Mar 26 Health Care Reform in the Supreme Court: Day 1 Audio and Transcript By Jason Kane Court sketch by William J. Hennessy Jr. Even the overflow section at the Supreme Court was overflowing Monday as the justices began hearing the first day of oral arguments in the health care reform law suit. Up first for their… Continue reading
Mar 26 Why I’m Protesting Health Care Reform: Voices of the Opposition By Jason Kane They came early. They came angry. They came from Georgia, Texas, Ohio, New Jersey and nearly every state in between. Hundreds of Tea Party Patriots gathered Saturday on Capitol Hill to officially voice -- once again -- their revulsion for… Continue reading
Mar 26 Health Care Reform Heads to the Supreme Court: A Guide to Day 1 By Jason Kane Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images It's all come down to this day. All the passion, politics and propaganda. Starting today, the frenzied national debate that's divided the nation since the passage of the health care reform law --… Continue reading
Mar 23 Health Care Reform by the Numbers By Vanessa Dennis It's almost judgment day for the health care reform law signed into law two years ago. As the Supreme Court considers next week whether to strike down President Obama's signature domestic accomplishment, all the numbers thrown around for the last… Continue reading
Mar 23 Confusion, Division Run Deep as Health Care Reform Goes to the Supreme Court By Jason Kane Tea Party supporters attend a rally in Searchlight, Nev., in 2010. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. Love it or hate it, most Americans don't understand the health care reform law. As the Supreme Court prepares for next week's arguments on… Continue reading
Mar 22 Should You Have to Buy Health Insurance? 2 Attorneys General Debate By Sarah Clune Attorneys general Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia and Martha Coakley of Massachusetts Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the 2010 health reform law is constitutional. At the forefront will be the question of whether Congress has the… Continue reading
Mar 22 The Health Reform Law’s Wild Ride: A Timeline By avillegas Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy Health reform was controversial long before President Barack Obama signed the landmark bill into law two years ago, and little has changed since. But all the back-and-forth hasn't deterred the administration from issuing… Continue reading
Mar 13 Five Health Reform Changes to Watch in 2012 By Michelle Andrews Starting in August, the Obama administration's new rules on contraceptive coverage take effect. Photo Illustration by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Two years after its passage, the sweeping health care overhaul remains deeply controversial, with both political parties trying to use it… Continue reading
Mar 12 New Health Reform Rules Issued as Supreme Court Review Nears By Jason Kane Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, middle, makes her way to a news conference in July to announce a preliminary framework on health insurance exchanges. She issued the final regulations Monday. Photo by Tom Willaims/Roll Call. Just two weeks… Continue reading
Mar 09 Fukushima Survivor: I Want ‘To Breathe Freely Again’ EmbedVideo(2889, 482, 304); Nuclear technician Carl Pillitteri was one of 38 Americans at the Fukushima nuclear power plant when an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan's eastern coast and triggered a radiation leak at the reactor. It's taken Pillitteri… Continue reading