2012

The 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...

Budget 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...

Obamacare 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...

Budget 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...

Consumer Story: Regina from Washington, DC

More than 50 million Americans go without health insurance because they can’t afford the high monthly premiums. This video tells the story of Regina, who lost her husband to stage-four kidney cancer...

The Silent Epidemic: The Lack of Oral Health Care for Racial and Ethnic Minorities

On February 25, 2007, seventh grader Deamonte Driver died from what many would have considered a simple toothache. Deamonte died because an abscess in his tooth was not treated, and the infection spre...

Closing the Medicare Part D Doughnut Hole: The End Is in Sight!

The meaning of the 2012 election results will probably be debated for months, if not years. But a few things are clear. Nearly everyone agrees that President Obama's reelection means that the Affordab...