The number of uninsured children in the U.S. has risen significantly, according to new research from Georgetown University, calling into question why this country does not have universal health care and has not expanded Medicaid to all.
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Health care, family choices studied
Margaret Gough, assistant professor of sociology, presented her study on the impact of the Affordable Care Act on family formation at noon Tuesday in the Executive Dining Room.
Sims calls for preventative healthcare
One of every $3 will be spent on health care in the U.S. by 2040, Ave Sims, assistant professor of health services management predicted during her lecture Tuesday in the President’s Dining Room.
Hands off our birth control
President Donald Trump’s administration is no longer acting against women subtly; instead he is attacking them blatantly, making sure he puts his hands all over reproductive rights. The Trump administration rolled back the mandate that most companies must provide free contraceptive coverage for their female employees with the Affordable Care Act.
How to get health care
Since President Donald Trump has come into office, one of his main objectives has been to repeal and replace Obamacare, or the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
Health care dilemma has solution
Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., unveiled a new health care plan Wednesday to provide government-run health insurance nationwide. Meanwhile, the Republican Party still debates the repeal of the Affordable Health Care Act, putting millions of people’s health insurance on the line.
Health care bill discriminates
Access to quality, affordable health care may get more difficult for millions across the nation due to the American Health Care Act that passed the House of Representatives on May 4.
Bill calls for single-payer insurance
The California Legislature is considering a single payer health care bill that could decrease costs for state residents.
Mental Health Matters: Disorders to Think About: Laws aim to reform mental health care
During her spring break as a college freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, Helen Arase was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
Religion can’t cut birth control
A provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires employers to provide birth control as part of worker health plans has reached the Supreme Court, marking the second time the High Court has scrutinized the new health care law.