HHS Launches Health Insurance Marketplace Educational Tools
The Obama administration today kicked off the Health Insurance Marketplace education effort with a new, consumer-focused HealthCare.gov website and the 24-hours-a-day consumer call center to help Americans prepare for open enrollment and ultimately sign up for private health insurance. The new tools will help
Consumers Saved $3.9B on Premiums in 2012
Health care law will provide families an average of $100 back in premium rebates Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces that nationwide, 77.8 million consumers saved $3.4 billion up front on their premiums as insurance companies operated more
A Deceptive Win on Plan B for Women
Our reproductive rights are still in danger. By Kathleen Robin Joyce Good news for advocates of sensible birth control policy: The Obama administration announced that it’s dropping the fight to impose an age restriction on sales of Plan B One-Step, the emergency contraception pill. Reproductive
In Major Blow To Consumers, Supreme Court Protects Mega-Corporations From Liability
By Nicole Flatow on Jun 20, 2013 at 12:10 pm In case it wasn’t clear already, the U.S. Supreme Court hammered home Thursday morning that it will protect the rights of corporations to force arbitration over the individuals’ access to the court system at
Fantasy Budgeting Won’t Make Us Safer
Lawmakers should make targeted and smart Pentagon budget cuts. By Ryan Alexander The watchword in Washington has been “cut” for some time. But the House of Representatives headed in the opposite direction when it adopted its version of the National Defense Authorization bill. The
Our Star-Spangled Banner Waves for All of Us
The racist attacks on a young Mexican-American prodigy who sang the National Anthem didn’t occur in a vacuum. By Raul A. Reyes Before game three of the recent NBA Finals in San Antonio, Sebastien de la Cruz stepped up to the microphone and belted
Failing a Test of the Emergency Broadcast System
Our emergency communications system needs an upgrade. By Stephanie Worden In the early morning hours of April 19, some residents of Watertown, Massachusetts, received an automated phone call telling them to “shelter in place” while the suspected Boston marathon bomber roamed the neighborhood. The
A New Education Debate
It’s time to focus on what the children who attend public schools really need to succeed. By Isaiah J. Poole You may have seen stories about the poor quality of Washington, D.C.’s public schools. You probably have also heard about how Michelle Rhee
Banking on Education
On July 1st, student loan rates are set to double, which spells dire consequences for our nation’s future. But it’s not just students, or even young adults who suffer from this debt crisis, but the economy as a whole! Find out how