Under the Affordable Care Act, for the first time ever, women will now have access to life-saving preventive care, such as mammograms and contraception, without paying any more out of their own pockets. Today, we move yet another step closer to giving women control over their health care. In addition to the benefits …
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Reforms in foster care showing good results – children in foster care drops for 6th straight year
The number of U.S. children in foster care has dropped for the sixth straight year, falling to about 400,000 compared to more than 520,000 a decade ago, according to new federal figures demonstrating the staying power of reforms even amid economic turbulence. The drop results primarily from a shift in the policies and practices of …
Learn more about the Affordable Care Act – summary of Medicare reforms
A summary from the White House: *Note: Medicare is for the elderly and Medicaid is for the poor. Most of the controversy and supreme court discussion is around Medicaid, not the below Medicare. Strengthening Medicare Nearly 50 million older Americans and Americans with disabilities rely on Medicare each year, and the new health care …
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