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First look at how Obamacare will affect you
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe law passed three years ago. Still, a lot of Kansans have no idea how the so-called "Affordable Care Act" will affect them starting in October. Some will get a subsidy, some will have have to pay a penalty, for others it'll be neither. It's all...Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H&R Block Inc.
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Invest wisely in early childhood
As we struggle through the fifth year of recession, facing budget cuts, austerity and now the sequester, it may be a good time to re-evaluate our national priorities. Last year, the Reach Out and Read program that distributes books to low-income...
Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, High Blood Pressure, Nobel Prize Awards, University of Chicago, Nutrition
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GOP's effort to roll back healthcare reforms is bad policy
Bernie Morse, 65, of Century City retired last year from the aerospace industry and joined the ranks of Medicare beneficiaries. The nearly $8,000 he used to spend annually on drugs for a liver condition now will be cut almost in half. Were a private...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Personal Income, Medicare, Health Insurance, Health and Safety at School
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How Congress could have ducked the fight over contraception
Here's a safe prediction: Between now and Jan. 1, 2014, there will be a barrage of stories about businesses struggling with the changes wrought by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. There have already been...Tags: Business, Health Treatments, Health Insurance Cost, Labor Legislation, Apple iPhone
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Our View: Health care reform a cloudy picture
One year from now, in January 2014, much of the tenets of the Affordable Care Act and California’s unrelated but no less overarching Medical Managed Care system will have been implemented and in place. But just 12 months away, there is still much...Tags: Business, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics, Private Health Care
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Health care "reforming" the Valley
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterImperial County is in a particular spot as far as health-care management changes and the tensions these changes could bring, although not all of these changes are related to the Affordable Care Act. As the Affordable Care Act goes into effect, the...Tags: Government Health Care, Health Insurance, Corporate Officers, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics
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Straight-FORWARD: President Obama and the Senate’s New Legislative Strategy
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelLast Monday the so-called “Gang of Eight”, a bi-partisan coalition of senior level Republican and Democratic senators led by Chuck Schumer (D,NY) and Marco Rubio (R,FL), unveiled their outline for comprehensive immigration reform. Not to be... -
Employers brace for law's implementation
Imperial Valley Press Staff Writer, Copy EditorTwo books sitting on Jeff Alford’s desk offer a glimpse into his current business dilemma. As the chief operating officer of Alford Distributing, he has been trying to determine the potential impact the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Budgets and Budgeting, Laws, Employment Opportunities
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Facing the fiscal cliff, Obama can't back down again
As official Washington nervously ponders the approaching fiscal cliff and the potential economic chaos it entails, President Barack Obama faces a precipice of his own in the challenge of making use of his re-election victory. Unless he emerges from...
Tags: Immigration, Elections, Politics, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama
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The year that was in politics
It would be nice to feel, after one of the most costly and abrasive presidential campaigns in our nation's history, that the fog has cleared from the miasma of the year 2012, revealing bright prospects for a better 2013. It would also be nice to know that...
Tags: Advertising, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Television Industry, Elections, Politics
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Affordable Care Act set to kick in: Health care reform 101
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterIt’s been years since Graciela Hernandez had health insurance and although she has diabetes, the last time she saw a doctor was two years ago. The Brawley resident does qualify for Medi-Cal, but her share of cost came out to be almost $1,000 a...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, Health Insurance Cost, Medicare, Health Insurance, Chemical Industry
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Obama's love of big government
WASHINGTON — The media herd is stunned to discover that Barack Obama is a man of the left. After 699 teleprompted presidential speeches, the commentariat was apparently still oblivious. Until last week's inaugural address, that is. Where has...
Tags: The Washington Post, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, National Government, Medicare
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Nov 30, 2012
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