affordable care act
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Op-Ed: With Healthcare at Stake, Stacey Abrams Explains 'What the South Must Do'
When we vote, it may seem like we are voting for a candidate, but that is not entirely accurate. We are voting for the positions that the candidate supports and the types of policies they will enact based on those positions. This is true no matter where we live, and looking at this year’s election…
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The Affordable Care Act Turns 10 Today. We Cannot Turn Back the Clock on Black Women's Reproductive Health and Rights
Healthcare in America has never been just. Inequity and racism are built into the system, and black women often bear the unjust burden. Our pain is taken less seriously; we are often misdiagnosed and untreated, and black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth. From provider bias and medical mistreatment to the…
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Obamacare Is More Popular Than Ever. Not Sure Why, Though
It has been 10 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into legislation. Given the amount of bitching that’s been done around the law over the last decade you would think it was a deeply unpopular policy. Turns out, that’s not the case at all. NBC News released a poll that shows more voters…
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Obamacare at 10: Study Shows Gaps in Coverage Between Racial Lines Have Narrowed but Persist
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since the Affordable Care Act was officially signed. In the time we’ve seen the Avengers catch Thanos’ hands, Thanos catch the Avengers’ hands and Lex Luthor actually became president of the United States. While the last decade has increased access to healthcare coverage, there is still…
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Challenge to Obamacare to be Heard by Supreme Court
Y’all. It’s been 10 years since the Affordable Care Act was enacted. Ten years of Americans getting insurance and Republicans inexplicably being butt hurt about it. Hopefully, good or bad, a Supreme Court decision will finally get them to shut the hell up about it. CBS News reports that the Supreme Court is set to…
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Court Rules Obamacare Mandate Unconstitutional
The battle for affordable healthcare continues as a federal appeals court has ruled that the law’s individual mandate is unconstitutional but did not invalidate the entire law. Politico reports that the court has sent the case to a lower court judge to determine whether or not any of the law can survive. This decision continues…