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Seventy-Three Percent of American Youth Now Have Insurance Due to Health Care Law
A Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is expected on Thursday. The law would increase access to millions of Americans, …
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Global Moma: From Taking Care of My Kids to Taking Care of My Parents
My mom is the primary caregiver for my father right now. But his recent fall and my trip have started me thinking about a lot of things. About the …
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Metaphor and Health Care: On the Power to Make Metaphor Into Law
The argument is that if the government can force you to buy one product, it can force you to buy any product - even broccoli.
The Regulation Monster
The regulation monster is composed of the mounds of bureaucratic paperwork and red tape that strangles businesses.
Liberals Working for the Right
It is astounding how happy liberals are to work for the right by playing into conservative framing.
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Nation’s Largest Health Insurer Will Preserve Key Obamacare Provisions, Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling
UnitedHealthcare — one of the nation's largest health insurers — has announced that it will preserve a provision of the health care law that allows young adults to stay …
Crowd at GOP Debate: Society Should Let the Uninsured Die
As Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) responded to a question about how he would help a 30-year-old man without health insurance who needs intensive treatment, the crowd cheered when moderator …
A Modern Medical Disconnect
Maggie Kozel's story illustrates the complexities of US health care.
Sick Bastards
According to Mike Huckabee, people with pre-existing conditions are like houses that have already burned down.
Over the Meds and Under the Hood
Pfc. Michael Kern attempted to hand the president a letter demanding the military overhaul its mental health system.