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In Effort to End Prison Rape, Questions About a Monitor’s Independence
After more than a decade of national legislative efforts to end prison rape, this month was supposed to produce a significant victory: formal audits of prisons and jails around …
Obamacare Opens for Business, Shuts Out Labor
The Obama Administration's decision to delay fines for companies not participating in comprehensive health care directly affects the labor force they were trying to help.
Obama Negotiates Cuts to Medicare as the Program Reaches Its 48th Anniversary
Last week marked the 48th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Administration Delays Major Provision of the Affordable Care Act, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Obama administration has delayed a provision of the Affordable Care Act related to businesses with over 50 employees that would have been …
Access to Health Care, Basic Necessities a Matter of Life or Debt
Medical debt and bankruptcy are uniquely American experiences among wealthy nations.
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The Right’s Attack on Roe v. Wade at 40: The Hyde and Helms Legacy
Thousands of women remain without affordable access to reproductive health care.
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Five Changes to Medicare to Watch for in 2013
Tracey Compton gives you five new Medicare benefits to look out for in 2013.
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Obama Administration Set to Sponsor Two National Health Insurance Options
The national plans will compete directly with other private insurers and may have some significant advantages, including a federal seal of approval.
Getting Healthy at Work: Who Do You Trust?
A worker who doesnu2019t participate in the program may see her share of premiums raised.
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Your Turn, Mr. President
have reached a phase of the presidential campaign that could be called the Season of Empty Metaphors.