Affordable Care Act

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March 21, 2013

Black men: Here's your wake-up call

OPINION - Have you received a wake-up call yet? For too many of us, it takes a sudden wake-up call…
March 12, 2013

Make the Affordable Care Act pay off for you

theGRIO REPORT - Now that the Affordable Health Care Act is law, consumers can start exploring health insurance plans that…
February 27, 2013

Welcome to Obama's more progressive America

OPINION - The back and forth between the president and Republicans over the $85 billion in cuts due to go…
February 18, 2013

Moving forward from past reproductive injustices against black women

OPINION - We’ve seen how people, organizations and events have shaped who we are as African-American women...
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Randal Pinkett, 1st black ‘Apprentice’ winner trumps competition

theGRIO's 100 - The MIT graduate is the co-founder and CEO of BCT Partners, a technology and policy consulting firm…
November 15, 2012

Major food chains fight 'Obamacare' reforms (SLIDESHOW)

theGRIO REPORT - Franchise owners of restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden are promising to take drastic measures to avoid…
November 15, 2012

Some Denny's restaurants to bill customers 5 percent 'Obamacare' surcharge

theGRIO REPORT - John Metz, the owner of 40 Denny's restaurants, is pushing back against Obamacare by planning to add…
November 1, 2012

How do we solve a problem like health care reform?

OPINION - It seems as if the Republican party, or at least Governor Romney himself, has finally latched onto the…
October 11, 2012

Romney: People without health insurance don't 'die in their apartments'

theGRIO REPORT - People without health insurance don't lack access to care, and aren't at risk of 'dying in their…
September 26, 2012

AP-GfK Poll: Most Americans believe 'Obamacare' will be implemented

WASHINGTON (AP) - They may not like it, but they don't see it going away. About 7 in 10 Americans…
September 12, 2012

Democratic Congressional candidate Kesha Rogers wants to impeach Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Kesha Rogers, a Democratic congressional candidate, has lost the support of her party for her criticism of…
August 20, 2012

How Paul Ryan's plan could change Medicaid, Medicare and everyone's access to 24/7 care

OPINION - The proposed changes to Medicaid and Medicare by congressman, and Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Paul Ryan will undoubtedly…
August 2, 2012

Rep. Frederica Wilson to GOP: 'Please stop trying to regulate my reproductive organs'

theGRIO REPORT - Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson took to the House floor today to support the Affordable Care Act, and…
August 1, 2012

Health care reform law: women gain access to free screenings, birth control

theGRIO REPORT - A series of new benefits targeting women under the healthcare reform law kicked in Wednesday, including one…
July 16, 2012

Repealing Obama's health care law won't be easy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Any realistic effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act — as opposed to last week's quixotic vote…
July 11, 2012

33rd time's the charm: the House's many votes to repeal 'Obamacare'

SLIDESHOW - When the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- also known…
July 11, 2012

House Republicans vote to repeal healthcare law (again)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pressing an election-year point, Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House on Wednesday to repeal the…
July 4, 2012

Mitt Romney changes his mind, says health insurance mandate 'is a tax'

OPINION - In an interview with NBC News' Chuck Todd, Mitt Romney declares that he agrees with the Court's dissenters…
July 3, 2012

Did Clarence Thomas leak story alleging Roberts Supreme Court health care switch?

theGRIO REPORT - Court watchers are buzzing about a CBS News report that Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts changed…
July 3, 2012

Which states have the most to lose if their governors reject Medicaid expansion?

SLIDESHOW - Which states stand to lose the most if their governors say 'thanks, but no thanks,' to the Medicaid…