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Health Care
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Health Reform’s Problems Run Deeper Than a Glitchy Website
The causes of the websiteu2019s problems are far more serious than poor software design. They are baked into the law by its extreme complexity.
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Health Care in the US as Seen From Down Under: “Mens Sana in Insanus Patriae“
Aussies' Medicare treats health care as a human right, offering better outcomes than the United States for much less cost, and insurers even offer plans for pets that many …
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Paul Krugman | Who’s Afraid of China?
Paul Krugman: The Chinese wouldn't hurt us if they dumped our bonds; in fact, it would probably be good for the United States.
The Obama Pledge on Keeping Your Insurance
While Obama's apology over the ACA has many loosing faith in his plan for universal health care, there are more to these failures than meet the eye.
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William Rivers Pitt | An Open Letter to All Breathing Republicans
William Rivers Pitt: “You, Mrs. or Ms. or Mr. Bulletproof, are sick.”
Hopkins Halts Program After Investigation Finds Docs Denied Disability Benefits for Miners With Black Lung
World-renowned Johns Hopkins Medicine forced to suspend program after investigation finds one doctor reviewed 1,500 cases and never found an instance of black lung, denying coal miners disability benefits.
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Forget the Faulty Website: GOP Uses Obamacare Hearing to Whine About Abortion Instead
So far the failures of Healthcare.gov have been public and embarrassing, bandied about by Republican politicians who opposed health care reform from the start.
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So, About Those Cancellation Letters…
It turns out that many of those cancellation letters were misleading, and failed to mention that customers could find better policies at lower prices on a healthcare exchange.
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Senate Moving Toward Bill to Ban Workplace Bias Against Gays
A long-stalled bill banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is likely to pass the Senate as early as this week.
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Federal Court Decision Doesn’t Just Limit Abortion: It Creates a Crisis for Women’s Health Care in Texas
Andrea Flynn: This is nothing short of a crisis situation.