The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Healthcare Act by a 5-4 vote in chambers on Thursday afternoon. The decision means the huge overhaul, still only partly in effect, will proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care. The ruling […]
President Obama is committed to returning troops home to their families with better healthcare, benefits for families and employment. President Obama made promises to veterans and active duty military and kept them. Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown is the highest ranking elected official in the country to have served active duty in Iraq. Lt. Governor Brown […]
This is National Women’s health week May 13-19, and for years we have been considered “a pre-existing condition.” Women we need primary care examinations early and often. President Barack Obama has receive much controversy centered around affordable care for all. Several states including Virginia have challenged the constitutionality of health care reform. A decision to […]
The Obama campaign in Virginia will officially launch African Americans for Obama on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Obama for Virginia events will include an African American women’s roundtable in Alexandria, beauty salon and barber shop outreach in Richmond and a Danville community meeting. Hampton Roads area supporters will hold a policy roundtable in Hampton, followed by an […]
In this exclusive opinion piece, actor Gabrielle Union issues an impassioned and very personal plea to spare the Affordable Care Act, now under attack by politicians. ———— I am going to do something that most people in my position don’t do often – tell you my age. I am 39 years old. I am at […]
A federal appeals court Friday tossed out key provisions of the sweeping health care reform bill championed by President Obama, setting up a likely election-year showdown at the Supreme Court over the landmark legislation. A divided 2-1 panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta found the law’s “individual mandate” section, requiring […]
Governor Bob McDonnell announced during a press conference on Monday that he has established a Virginia Health Care Reform Initiative Advisory Council. The council will review the healthcare quality throughout the Commonwealth. Members of the council will develop a strategy for implementing federal health care reform since Virginia has a pending lawsuit against the Federal […]
Health care is an important issue in the United States. Check out President Obama give a tutorial and explain the many benefits and features of the website healthcare.gov where you can take health care into your own hands. Click link below to learn more: http://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/2010/July/072710_POTUS_Walkthrough.m4v
From The WashingtonPost.com: In the past year and a half, President Obama has quietly used his powers to expand federal rights and benefits for gays and lesbians, targeting one government restriction after another in an attempt to change public policy while avoiding a confrontation with Republicans and opponents of gay rights.
