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President Obama Tours Wildfire Damage in Colorado

President Barack Obama looks at a map of the fires with officials at the Southeast Family Center YMCA in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 29, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)   President Obama traveled to Colorado to view the devastation caused by one of the state’s worst wildfires, which has been burning near […]

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Landmark Court Decision Upholds EPA’s Actions to Protect Families

Earlier this week, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed – via a unanimous ruling – several important steps taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect the health of American families, save consumers money at the pump, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil.  This was a landmark decision […]

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Upholding the Affordable Care Act is a Win for Small Businesses

The Supreme Court’s decision this week to uphold the Affordable Care Act is a historic win for the nation’s 6 million small businesses and their 54 million employees who will see fewer administrative headaches, pay lower premiums, and receive help to make the cost of covering employees more affordable. Those who claim that the law […]

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Real People Speak Out: The Affordable Care Act Is Helping Me

The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Obama’s health reform law, the Affordable Care Act, ensures hard-working, middle class families will get the security they deserve and protects every American from the worst insurance company abuses. In fact, many Americans are already seeing benefits from the Affordable Care Act, from mothers who no longer have to […]

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Will you share this?

We’ve been talking to you about President Obama’s plan to cut through the red tape keeping millions of responsible homeowners from refinancing their mortgages, but we want to make sure your friends get the message, too. So we’ve put together a graphic that boils the President’s proposal down to the five things that everyone should […]

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See How the Health Care Law Is Helping People in Your State

President Obama signed the health care law – the Affordable Care Act – into law on March 23, 2010 and it’s already making a positive difference in the lives of millions of Americans. We are already holding insurance companies accountable and ensuring middle class families have secure, affordable health insurance. Thanks to the health care […]

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Today Is National HIV Testing Day

To locate an HIV testing site near you, text your Zip Code to “KNOWIT” (566948), visit www.HIVtest.org, or call 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636). To find local HIV resources, including testing, housing, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and family planning, visit the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Services Provider Locator tool. Ed. note: This is crossposted from blog.AIDS.gov Despite […]

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Carol-Care and Justin-Care: Extending Coverage on a Parent’s Health Plan

Ed. Note: This was originally published on Healthcare.gov Carol Metcalf’s son, Justin, has a rare genetic lung disease, primary ciliary dyskinesia, but while he needs medical care for it, he hasn’t let the disease define him. He’s thinking about going to law school, or possibly graduate school in international studies. Justin, 23, is able to […]

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Abby-Care: Health Coverage for Young Adults Under 26

Ed. Note: This was originally published on Healthcare.gov Born with a rare congenital disease, Abby Schanfield, a 20-year-old student at the University of Minnesota, tells us of many reasons why she cares so passionately about the Affordable Care Act, the new health care law. One particular reason she shared with us is the law’s requirement […]

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Annie-Care: Providing Preventive Services to Patients in Community Health Centers

Ed. Note: This was originally published on Healthcare.gov Annie Neasman, a nurse and chief executive of the Jessie Trice Community Health Center in Miami, FL., recently shared with us her thoughts as she walks the hallways of the community health center and sees the people who are cared for there. Jessie Trice serves more than […]

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