Tagged: health

Health
11:21 am
Fri November 9, 2012

Michigan to go with federal health exchange, for now

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Tuesday night's election results not only offered President Barack Obama a second chance to get the economy moving, it also allowed his signature policy to stay in tact.

Even though the Affordable Care Act - aka Obamacare -  was modeled after Romney's own health care law in Massachusetts, the former Republican challenger vowed to begin efforts to repeal the bill his first day on the job.

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Health
10:32 pm
Tue September 18, 2012

How to help people and banish burnout

The Romo family. Hunter, his dad and two cousins at the Washtenaw County Health Plan.

Health insurance is such a political issue, talked about all the time and so dispassionately, that it can be easy to forget just how important it is to some families. But, last year the Census estimated paying for health care pushed at least 10 million Americans into poverty. In Washtenaw County, the Census estimates there are almost thirty-three thousand people without medical insurance.

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11:57 am
Fri September 14, 2012

Weekend Wrap-Up

Credit courtesy American Enterprise Institute

It’s been a busy week here at State of Opportunity, so here’s all the stuff you might’ve missed.

1. Charles Murray speaks with State of Opportunity

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