health care
White House issues update on HealthCare.gov
October 22, 2013In response to mounting problems swirling around the Affordable Care Act's new website to buy health insurance, the White House issued an email update announcing "the best and the brightest" in technology are fixing the bugs.
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Shutdown: New phase in a very American coup
October 11, 2013They didn't wear jackboots, but the shutdown of government by an extremist faction of the Republican Party can only be described as a new phase in a very American coup.
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Miners reach retiree settlement with Patriot Coal
October 11, 2013TRIANGLE, Va.- The United Mine Workers of America has reached a global settlement with Peabody Energy and Patriot Coal that will provide funding of more than $400 million to cover future health care benefits for retirees...
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Senator: Coal mine owners treat workers as “property”
October 4, 2013WASHINGTON (PAI)-The nation's coal mine owners "so victimize" their workers that the workers "come as close to being property as anyone I can imagine," a leading congressional advocate for the miners says.
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What does Obamacare mean for young people?
October 2, 2013At this point in time, there are about 47 million people in the U.S. without health insurance. This includes a good amount of young people.
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