Department of Health and Human Services hosts conference call
The media was invited to a conference call Wednesday sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services where the results of a study were announced claiming the Affordable Care Act helped one...
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UMass nursing student Joe Nguyen voices his opinion about the recent government shutdown.
View ArticleGovernment Shutdown trudges into its second week
UMass student’s opinions reflect the nation: the shutdown is “immature.”
View ArticleGOP’s political sabotage of health reform continues
Zac Bears explains why Republican state governments continue to sabotage the Affordable Care Act by not passing the optional Medicaid expansion, leaving millions without insurance.
View ArticleBreaking down the Affordable Care Act
Obamacare is meant to bring affordable health insurance to those without it, including students.
View ArticleStates reject federalism in attempt to nullify ACA
With 36 states opting not to run marketplaces and 25 not expanding Medicaid, the mishaps of the ACA fall on state attempts to nullify federal law, not the law itself.
View ArticleNobody likes Obamacare
Stefan Herlitz urges politicians on both sides of the aisle to put aside their rigid beliefs in order to fix the U.S. healthcare debacle.
View ArticleLetter to the editor
Dear Daily Collegian, We now enter a government shut down for the first time since 1995. It’s important that people understand why. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives refused to...
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Government Shutdown trudges into its second week
Courtesy bloggernews.net The United States government is approaching the second week of shutdown and so far, signs of progress are start-and-stop towards a deal to reopen federal services. The...
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GOP’s political sabotage of health reform continues
The Affordable Care Act was designed to expand coverage for 30 to 33 million Americans, cutting the number of uninsured non-elderly adults in half. The ACA does this by bringing those deemed...
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Breaking down the Affordable Care Act
With the recent passing of Obamacare, many people are left wondering what this means for them. Officially known as the Affordable Care Act, it was signed into law in 2010 and aims to make it easier and...
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States reject federalism in attempt to nullify ACA
Justin Sloan/Flickr President Obama modified the Affordable Care Act last week, allowing insurers to offer non-compliant individual health plans through 2014. This was the latest in a series of...
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Nobody likes Obamacare
Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Recently there has been a torrent of columns, articles and news stories which take aim at the failings of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. They predict...
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Understanding semantics on CNN
(Eric Wallace/Flickr) The debate between Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz, hosted by CNN in early February, was more about semantics and less about healthcare. The debate lasted a little over 90...
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Activism can change the world
(Jessica Picard/ Daily Collegian) Last week, I had the pleasure of joining the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) for three days in Washington D.C. at their yearly Public Policy Conference....
View ArticleUMass Democrats, College Republicans come together for heated debate
The UMass Democrats and UMass College Republicans came together for a heated debate Wednesday night, one which touched upon four major U.S. political topics: the Iran Deal, taxes, healthcare and...
View ArticleFormer White House healthcare advisor, David Cutler, speaks on politics,...
David Cutler, the Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University, spoke at Smith College on Monday about the political and economic efforts to lower the cost of health care in the...
View ArticleLetter to the editor
Dear Daily Collegian, We now enter a government shut down for the first time since 1995. It’s important that people understand why. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives refused to...
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Government Shutdown trudges into its second week
Courtesy bloggernews.net The United States government is approaching the second week of shutdown and so far, signs of progress are start-and-stop towards a deal to reopen federal services. The...
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GOP’s political sabotage of health reform continues
The Affordable Care Act was designed to expand coverage for 30 to 33 million Americans, cutting the number of uninsured non-elderly adults in half. The ACA does this by bringing those deemed...
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