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What’s in the Health Care Bill?

On the day that President Obama signed health insurance reform into law, a lot of Americans are researching the final legislation and how it affects them.  As the President helpfully pointed out in his speech earlier today: Go to our Web site, WhiteHouse.gov; go to the Web sites of major news outlets out there; find […]

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Where Will You Be Tomorrow at 12:00?

I know where I’ll be and it will not be watching March madness like most of the country.  I’ll be in front of my computer logged onto the Paralympic website, watching the United States Paralympic hockey team play for the gold medal.  Anyone who knows me knows that I have never been a hockey fan.  […]

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“On Behalf of My Mother”

Click here to see the video. This morning the President made it official: things are going to change quite a bit between Americans and their health insurance companies.  The President signed health reform into law, with a package of fixes not far behind, and in the process created a future for the country in which […]

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Why We Can’t Wait

Download: Rectangular (630px by 303px) | Square (389px by 354px) 32,000,000 — that’s the number of Americans who will get health insurance under the President’s plan. [Source: Congressional Budget Office] That’s also a little more than the populations of Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona — COMBINED. [Source: U.S. Census Bureau] Over the course of our ‘Health […]

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A Historic Livestream

This afternoon President Obama will sign the most significant health insurance reform bill this country has seen in decades, expanding coverage to millions of Americans and putting an end to the worst practices of insurance companies. Watch it live on WhiteHouse.gov: 11:15 AM EDT President Obama Signs the Health Insurance Reform Bill in the East […]

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Putting Americans Back to Work: Another Step Forward

Click here to see the video. This morning, President Obama signed into effect the HIRE Act, a jobs bill that provides small businesses with incentives to spur hiring and help put Americans back to work. Saying that “while this jobs bill is absolutely necessary, it’s by no means enough,” the President pledged that this was just […]

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For Victims of Domestic Violence, Health Care is a Lifeline

Sunday night’s historic vote on health care reform helps women across the board. A greater percentage of women are more likely than men to be uninsured or underinsured and to struggle to make ends meet. In addition, those women who manage to get coverage are more likely to pay higher premiums than men. Women who […]

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What’s in the Health Care Bill?

On the day that President Obama signed health insurance reform into law, a lot of Americans are researching the final legislation and how it affects them.  As the President helpfully pointed out in his speech earlier today: Go to our Web site, WhiteHouse.gov; go to the Web sites of major news outlets out there; find […]

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“On Behalf of My Mother”

Click here to see the video. This morning the President made it official: things are going to change quite a bit between Americans and their health insurance companies.  The President signed health reform into law, with a package of fixes not far behind, and in the process created a future for the country in which […]

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Reform Begins

After more than a year of extensive debate, the House voted last night to pass the most significant health reform legislation this country has seen in decades.  It was a historic victory for the American people.  And now, millions of Americans – workers, families, seniors, small business owners – stand to benefit from lower health care […]

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