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Republican Senator Says Universal Health Care means "Slavery" for US Doctors
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May 19, 2011
Last week Republican Senator Rand Paul made a bizarre pronouncement during a committee hearing that if people have a right to health care it would mean "slavery" for doctors and nurses
Recent Survey Shows Importance of Health Reform for American Women
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May 18, 2011
A recent survey by the Commonwealth Foundation has found that American women are being disproportionately hurt by the increasing cost of health care.
Hundreds of Thousands of Young Adults Helped by Health Care Reform
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May 18, 2011
600,000 young adults now have coverage through their parents plan so far this year thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
Vermont Proud to Be First State on Verge of Universal Health Care
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May 5, 2011
As other states fixate on ways to take rights, services and benefits away from people, Vermont's legislature has boldly passed the nation's first single-payer bill to provide affordable health care for all Vermonters.
CWA members testified, rallied and helped educate the public about the bill, which removes from employers the costly burden of providing health insurance.
"We want health care to follow the individual and not be a requirement of the employer, which we think will be a huge jobs creator," said Gov. Pete Shumlin, speaking on the Rachel Maddow show. He said Vermont wants to be the first state to "treat health care as a right and not a privilege."
CWA members testified, rallied and helped educate the public about the bill, which removes from employers the costly burden of providing health insurance.
"We want health care to follow the individual and not be a requirement of the employer, which we think will be a huge jobs creator," said Gov. Pete Shumlin, speaking on the Rachel Maddow show. He said Vermont wants to be the first state to "treat health care as a right and not a privilege."
US Health Care Costs Going Up and Up and Up
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May 3, 2011
A new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation has found that health care is not only more expensive in the United States than any other industrialized nation on the planet, but costs are rising more quickly here too.