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Affordable Care Act
By | 05/22/2013 | Health Care

While the Affordable Care Act (ACA, a.k.a. Obamacare) has been getting more attention in the press lately — with quite a bit of coverage devoted to various ‘train wreck’ predictions — our tracking of voter attitudes towards the ACA suggests that the public has not focused on it since it was adopted in 2010.

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Fort Hood Victims denied benefits
By | 05/17/2013 | In-Depth | 2 Comments

It’s been nearly four years since a radical Muslim Army psychiatrist walked into a processing center on Ft. Hood, shouted “Allah Akbar,” and opened fire. The shooter killed 13 people, including a pregnant woman, and wounded another 32.

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(Credit: Gage Skidmore)
By | 05/04/2013 | South Carolina

On Wednesday, the South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that would effectively make it a federal crime to enforce the Affordable Care Act within the Palmetto State.

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By | 03/16/2013 | Health Care, News, Role of Government

In a federal court in Michigan, Domino’s Pizza founder Tom Monaghan won an injunction against the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

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By | 03/13/2013 | Health Care, Issues, Legislation, Legislators, States, Texas | 3 Comments

It all started when Senate Bill (SB) 97, which would place greater restrictions on the distribution and prescription of abortion-inducing medications, was introduced into the Texas Senate…

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By | 02/03/2013 | Activism, Health Care | 1 Comment

On Friday, the Obama administration offered a new option for faith-based charities and health care institutions to avoid the Health and Human Services (HHS) mandate requiring them to cover contraceptives.

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Mental Health Care Parity
By | 01/03/2013 | Headline, Health Care, Safety | 28 Comments

In the ongoing debate about how to stop mass shootings like Columbine, Virginia Tech, and now Sandy Hook Elementary, there are two issues that are being largely ignored in favor of blaming the gun…

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