Americans for Prosperity have begun running “scare” ads to convince people to take action against their own interests. Their goal to lie about what Obamacare does or doesn’t offer in an attempt to get them to support #GOP plan to gut healthcare
By Tara Culp-Ressler on Jul 12, 2013 at 4:08 pm On Friday afternoon, the Texas Senate will vote on a package of abortion restrictions that Republican lawmakers have been attempting to push through a special session. After State Sen. Wendy Davis (D-TX)
Conservative Court Says Religious Employers Can Deny Their Workers Birth Control — by Ian Millhiser on Jun 28, 2013 at 9:58 am An eight-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit struck a major blow against Obama
— by Kathleen Sibelius, Secretary–Dept. of Health & Human Services This week, starting with Mother’s Day, we celebrate National Women’s Health Week. As a nation, we honor the women in our lives – our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, cousins, friends, and colleagues
Washington, DC – Today, Representative Steven Horsford (NV-4) co-sponsored the bipartisan Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act, which was introduced by Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-17). Currently, veterans face a five-year window in which they must seek treatment for mental illnesses before losing their
One corporation, Myriad Genetics, holds a patent on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes which are a ‘product of nature.’ Because they hold the patent, that means no one other than them can develop even a simple test to test for mutations in
There’s a great post over an AlterNet today about the prices of Generic drugs that you really should take the time to read. “According to a new Consumer Reports investigative study published Thursday, there is rampant variation in the price of generic drugs as large U.S.
— by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, March 21, 2013 In the three years since the Affordable Care Act became law, the slower growth of health care costs is saving money in Medicare and the private insurance market, helping
By Tara Culp-Ressler on Mar 13, 2013 at 2:40 pm The right-wing Family Research Council — which uses its advocacy muscle to try to block comprehensive sexual health programs in public schools — is now going a step further, suggesting the young
THE BOEHNER-QUESTER Sequester: The Finger on the TriggerRichard (RJ) Eskow, Op-Ed: Today is the day the package of budget cuts they call the “Sequester” takes effect. There will be endless postmortems and real-time analyses. But as its draconian effects, there’s one thing
