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Obamacare's other benefit
If it is done right, the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare) may well promise uninsured Americans a lot more than cheap, reliable medical care. It can also open the door to the democratic empowerment of millions of poor people, who are often...
Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Medical Procedures and Tests, Government Health Care, Health and Safety at Work
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Democrats riding high for now, but beware a midterm crash
My columnist and television pundit gigs have me thinking a great deal about the relative positions of the two parties heading into the midterm election cycle. For starters, the Democrats are ahead. Last November's elections gave the president a...Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Elections, Politics
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Vista Latina: Health benefits for farmworkers likely to remain scarce
Staff Writer, Copy EditorAs the Affordable Care Act slowly starts to get implemented, one group of employees that is excluded from benefiting from the major health care reform is undocumented farmworkers. This distinct outcome may also extend to the farmworkers not in the...Tags: Mexico, Conservation, Felipe Calderon, Environmental Issues, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Sequester debate hides the cold facts of our budget crisis
Federal deficits are too large, and mounting national debt threatens future generations. But as Democrats and Republicans squabble over the mandatory spending cuts known as sequestration that went into effect Friday night, they are failing to face the...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Medicaid, Government, Politics, National Government
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China's 'black clinics' flourish as government debates health reform
ReutersA one-room shack with a single, bare light bulb on a non-descript Beijing side street is 29-year-old Chinese migrant worker Zhang Xuefang's best recourse to medical care. Not recognized as a Beijing resident, she does not qualify for cheaper healthcare...Tags: China, Conservation, Politics, Social Security, Environmental Issues
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Insurers eager to maintain authority over healthcare premiums
While most of us face uncertainty with the rollout of healthcare reform, some insurance companies in California have been feeling their oats lately. Here's how they're responding to Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones' warnings that their latest rate...
Tags: Lobbying, Health Insurance Cost, Elections, Politics, Andrew Cuomo
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Put Medi-Cal expansion on the front burner
The 2010 healthcare reform law has three interlocking goals: to expand insurance coverage, improve the quality of care and slow the rise of healthcare spending. The first goal is the costliest, requiring federal and state governments to extend public...
Tags: Medicaid, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Government, Politics, John A. Perez
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Spending key topic at Cracker Barrel in Aberdeen
Money was on the minds of lawmakers as they expressed concerns over the sequestration and funding within the state. From discussion of the federal government going into sequestration to a debate on the wisdom of spending the state's reserve funds, to...Tags: Medicaid, Brock Greenfield, Elections, Federal Reserve, Politics
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C. Everett Koop, 'rock star' surgeon general, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation's doctor— even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general. Koop, who died Monday at his home in Hanover, N.H., at age 96, was by far the...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Human Rights, Colleges and Universities, Politics, Abortion
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U.S. sticks to limits on health insurance charges for older people
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday finalized new consumer safeguards for health insurance that impose tighter restrictions on what insurers can charge older customers, despite industry warnings that the young may be forced to pay...Tags: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Insurance Cost, Medicaid, Geography, Judges
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Gov. Scott to voters: Never mind
ORLANDO, Fla. — Gov. Rick Scott, R-Fla., was one of those tea party stars whom voters believed had the courage of his convictions when he promised, as recently as last summer, to block the Affordable Care Act in his state. But last week, writes...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Medicaid, Elections, Government, Healthcare Industry
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Elizabeth Paul: Don't sell Obama short on what he has accomplished
I was troubled by misinformation in Art Callaham’s column (Feb. 17) promoting the blogs of Rabbi Pruzansky. It is simply untrue to state that President Obama didn’t defend his first-term record or put forward a second-term agenda. He...Tags: Housing Industry, Republican Party, Elections, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance
Mar 12, 2013
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Mar 10, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Mar 5, 2013
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Mar 4, 2013
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Mar 26, 2013
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Mar 26, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Mar 4, 2013
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Mar 2, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 22, 2013
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Feb 25, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Feb 25, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
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