Tag: health care reform

  • Americans Readying for Health Care Reform

    Americans Readying for Health Care Reform

    From the ailing elderly to the young with pre-existing conditions, small business owners to students at the State University of New York at New Paltz and beyond, discussion of the recent passage of health care reforms continues as American citizens wait to see how the new legislation will be implemented by the federal government in…

  • Lost in Legislation

    Lost in Legislation

    Over the past few months, headlines have focused on certain provisions within the new health care reform bill. Americans have been told that reforms will allow for 32 million uninsured Americans to be covered, will cost $940 billion dollars over 10 years, allow students to stay on their parents’ insurance until they are 26 years…

  • Government Gone Wrong

    Government Gone Wrong

    Is the United States Federal Government biting off more than it can chew? Currently, President Barack Obama and his administration want to tackle domestic issues ranging from health care, education, the environment and the lagging economy. How is it possible to accomplish all of these goals? It’s simple: increase the size of the federal government. This…

  • Uninsured Residents Hopeful For Obama’s Change

    By Alyssa Jung Lisa Phillips is a freelance writer for the New York Times, Boston Globe and several other media outlets. She has a four-year-old daughter; her husband is an artist and a museum consultant who works for contractors at various museums across the country. He also runs his own Web design business. Neither receives…