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Group: Kentucky ‘religious freedom’ bill would allow discrimination over birth control
“The Religious Freedom Act,” a bill created in response to the Affordable Care Act’s birth control coverage mandate, cleared Kentucky’s Senate Thursday night despite activists’ warning that it could topple years of civil rights progress in the state and “make discrimination legal.” “[The] legislation could be used by an individual…
Affordable Care Act’s ‘donut hole’ fix saves seniors $5.7 billion
The Affordable Care Act’s prescription for the so-called “donut hole” in Medicare Part D has saved America’s disabled and elderly $5.7 billion on prescription drugs since being implemented, according to a report published Thursday (PDF) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The patch in the law works by…
Whole Foods CEO changes tune on ‘Obamacare’: It’s not ‘socialism,’ it’s ‘fascism’
The CEO of Whole Foods said in 2009 that the Affordable Care Act was tantamount to “socialism,” but now he’s changing his tune: It’s not socialism anymore. According to him, it’s “fascism.” That’s what John Mackey told National Public Radio (NPR) on Wednesday, in an interview aired on “Morning Edition,”…
Bachmann can’t find a co-sponsor for her ‘repeal Obamcare’ bill
Former Republican presidential contender Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is having trouble finding a single co-sponsor to sign on to her latest bill attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as “Obamacare.” According to Think Progress, several Republican bills aimed at the ACA are encountering similar problems on…
How health care will change as Obamacare enters crucial 12-month period
Obamacare countdown: What is slated to happen over next year? (via The Christian Science Monitor) Obamacare lives. That may be one of the most sweeping consequences of the 2012 presidential election. By winning a second term, President Obama has essentially ended Republican hopes of rolling back his signature Affordable Care…
Romney: I’m proud of Romneycare
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he was proud of the health care law he implemented while governor of Massachusetts, which was used as a blueprint for President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. “First of all, I would repeal all of Obamacare and replace it with the kinds…
Contraception battle moves to Colorado
Sandra Fluke, the unexpected face of the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate, campaigns for Obama in Denver the same week that an extreme wing of the anti-choice movement gathered enough signatures for a “personhood” ballot measure this fall in Colorado. The measure would define life as beginning at fertilization,…
Alan Grayson: Gov. Rick Scott will have blood on his hands
Democratic candidate Alan Grayson said Wednesday that people in Florida would suffer because Gov. Rick Scott (R) refused to implement parts of the Affordable Care Act. “There’s literally thousands of people who will live if Medicaid is expanded in Florida, and die if it isn’t,” he told Current TV host…
Wisconsin Dem slams passage of House ‘Obamacare’ repeal bill
House Republicans voted to repeal what they dub “Obamacare” in a 244-185 vote on Wednesday, even after the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act last month. “Same crap, different day,” Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) told Raw Story. “They’ve always been against Social Security, against Medicare, Medicaid.…
Rep. Barbara Lee blasts ‘meaningless’ Obamacare repeal vote
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) slammed House Republicans on Tuesday for planning to vote for the 31st time to repeal the Affordable Care Act. “I rise in strong opposition to the GOP’s Patients’ Rights Repeal Act,” she said on the House floor. “Here we go again Mr. Speaker, wasting the American’s…
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