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Things that make you go hmmmmmmm…

Posted on April 5, 2012 by scjustice

From the LA Times: The lead plaintiff challenging the Affordable Car Act says she should not be forced to buy health insurance. She apparently doesn’t need health insurance because she doesn’t have any intention of paying for health care to begin with. Why pay for something you can get for free? Turns out, as part [...]

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Advocates, Health Care For Children, Health Care Law Implementation, In The Courts, In the news, Understanding The New Law | Leave a Comment »

Who loses if the Affordable Care Act is Struck Down?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by scjustice

Soon, the Supreme Court will decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act. But it’s important to remember that there are millions of individuals who have already benefited from its enactment.  Old and young people, people we work with, people we worship with and people in our circle of friends who now have affordable healthcare [...]

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, Children's Health Insurance Program, doughnut hole, Health Care Advocates, Health Care For Children, Health Care Law Implementation, healthcare reform, In The Courts, In the news, Medicaid, presciption drugs, Understanding The New Law | Leave a Comment »

Yahoo! Finance: How Healthcare Reform Affects You

Posted on March 27, 2012 by scjustice

Yahoo! Finance has a nice piece today discussing the ACA and how it will affect some typical families. Check it out and tell us what you think!

Filed under: Affordable Care Act, Health Care Law Implementation, healthcare reform, In The Courts, Medicaid, Understanding The New Law | Leave a Comment »

5 Ways the ACA Helps Address Disparities

Posted on March 23, 2012 by scjustice

From our friends at NHELP, five ways health care reform addresses disparities in health care: ALREADY IN PLACE: Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, and disability The ACA extended the nondiscrimination protections of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Age Discrimination Act to [...]

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