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The Affordable Care Act: A Mother's Day Gift for Moms Throughout the United States
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
May 11, 2012 - 2:44pm (Print)
All moms deserve the kind of quality, affordable care that I was lucky enough to receive while pregnant and postpartum, and Obamacare is working to make that dream a reality.
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Health Reform Explained Video: "Health Reform Hits Main Street"
This video was posted soon after Obama initially signed health reform into law. Since it sounds like not much has changed regarding general confusion about how exactly it works, this video may still prove itself a useful guide. Note: Because this is from a couple of years ago, some details may be slightly outdated.
Holding Our Applause for Health Care Reform
Dr. Pippa Abston discusses what is and isn't in the Health Care Reform Act and what it means to consumers. Dr. Abston is reading the health care act and finds it lacking in many areas
Religious Freedom or Religious Control? Employees Should Get to Decide Where Their Paychecks Go
by Christine Charbonneau, Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest (PPGNW)
April 3, 2012 - 11:45pm (Print)
Health insurance should encourage heavy use of preventative care, and insure against medical bankruptcies. Pregnancies can go seriously wrong, and most wage earners cannot take an unexpected $75,000 hospital bill, in stride.
Why the Affordable Care Act is Critical For Women Living With HIV
by Brook Kelly, WORLD
April 3, 2012 - 10:22am (Print)
As we hold our breath to see how the Court will decide the fate of the ACA, now is a good time to remind ourselves of the importance of health care reform for women living with HIV and affected by HIV.
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HHS vs. Texas: The Spending Clause In Action
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
April 2, 2012 - 9:55am (Print)
It is incredibly frustrating that the very women the federal Medicaid law is intended to protect are the ones who are hurt the most, but those sanctions are the only tool HHS has at its disposal to enforce the law.
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Looking (Anxiously) Ahead as Health Care Reform Turns Two
by Katrina Anderson, Center for Reproductive Rights
March 25, 2012 - 8:36pm (Print)
I would prefer to celebrate the birthday of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by recalling the enormous gains this legislation has made for women. Instead, I wait with baited breath for oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this week, fearful that the Court’s majority – five conservative male justices – could dismantle the rights we fought so hard to secure.
The Affordable Care Act: Hope for Health Care Equality For All
by Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
March 23, 2012 - 9:10am (Print)
The Affordable Care Act is the most ground-breaking piece of legislation passed in our lifetimes to address the kinds of health disparities experienced by people of color. This law will grant access to quality health care to an estimated 32 million people who otherwise would not have been able to afford it--our sisters, our mothers, our primos, and our neighbors.
Contraceptive Coverage: Essential Care for Women of Color
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
and Lucy Panza
February 29, 2012 - 6:20pm (Print)
Women of color experience much higher unintended pregnancy rates than their white counterparts. As a group they also suffer higher rates of chronic diseases, including pregnancy-related conditions, which can be prevented with consistent use of contraceptives. The new regulation guaranteeing access to contraception without a co-pay will help greatly with these and other health issues.
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Senator Webb: The Blunt Amendment is "Vaguely Drafted and Potentially Dangerous"
Feb. 29, 2012 - Senator Webb Delivers Floor Remarks on the Blunt Amendment, S.1467.
