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The recent court decisions regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, specifically the individual responsibility provision or “individual mandate,” have reignited the debate between opponents and proponents of the new law. With two…
This blog was originally written and posted by Jen from Young Invincibles. Today the Department of Health and Human Services released proposed rules that would apply the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) consumer protections to college…
This story was originally posted by Eve Gittelson on Daily Kos. This unspeakable tragedy, was just brought to my attention, I'm at a loss for words. Melissa Hall was a self-employed, freelance writer and editor.…
Originally featured on Huffington Post Yesterday afternoon, Judge Rodger Vinson, who has presided over the 26-state lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, issued his ruling. In a decision that constitutes radical judicial activism run amok,…
After attending our action-packed Health Action 2011 conference this past weekend, health care advocates from across the country are returning to their home states, ready to continue the fight for quality health care for…
The Affordable Care Act prohibits states from reducing their Medicaid eligibility levels. This protection is called the "maintenance of effort," or MOE, requirement. Removing this protection would allow states to cut Medicaid eligibility, which…
Many in the House of Representatives plan to vote to defund or repeal the Affordable Care Act. What will millions of Americans lose? Important rights and benefits that House members would keep for themselves…
This was originally posted on AOL News Before the ink was even dry on the Affordable Care Act, opponents of reform have been working overtime, doing anything and everything they can to repeal health reform…
Before the ink was even dry on the Affordable Care Act, opponents of reform rolled up their sleeves and got to work to repeal dozens of consumer protections that were included in the new…
It seems like we’ve heard the same talking points from conservatives for the past year and a half. They say that the Affordable Care Act will increase the deficit, even though the non-partisan Congressional…