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Revive the Public Health Insurance Option
Progressive Democrats Attempt to Revive the Public Health Insurance Option A group of 129 progressive House of Representatives Democrats, seeking to revive the public option, introduced legislation on July 22 to establish a public health insurance plan that would compete with private health insurers. It is highly unlikely that the […]
This Week In Health Care Reform
As lawmakers returned to Washington this week, Republicans affirmed their commitment to repealing the health care reform legislation, while Democrats continued to campaign on the health care reform law’s merits. Meanwhile, President Obama stepped up his efforts to energize his core supporters by capitalizing on health care reform. Health Care […]
The Week in Health Insurance Reform
House Democrats passed their landmark health care overhaul, the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” (PPACA) on a party-line 219-212 vote late on March 21. A little more than a day following, on March 23, President Obama signed the legislation into law at a White House ceremony. Additionally, the House […]
Health Insurance Reform Bills Don’t Help USA
Days after the president Barack Obama signed his massive $2.5-trillion health insurance reform bill into law, we are just beginning to uncover the payoffs, exceptions and special interest deals that are hidden in the 2,700 pages of legislation. The spirit thus far has been plagued with broken promises and corruption. […]
Health Insurance Reform For Slackers
The United States free market system is under a profound assault from President Obama. President Barack Obama got his health insurance reform bill passed this week in Congress. Parents are now required to pay for unmarried kids’ health insurance until the age of 26. Younger adults will be enticed to […]
Healthy Indiana Health Insurance
The Indiana health insurance program for the uninsured is called Healthy Indiana. It is funded by federal dollars and cigarette tax revenue. 45,000 people have signed up but many unemployed workers are being put on a waiting list that could last several months. The Healthy Indiana health insurance plan is […]
I need Kentucky health insurance
33% of residents do not have Kentucky health insurance. This has been blamed on the recession and the high unemployment rate. The increase is about ten percent since 2008. In correlation with the increase in uninsured, the unemployment rate rose five percent during the same time. For residents of the […]
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