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What’s Next for Health Care
On Tuesday, America voted to reelect Barack Obama for another four years in office. It was a momentous victory, not only for progressives, but for the health care justice movement. With the reelect...
View MoreHealth Care After the Election
This blog was originally posted on Huffingtonpost.com. Throughout this election season, there has been considerable debate concerning the future of our nation's health care system. With the electi...
View MoreBudget Diagnosis, Part 1: The Looming Threat to Every Major Health Care Initiative
This is the first in Budget Diagnosis, a series on the coming major decisions in Congress that could affect your health care. This series explains, simply, what advocates need to know, features speci...
View MoreThe Health Reform Law Provides Much-Needed Peace of Mind for Divorced Women
Divorce is a stressful situation for all involved. It upsets the balance of many things in life, such as personal well-being, family cohesion, and financial security. It can be hard to start a new lif...
View MoreBudget Diagnosis, Part 2: Be an Authority on Health Care and the Fiscal Cliff
This is the second in Budget Diagnosis, a series on the coming major decisions in Congress that could affect your health care. This series explains, simply, what advocates need to know, features spec...
View MoreObamacare and the Election
This is a consumer guest blog from Casey Quinlan. I have always been a dutiful voter, and have cast a ballot in every election since … well, long ago. This year, 2012, I cared deeply about the r...
View MoreBudget Diagnosis, Part 3: Women’s Health and the Budget
This is the third in Budget Diagnosis, a series on the coming major decisions in Congress that could affect your health care. This series explains, simply, what advocates need to know, features speci...
View MoreDeficit Reduction Achieved, Health Care Protected
On Tuesday, Congress passed a deal to avert the “fiscal cliff.” It passed both the Senate and the House with large majorities. The deal did not cut Medicaid or Medicare benefits. For weeks, we...
View MoreAmericans Favor Moving Forward on ACA Implementation
The next couple of months are going to be pretty busy for Congress as they work to reach a budget resolution and avert a government shutdown. Like a broken record, opponents of health care are pushing...
View MoreSetting the Standard: Consumer Protections in New Insurance Marketplaces
You may know that the Affordable Care Act creates new health insurance marketplaces (often referred to as exchanges) that will make it easier to shop for coverage. But did you know that the new market...
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