Tag Archives: Affordable Care Act

Health Action Conference—January 31-February 2, 2013, Washington

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From Families USA (http://www.familiesusa.org): This year’s conference will be held Thursday, January 31, 2013, through Saturday, February 2, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Due to the inauguration, the conference will be a little later than usual. … Continue reading →

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Census: Fewer Americans Lacked Health Insurance in 2011

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.pennbpc.org): Jointly released by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and Keystone Research Center Affordable Care Act’s Coverage for Young Adults, Public Coverage for Children Helping Drive Trend HARRISBURG, PA (September 12, 2012) … Continue reading →

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Health Care Law Now Cheaper, Won’t Cover as Many People

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

By Jonathan Allen and Matt Dobias | 7/24/12 3:10 PM EDT | Updated: 7/25/12 12:25 AM EDT (posted at http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78909.html#ixzz21euxp6Gw) President Barack Obama’s health care law just got cheaper — to the tune of $84 billion over 11 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That’s because the … Continue reading →

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Oceans Apart: The Higher Health Costs of Women in the U.S. Compared to Other Nations, and How Reform Is Helping

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Report from The Commonwealth Fund, July 2012 By Ruth Robertson, David Squires, Tracy Garber, Sara R. Collins, and Michelle M. Doty Abstract: An estimated 18.7 million U.S. women ages 19 to 64 were uninsured in 2010, up from 12.8 million … Continue reading →

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Individuals Have a Moral Duty to Buy Health Insurance, Three Bioethicists Say

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): By Susan Perry | 07/13/12 REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Supporters of the Affordable Care Act gathered in front of the Supreme Court before the court’s announcement of the legality of the law on June 28. … Continue reading →

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Five Obamacare Myths

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): By BILL KELLER Published: July 15, 2012 On the subject of the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare, to reclaim the name critics have made into a slur — a number of fallacies seem … Continue reading →

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Discovering the Truth about Health Reform

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From Public News Service-PA (http://www.publicnewsservice.org): Tom Joseph, Public News Service-PA Article posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/27418-1 (07/16/12) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Republican leaders in the House voted last week to repeal the Affordable Care Act, saying it’s not good for the country. Experts … Continue reading →

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What the Affordable Health Act Means for You

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From PathWays PA (http://www.pathwayspa.org): Following the recent Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act, we thought we would remind you of how it may affect your life.  Below is a timeline of when aspects of the bill have or will … Continue reading →

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Green Light for Health Care

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

Shared by Faith in Public Life (http://www.faithinpubliclife.org): Posted in Christian Century (http://ht.ly/c8GZP) Jul 09, 2012 – The idea of reforming America’s inefficient and economically discriminatory health-care system seems to spark what legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin calls “health-care derangement syndrome.” Opponents … Continue reading →

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Interfaith Nationwide Prayer Vigils via Teleconference

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Sandy Strauss

From Faithful Reform in Health Care (http://www.faithfulreform.org):   Wednesdays – October 12 & November 9 12 noon-12:20 pm eastern [11 am central; 10 am mountain; 9 am pacific]   RSVP for October 12 at http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1973/signup_page/rsvp101211 [Advance registration required by Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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