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2011
Ruling could start citizens’ fight for ACA
August 18, 2011 – Americans have now seen much of what that the health reform bill promised - and for all of the threatened intrusion in our lives, health… Read more
Mandated summary of benefits long overdue
August 18, 2011 – Starting in 2012, all health plans and plan issuers must provide a Summary of Benefits and Coverage that clearly spells out for buyers… Read more
Controversy over women’s health wrong
August 3, 2011 – The focus of Monday's announcement was clearly about prevention and a huge commitment to preventive services for… Read more
Fed contraceptives decision was right
August 3, 2011 – Beyond economics, it's also just the right thing to do. Family planning - choosing if and when to have a child - is such a fundamental part… Read more
The (tea) party’s over
July 29, 2011 – Health care is a human right in nearly every nation other than ours. There have always be obstructionists to progress, and they all look… Read more
Should health reform be a carrot or a stick?
May 19, 2011 – Instead of mandating coverage on the front end, the states favor penalizing the uninsured on the back end – punishing those who… Read more
Vermont moves toward single-payer
May 12, 2011 – Vermont is a signature away from adopting an ambitious plan that would put the state on a path toward a single-payer system and ultimately,… Read more
Kill health reform? not on their lives. (pt. 3)
May 7, 2011 – The health reform law is making consumers without coverage or poor coverage more likely to seek preventive care and, thus more likely to… Read more
State health insurance exchanges
May 3, 2011 – This vote is yet another act of political theater from legislators who promise to give states more control, then pass legislation that puts… Read more
Kill health reform? Not on their lives. (pt. 2)
May 2, 2011 – Jennifer, a 33-year-old college student, struggles with mental illness. It's been an ongoing battle for Jennifer, who's founder of a… Read more
Kill health reform? Not on their lives. (pt. 1)
April 30, 2011 – There's been a lot of controversy over whether the health reform law was worth the struggle and whether it should ultimately be repealed,… Read more
Who’s afraid of the big, bad Obamacare?
April 20, 2011 – So it puts Oklahoma in the ridiculous position of refusing the federal help that would provide the state with – wait for it – greater… Read more