Health
What The Death Of Single Payer In Vermont Says About Health Reform
This proves what some progressive leaders have been saying all along about Obamacare: It should never be viewed as anything other than a first step – one hobbled by political compromises and moneyed interests.
Taking Money From Obamacare Won't Cure What's Wrong With Kansas
Conservative economic policy turned Kansas into a “smoking ruin.” Taking $55 million from Obamacare is like putting a Band-Aid on a severed artery. It won’t cure the conservative failure that ails Kansas.
Democrats Run Away from Success of 'Obamacare'
Stealing a page from the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl playbook from last year, the Democrats have spent the fall campaign hiding from the most successful federal government program since Medicare.
Iowa TV Station Refuses To Run "Cuts Kill" Ad
After running weeks of ebola terror-fear, some broadcast stations apparently are not ready to allow the other side of the story to be told.
Why We Allow Big Pharma to Rip Us Off
Pharmaceutical companies and device makers paid doctors some $380 million over a five-month period in 2013. Drug company payments to doctors are a small part of a much larger strategy by Big Pharma to clean our pockets.
Obamacare and Family Values: Parents Get to Stay Home With Children
Obamacare is making it possible for parents to spend more time with their kids. Before trashing Obamacare became a fundamental principle for Republicans, most would have said that parents spending time with their kids is a good thing.
Finally Revealed: Obamacare’s Hidden Gem
An obscure provision in the Affordable Care Act, a new report details, raises taxes on firms that overpay their top execs. The only problem: The provision so far only applies to corporations in one industry.
Obamacare’s “Secret Trick” Could Cure CEO Pay Excesses
In one of its lesser-known provisions, the Affordable Care Act limited tax breaks health insurers could claim for executive compensation. While that may sound arcane, the implications could be profound and far-reaching.
It's Not Your Boss' Business!
The National Women's Law Center is asking you to: Tell Congress to support the Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act and protect birth control access for all women, no matter where they work.
The Hobby Lobby Lesson: We Need To Fight For Single-Payer Health Care
That Hobby Lobby could bring its case to court should prove that a key feature of the Affordable Care Act is fatally flawed: It relies too heavily on private entities to deliver a public good - health care.
