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Wisconsin Protesters: Can You Spare Some Solidarity?
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailySorry, Wisconsin protesters. I want to root for unions. But I can't. That's because they're only for the working man and woman. They don't seem to care about the unemployed and the legions of Americans forced into part-time work. As depicted in the British comedy "I'm All Right Jack" -- I'm all right, and to hell with everyone else -- unions are narrowly focused on union workers. That's the hidden reason sympathy has declined. A lot has happened to the working man and woman in the last 40 years, and none of it good. Unions have not been paying attention. Unions brag it was they who put an ...
Kool Herc Hospitalized: 5 Facts on a Hip-Hop Founding Father [VIDEO]
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsPioneering hip-hop artist Kool Herc has been hospitalized because of a serious illness, friends say, and lacks health insurance to cover his medical bills. The 55-year-old Herc (born Clive Campbell) is "very sick," according to Sirius XM's DJ Premier, though specifics about his condition have not been released. On his blog today, Premier has urged fans to make donations to Kool Herc via PayPal or regular mail. Surge Desk hopes Herc makes a full recovery soon, and we've got five facts about the man who changed the way we listen to music. 1. He's credited with inventing the breakbeat While ...
Opinion: The High Cost of Repealing Health Reform
By not in system - AOL NewsBefore the ink was even dry on the Affordable Care Act, opponents of reform have been working overtime, doing anything and everything they can to repeal health reform -- and the vital consumer protections that are included in the law. For anti-health care Republicans, "repeal" might make for good political fodder, but for the rest of us, it comes with serious consequences. AOL News Debate: Repeal Health Care Reform? No: The Costs of Repeal Are Far Too High -- Ron Pollack, Families USA Yes: Obamacare Is Already Falling Apart -- Sally C. Pipes, Pacific ...
As House Debates, Study Finds 129M Have Pre-Existing Conditions
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsUp to 129 million Americans under age 65 have pre-existing conditions that could make it difficult for them to get health insurance, according to a government study released today as Congress begins debating a repeal of President Barack Obama's health care reforms. Obama's 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- as the health care reform law is formally known -- is scheduled to go into effect in stages over the next few years, unless Congress overturns it. Debate over a Republican bill to do so begins today, and a vote is set for Wednesday. Today's Health and Human Services ...
Poll: Majority of Americans Say Health Care Law Should Stand or be Expanded
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFifty-one percent of registered voters say that Congress should let the new health care reform law continue as is or change it so that it does more, according to a McClatchy/Marist Institute poll conducted Nov. 11-15. Thirty-three percent want to repeal it completely, 11 percent want it changed so that it is less sweeping and 5 percent are undecided. Among those who support the legislation, 16 percent are in the "let it stand" camp while 35 percent believe it should be changed to do more. The Republican congressional leadership included a vow to repeal health care in its pre-election ...
Tea Party Leader to Romney: Massachusetts Health Law 'Absolutely' Unacceptable
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyLikely Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former governor of liberal Massachusetts, could be looking at trouble ahead from tea party activists in 2012. Amy Kremer, president of the influential Tea Party Express, says the health law Romney signed when he was governor will "absolutely not" be acceptable to the movement. Kremer made the comment to David Brody of Christian Broadcasting Network. When Brody asked her if the "Massachusetts healthcare situation" will fly with the tea party movement, she responded, "Absolutely not. I'm being honest here." She added that "the days of ...
Will New Health Care Law Put Job-Based Coverage at Risk?
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Oct. 24) -- The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations. But last week a leading manufacturer told workers their costs will jump partly because of the law. Also, a Democratic governor laid out a scheme for employers to get out of health care by shifting workers into taxpayer-subsidized insurance markets that open in 2014. While it's too early to proclaim the demise of job-based coverage, corporate number crunchers are looking at options that could lead to major changes. Gov. Phil ...
Opinion: Health Reform's Legal Challenge Lacks Any Merit
By Ian Millhiser - AOL News(Oct. 15) -- One minute, Christina Turner was enjoying drinks at a Fort Lauderdale bar with some men she'd recently met. The next minute, she woke up on a roadside covered with cuts and bruises indicating that she'd been raped. And this drug-assisted assault was only the beginning of Christina's nightmare. Months later, she lost her health insurance and was unable to obtain new coverage because the anti-AIDS medication given to sexual assault victims branded her with a pre-existing condition. Christina is not alone. Nearly 60 million other Americans have also been branded with ...
ObamaCare: Delayed Stratification
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Shiny, Happy Health Care Reform
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