HCAN In the News
A coalition of liberal groups is launching a campaign to allow federal officials to negotiate drug prices in Medicare, arguing the move will save billions of federal dollars every year. The government is prohibited from bargaining for Medicare drug prices … Continue reading
One of the chief expectations by those who voted for President Obama was that he would move assertively on climate change whatever the political climate in Washington. Environmental groups say they’re hopeful that in President Obama’s second term, he’ll make … Continue reading
A staunch supporter of gun rights for years, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may be changing his position on the contentious issue in the aftermath of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The nation’s top Democrat in Congress has faced … Continue reading
There is a great deal of angst and worry among progressives about what is going to happen in 2 months when the Republicans when the Republicans once again will be trying to hostage the entire economy so that they can … Continue reading
The lack of spending cuts in legislation that averted the fiscal cliff will place enormous pressure on entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and even the president’s new heath insurance plan when negotiations begin in coming weeks to … Continue reading
A deal to avert the fiscal cliff and raise taxes on the wealthy left a sour aftertaste among some liberals who believe President Barack Obama wasted his political leverage by settling for a pared-down deal. A day after Congress approved … Continue reading
In the next decade, America will be transformed by a new wave of progressive activism, led primarily by organizers, thinkers, and politicians born after 1960. It is already bubbling below the surface, in workplaces, neighborhoods, churches, college campuses, think tanks, … Continue reading
Health Care for America Now Executive Director Ethan Rome appeared on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann yesterday to talk about new legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act. The segment featuring Rome begins at approximately the 37 minute mark. … Continue reading
The window is closing for those who want to bulldoze President Barack Obama’s health law in court. “It’s going to become increasingly difficult because courts are much less willing to overturn something that’s already entrenched,” said Randy Barnett, the Georgetown … Continue reading
President Barack Obama’s re-election cements his signature law — Obamacare — in American history. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 first survived a U.S. Supreme Court challenge and on Tuesday avoided Mitt Romney’s vow to begin repealing it “on day … Continue reading
The passage of health care reform has been President Obama’s biggest legislative achievement—but also his biggest political liability. Republicans have spent hundreds of millions of dollars attacking the law, claiming, variously, that it will raise taxes, harm Medicare, and place … Continue reading
Florida’s Republican-led Legislature put Amendment 1 on Tuesday’s ballot as a moratorium on President Barack Obama’s health-care plan, but it will have little legal impact. Still, its backers say its passage would send a strong political message that the people … Continue reading