Are you or someone you know on Medicare? Well, you should know that important appointments, screenings, and shots are now covered at no additional cost thanks to the Affordable Care Act.
Communities of color are affected disproportionately in infant mortality rates, in diabetes deaths, in obesity rates, and in preventable deaths.
According to the Census Bureau, 15.1 percent of Americans were living in poverty in 2010. That’s 46.2 million of us. But when the Census Bureau determines whether or not a family or individual is living in poverty, it uses a measure that hasn’t substantially changed since the 1960s. This measure ignores some important factors that affect a family’s finances during the year, such as the high cost of health care.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) was created in 1974 by the passage of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act. Its purpose is to provide the Congress with “objective, nonpartisan, and timely analysis to aid in economic and budgetary decisions.” I just want this to be clear. The CBO has been doing its job as a part of the law-making process for over 45 years, so ignoring their analysis seems a little ridiculous right?
In a previous blog post, I talked about the importance of supporting health reform, not just because of the serious gains for all Americans, but also because it would help a population that is often ignored by legislators—American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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