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Health Care Reform Survey Shows Public Divided And Unaware About Key Benefits

The Huffington Post Mar 20, 2013

Nearly three years after President Barack Obama enacted landmark health care reforms, the American public remains uninformed and divided about the law, according to survey findings released Wednesday.

medicare, Health, Barack Obama, Polls, health reform, health insurance, medicaid

Paul Ryan Health Care Cuts Would Increase Number Of Uninsured By Million

The Huffington Post Mar 12, 2013

The proposals House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) unveiled Tuesday would lead to a dramatic increase the number of people who lack health insurance in the United States.

medicare, Health, Barack Obama, budget, health reform, health insurance, uninsured, medicaid, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Diana Rowland, John Holahan

Florida Medicaid Expansion Hits Another Snag

The Huffington Post Mar 11, 2013

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) may have taken a long journey from professional Obamacare antagonist to would-be Medicaid expander but he apparently didn't bring enough Republican state legislators along for the ride.

Health, health reform, jan brewer, uninsured, medicaid, John Kasich, rick scott, Mike Beebe

Sequester Science Cuts Threaten To Delay Medical Breakthroughs, Further Brain Drain To Wall Street

The Huffington Post Feb 27, 2013

Layoffs, hiring freezes and cutbacks are already starting at major medical research institutions as they face the impending across-the-board cuts to the federal budget known as sequestration. The advancement of medical cures and the careers of countless scientists are at stake.

Health, Research, Barack Obama, budget, Bill Clinton, Pharmaceuticals, george w. bush, Biotechnology, sequestration, NIH, Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University, UCSF, Scott Zeger, Teresa Woodruff, Keith Yamamoto

Chris Christie Medicaid Plan To Offer Coverage To Poor New Jersey Residents

The Huffington Post Feb 26, 2013

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie became the eighth Republican governor to back expanding Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care reform law on Tuesday.

Health, Barack Obama, CHRIS CHRISTIE, health reform, health insurance, uninsured, medicaid, Jay Nixon, John Kasich, rick scott, Scott Walker

Hobby Lobby's Anti-Obamacare Birth Control Stance Backed By McConnell, High-Profile Republicans

The Huffington Post Feb 25, 2013

Christian-owned retail chain Hobby Lobby won the backing of some high-profile Republicans in its fight against Obamacare's birth-control mandate last week.

Health, health reform, orrin hatch, birth control, Mitch McConnell, contraception, preventive medicine, Hobby Lobby, lamar smith

Rick Scott Shifting Stance On Obamacare: From 'Devasting' To 'High-Quality Health Care'

The Huffington Post Feb 25, 2013

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has said a lot about President Barack Obama's health care reform agenda over the last four years.

Health, Barack Obama, health reform, uninsured, medicaid, rick scott, Conservatives For Patients' Rights

Steven Brill Health Care Article Paints Bleak Portrait Of Health Care

The Huffington Post Feb 21, 2013

Time magazine this week is out with a mammoth, 24,000-word story on the state of the U.S. health care system written by Steven Brill, an author who many best be known as the creator of CourTV. According to the story, Brill spent seven months researching why health care costs so much in America.

medicare, Health, prescription drugs, hospitals, Steven Brill

Medicaid Expansion In Florida Doesn't Sway Texas Or Virginia

The Huffington Post Feb 21, 2013

If you were expecting Florida GOP Gov. Rick Scott's huge about-face on health care reform's Medicaid expansion to inspire other stalwart Obamacare opponents to follow his lead, you may find yourself disappointed.

Health, health reform, health insurance, uninsured, rick perry, medicaid, bob mcdonnell, rick scott

Rick Scott Agrees To Expand Medicaid Program In Florida

The Huffington Post Feb 20, 2013

Before he was Florida's governor, Rick Scott sank $5 million of his own fortune into trying to kill President Barack Obama's health care reform agenda. On Wednesday, Scott, a Republican, completed a major turnaround when he announced his state would take part in a key element of Obama's plan to enroll more poor people in Medicaid.

Health, Barack Obama, health reform, health insurance, uninsured, CMS, medicaid, rick scott