2011

On cervical cancer prevention

Each year about 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,000 American women die from the disease. While this number has decreased over the last few decades, it ...

A video starring your mother

Mother’s day is this Sunday and, unlike previous years, you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to get your Mom a great gift. Our friends at Mom’s Rising have created an awesome video that...

Today’s Health Care Court Cases

This post was written by Stephanie Cutter and originally posted on the White House Blog. Today, judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Virginia will hear arguments ...

Health Reform’s Gifts for Mom

In a recent article for the Center for American Progress, Sandra Bogar reminded us of all of the ways that health reform benefits mothers, mothers-to-be, and grandmothers. Even when it’s not Mother�...

Families without insurance unable to afford medical bills

The federal government recently released a report with staggering conclusions. It shows that few families without health insurance have the financial resources to pay potential hospital bills. On av...

69% of NC voters OPPOSE health insurers on health exchange board

This post was written by Adam Searing and originally posted on the Progressive Pulse. A new poll commissioned by NC Policy Watch from Public Policy Polling has some startling news for state legisl...

To be or not to be….for individual responsibility

Many people in Massachusetts are proud, and rightfully so: The state’s version of health care reform, one that includes an individual responsibility requirement, signed into law by former Governor M...

Act Now! Putting Health Care Reform Dollars to Work in Our Neighborhoods

The Affordable Care Act includes considerable funding to enable real people to improve the health of their communities—and the deadline to apply is just around the corner. The Affordable Care Act se...

Thanks to health reform, more Americans are now covered

As of September 23, 2010, no child can be denied health insurance because of a pre-existing condition and parents with sick children across the United States breathe a huge sigh of relief. But what op...

Taking a Chance on Health Care

Can you imagine if your ability to get health care was based on whether or not someone pulled your name out of a hat? For many uninsured people, that nightmare is a reality. Virginia's Arlington Free ...