Health Care

March 23, 2011

It's hard to believe it's been a year since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. But in the twelve months since it was signed, the law has already given Americans more freedom and control over their health care choices. The law’s key goals for America’s families: better benefits and...

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Kathleen Sebelius

Health Care

March 23, 2011

In the year since President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) into law on March 23, 2010, a sea of ink and digital bits have been spilled on every possible angle of commentary and advocacy about the law. But a year later, one simple conclusion deserves its share of...

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Wendy Lazarus

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Our 7-year old son has been battling a rare cancer called a sarcoma for over 3 years. Unfortunately, this disease will be treated as a chronic condition for the rest of his life. I was so grateful and relieved the night that health care reform was finally passed back in December of 2009. We...

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Tracy Heiman

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Two weeks ago, the House of Representatives voted to go backwards by supporting repeal of the health reform bill that President Obama signed into law nearly a year ago. The new health reform law bars insurance companies from denying coverage to those with pre-existing conditions, or dropping people...

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Jeff Merkley

Health Care

March 23, 2011

A big thank you to MomsRising for sharing Susan and Gertrude’s stories about how their families are struggling with health care costs and coverage, and how they benefitted from the young adult coverage in the new law. Unfortunately, it pains me to say, they’re not alone. This is why I proudly...

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Robert Menendez

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Mi hijo de 21 años de edad tuvo que tomar un año fuera de la universidad para poder pagar el préstamo estudiantil de su primer año de estudios. Trabaja a tiempo completo con una pequeña compañía. Él no puede pagar por si mismo su cuidado de salud y mi esposo y yo no podíamos pagárselo tampoco. Pero...

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Tracy Muñoz

Health Care

March 23, 2011

I have several chronic conditions, all of which are wildly expensive, including Type 1 diabetes since age 10. I have lived my whole adult life in fear of benefit caps, sudden coverage drops, randomly denied claims from people at my insurance company who have no medical knowledge – and as a person...

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Jasmine from Oklahoma

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Mi nombre es Magdalena y soy la madre de una niña hermosa de 6 años de edad llamada Paloma. Cuando tenía 2 años de edad, Paloma fue diagnosticada con autismo severo. Han sido cuatro años de lucha física, emocional y financiera. Nuestra familia ha sido confrontada con la tarea intensa de encontrar...

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Magdalena Clark

Environmental Health Health Care

March 23, 2011

As we learned from the BP oil disaster, the full cost of an oil spill is more than the price of some boom and a good PR person. It also includes lost income from local fishermen, health care for children who inhale dispersants, and long term testing of both marine life and human life. Oil spills happen in the Gulf of Mexico all the time, but it isn’t everyday that people pay attention. It’s time we start. It’s time we stop having to react to environmental disasters. It’s time we start building a more sustainable economy, creating a safer energy industry, and protecting what we have left while there’s still time.

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Renee Blanchard

Health Care

March 23, 2011

Young adulthood marks a period of life transition that impacts the availability of health insurance. College and university students often lose health insurance upon graduation, young adults are more likely to have low-wage and entry-level positions that do not offer health benefits, and many young...

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Angel Foster,