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Unions realize problems with Obamacare
The president has lost support for Obamacare from leading labor unions. The United Food Commercial Workers International said members will lose health care coverage once Obamacare is implemented. Joseph T. Hansen, president of the 1.3 million-member...Tags: Employment Opportunities, AFL-CIO, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Employment, Politics
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Workplace wellness' fails bottom line, waistlines -RAND
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 25 (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the...Tags: Diabetes, Stroke, Diseases and Illnesses, Science and Technology, Finance
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Early numbers on the Obamacare exchanges
HealthEarly numbers for state-run exchanges, the marketplaces where low- and middle-income people and small businesses will shop for health insurance under Obamacare, are starting to come in. At this point, the news is pointing in the right direction.... -
Bad news for Obamacare critics hoping for bad news
Change of SubjectWaPo: California Obamacare premiums: No ‘rate shock’ here Premium rates, released Thursday, help answer one of the biggest questions about Obamacare: How much health insurance will cost. They do so in California, the state with 7.1 million... -
Teachers could pay 'Obamacare' tax
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is bracing for rising healthcare costs, including an anticipated $2.3-million tax increase, as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. That price tag has created a disagreement between the district's teachers...Tags: Landforms, Health and Safety at School, Barack Obama, Health Care Reform (2009), Health Insurance Cost
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Fear not, the IRS won't be collecting your medical records
Led by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), a number of House Republicans asserted this week that the newly scandalized Internal Revenue Service, in its role as Obamacare enforcer, would collect sensitive personal medical records. That was one of the latest...
Tags: Insurance, Health Insurance, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, Employment Opportunities
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Lost jobs, higher costs: Obamacare hits home
On this Memorial Day weekend, as we remember with deepest gratitude the sacrifice of America's military heroes, we also offer our thoughts and prayers for the victims of the Oklahoma tragedy. I've dedicated a half-dozen columns to the single most...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Small Businesses, Elections, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Voting Rights Act of 1965
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LETTER: State Must Untie Advanced Practice Nurses’ Hands
With 400,000 new patients expected to enroll in health insurance plans in Connecticut under the Affordable Care Act, it's imperative for the legislature to pass a measure to untie the hands of advanced practice registered nurses to allow them to keep...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, General Practitioners, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing
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Dental clinic for HIV-positive, low income patients opens in Pasadena
Accessing much-needed dental care is no longer like pulling teeth for HIV-positive patients in San Gabriel Valley. A new dental clinic that recently opened in Pasadena fills a major health care gap for those who have HIV, but lack insurance. That’...
Tags: Personal Income, Dentistry and Dental Health, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Root Canal, HIV
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Exclusive: 'Workplace wellness' fails bottom line, waistlines - RAND
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A long-awaited report on workplace wellness programs, which has still not been publicly released, delivers a blow to the increasingly popular efforts, Reuters has learned, casting doubt on a pillar of the Affordable Care Act and a...Tags: Diabetes, Companies and Corporations, Diseases and Illnesses, Stroke, Science and Technology
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Health care overhaul faces backlash from once supportive labor unions
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Some labor unions that enthusiastically backed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul are now frustrated and angry, fearful that it will jeopardize benefits for millions of their members. Union leaders warn that unless...Tags: Elections, Laws, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Health and Safety at Work
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Obamacare will not be fair
The Obamacare provision that allows you to sign up after you get a serious illness is unfair. By contrast, why does state law demand that I have to pay car insurance to validate my car's registration? Or why does the bank insist that I have insurance for...Tags: Services and Shopping, Health Insurance Cost, Vehicles
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