundation found that Americans worry more about being a victim of gu...

Is Health Care Part of the "Fairy Dust" Talk About the Fiscal Cliff?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 02.03.2013 | Politics
Linda Bergthold

I'm getting really tired of the hysteria over this so-called, somewhat media created, "fiscal cliff." But I do think we are in for some changes in health care as a result of the discussions going on in Washington so here's what you should expect.

Support For Obamacare Repeal Hits All-Time Low

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 11.14.2012 | Politics

A week after President Barack Obama's reelection, opposition to one of his signature first term accomplishments has reached a low ebb, according to a ...

Medicaid: The Forgotten Issue

Max Richtman | Posted 12.22.2012 | Politics
Max Richtman

People should be asking -- what will happen to those 30 million or more Americans who will likely lose their Medicaid coverage during a Romney/Ryan administration? Where will they go for health care coverage?

Huge Share Of Small Business Owners Have No Health Insurance

The Huffington Post | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 10.08.2012 | Small Business

Obamacare won’t only affect employees of small firms. For a significant portion of small business owners, the new health care law will also affect t...

Rather Not Go Bankrupt When You Get Sick? Another Reason to Support Obamacare

Wendell Potter | Posted 11.17.2012 | Politics
Wendell Potter

Politicians who are promising to repeal Obamacare won't find any evidence in the Kaiser Family Foundation's analysis of health insurance costs that the law has caused premiums to skyrocket, as many of those politicians have contended.

This Is Not Your Mother's Medicare: Part 2

Ed Crego, George MuƱoz and Frank Islam | Posted 11.07.2012 | Politics
Ed Crego, George MuƱoz and Frank Islam

We are confident that good citizens will be willing to put the country's interests first and advocate for and demand a pragmatic and collaborative solution to our Medicare dilemma.

This Is Not Your Mother's Medicare: Part 1

Ed Crego, George MuƱoz and Frank Islam | Posted 11.05.2012 | Politics
Ed Crego, George MuƱoz and Frank Islam

We agree with Paul Ryan that we need a debate to determine how Medicare can be improved. What we do not need, however, is much of what passes for debate these days -- diatribes, finger-pointing, ad hominem attacks, and systematic presentations of misinformation.

"Path to Prosperity?" For Many Senior Citizens, VP Pick Ryan's Plan Would Be Path to the Poorhouse

Wendell Potter | Posted 08.11.2012 | Politics
Wendell Potter

Under the privatized Medicare program Ryan envisions, the effect of the cost-shifting strategy would be disastrous for the growing number of senior citizens who are finding that every year they have less and less money to make ends meet.

What's Next for Obamacare?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 09.01.2012 | Politics
Linda Bergthold

The public, as ignorant of the specifics of the Affordable Care Act as ever, can be forgiven for believing Republicans that this decision is "the biggest tax hike in history." But that is actually an outright lie.

Building American Support for Global Health Spending

Tom Murphy | Posted 07.23.2012 | Impact
Tom Murphy

The reality of foreign aid spending is vastly different than its perception. Despite representing a small sliver of the federal budget, foreign aid does a lot of good.

Putting Our Premiums Into Medical Care, Not Profits

Wendell Potter | Posted 07.01.2012 | Politics
Wendell Potter

Chances are that many of the people eligible for an insurance rebate are among those demanding that ObamaCare be repealed or struck down by the Supreme Court. Getting a check in the mail because of ObamaCare might make some of them reconsider.

Should We "Means Test" Your Auto Insurance? Then Why Do It for Social Security?

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 06.19.2012 | Politics
Richard (RJ) Eskow

Cuts to Social Security -- whether they're in the form of means-testing or the Ryan/Romney proposals to raise the eligibility age and reduce cost-of-living benefits -- will hurt most seniors. They'll cause the most pain to elderly and disabled women and minorities.

Yep, Birth Control Is Still Popular

Margie Omero | Posted 05.05.2012 | Politics
Margie Omero

Birth control coverage may be controversial in Washington, but it's not controversial with voters overall. Subsequent polling continues to show this to be true.

Mike Sacks

Supreme Court Leaves Clues How It Will Decide Health Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 02.03.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A Kaiser Family Foundation poll published as the Supreme Court went into mid-term recess last week reveals that nearly 60 percent of Ame...

Survey Reveals The State Of 'Black Women In America'

Posted 01.23.2012 | Black Voices

On the eve of President Obama's State of the Union address, The Washington Post is exploring the state of black women in America. The paper launch...

Very Few Of The Long-Term Unemployed Receiving Benefits

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.13.2011 | Business

As the nation faces a labor crisis that refuses to let up, 7 million Americans currently receiving unemployment benefits may be running out of time to...

Holiday Gifts From Health Reform

Linda Bergthold | Posted 02.09.2012 | Politics
Linda Bergthold

A recent poll found that the American public still doesn't know what is in the health reform law and what is not. Here's the list of health reform "gifts" available this year.

Using PR Playbook to Keep Us in the Dark About Health Insurance Coverage

Wendell Potter | Posted 02.04.2012 | Politics
Wendell Potter

If you wonder why the health insurance industry has to set up front groups and secretly funnel cash to industry-funded coalitions to influence public policy, take a look at the most recent results of the Kaiser Family Foundation's monthly Health Tracking Poll.

Solyndra!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.29.2012 | Green
Rick Horowitz

Call it an ode to not-so-clean energy. Or call it a poetry slam. ...

Medicare's Drug Coverage Gap Shrinks

AP | By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.28.2011 | Fifty

WASHINGTON -- Medicare's prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled peo...

Solyndra: An Ode to Not-So-Clean Energy

Rick Horowitz | Posted 01.21.2012 | Comedy
Rick Horowitz

So it's nice to be inventive when you gaze into the sky. When those warming rays inspire you, give the power cell a try. Just make sure you're well connected if you want your piece of pie. So big... so fast... Solyndra!

Mindful Awareness Practices in Private Schools

Ramaa Reddy Raghavan | Posted 01.11.2012 | Home
Ramaa Reddy Raghavan

In the fall of 2010 Trinity School in Manhattan presented its theme for the week's lower school chapel.