I keep hearing talk about contraception and abortion and I wholeheartedly agree that something needs to be done, however the arguments I’ve heard fail
Tag: health care reform
2.5 million new reasons to love “Obamacare”
I’m not qualified to say whether the individual mandate of the 2010 Affordable Care Act [ACA] is constitutional, but I am pretty certain that
Why are we abstaining from sex education?
In early August, Mayor Bloomberg unleashed a new initiative that would make sex education in New York City schools mandatory. That means for middle
The American Health Security Act of 2011
On May 10, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation to provide health care for every American through a Medicare-for-all type single-payer system. Represenative Jim
A states’-rights assault on healthcare reform
Just as healthcare consumers are beginning to see and like the benefits of the healthcare reform act, Republicans have launched yet another attack designed
Momma, don’t take my healthcare reform away
What would healthcare consumers have to give up if Republicans succeed in undermining the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA], or if the
Missouri’s slice of the healthcare-reform pie
How will health care reform–officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)–specifically impact Missouri residents? Nationally, PPACA received a lot of
One-person group: Not an oxymoron in new WA health care law
In a step forward for self-employed people seeking health insurance, Washington state legislators have redefined the meaning of the word “group.” According to the
Healthcare reform all-stars now must put policy into practice
The 2,000-plus page healthcare reform bill, it turns out, was just an outline. As in all other newly minted laws, the provisions themselves are
10 surprising things in the health care bill
If you read Gloria Bilchik’s post here on April Fools Day you learned about some hilarious aspects of the health care bill that, well,