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Tag Archives: Affordable Care Act
Poll Shows Companies Nervous About New Healthcare Costs
Employer-provided healthcare benefit expenditures are expected to grow by an average of seven percent next year,
Sen. Lautenberg: Romney Wants A ‘Male-garchy’ To Control Women’s Healthcare
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) praised the implementation of the Women’s Preventative Care Amendment to the Affordable Care Act at a press conference Tuesday. Lautenberg blasts Sen. Roy Blunt’s (R-Mo.) proposed amendment that would have dismantled preventative care for women.
Sec. Sebelius Says Amendment Means Women Will Not Choose Between Health And Family
Sebelius praised the Women’s Preventative Care Amendment, scheduled to go into effect Wednesday, that would remove the financial burden women face when choosing between providing for their families or taking measures to ensure their own physical well-being.
Sen. Harkin: Healthcare Law May Have Saved My Sisters’ Lives
Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) made an emotional statement about the loss of his two sisters to breast cancer at a press conference Tuesday to show his support for the August 1st implementation of the Women’s Preventative Care Amendment to the Affordable Care Act.
Solicitor General: Public Is Right To Scrutinize Me
The government’s lawyer in the Affordable Care Act, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, said in his first public appearance since the Supreme Court’s ruling that the public is right to hold him to a high standard and scrutinize his actions. [audio:http://trns.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/20120711VerilliRightToCritique.mp3|titles=20120711VerilliRightToCritique]
Dems Urge Republicans To Drop Repeal Fixation, Focus On Jobs
By Elizabeth Vlock Following a closed-door meeting between House Democrats, union representatives and officials from the Obama campaign, Representatives Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) and Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) called on House Republicans to “move on” from their fixation with repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and instead focus on passing job creating legislation. Appearing at a press [...]
Hoyer Concedes Dems Will “Lose Some” Over Health Care Repeal
By Gwen Fishel At his weekly briefing Tuesday, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) conceded that some Democrats will join with Republicans in their attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act this week. “I think we’ll lose some like we did before… we’re gonna lose [the vote]. Republicans are gonna vote in lockstep,” said Hoyer. [...]
Hatch: Justice Roberts Got Part Of The Obamacare Ruling Right
Sen.Orrin Hatch of Utah partially defended Chief Justice’s opinion in upholding the Obama Administration’s Affordable Care Act, explaining that Roberts’ opinion at its core expressed a conservative viewpoint, leaving the option to repeal the law still on the table at a speech at conservative think tank AEI Monday. Hatch explained, “at the same time that [...]
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