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April 8, 2014

Why LBJ's legacy deserves some reconsideration

OPINION - With four of five living presidents poised to attend the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson…
April 7, 2014

Gallup: Rate of uninsured plummets after Obamacare rollout

WASHINGTON (AP) — A major new survey finds that a growing percentage of Americans gained health insurance as the initial…
April 4, 2014

Obamacare helps add 3 million people to Medicaid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says 3 million Americans signed up for Medicaid under the new health care law…
April 2, 2014

Why the Republicans are still pushing for Paul Ryan's budget

ANALYSIS - The budget put together by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) the head of the House Budget Committee and former…
January 28, 2014

Obamacare success overlooked after failures over-covered

OPINION - You can say what you want about Obamacare, but you can’t call it a failure. It is turning…
January 8, 2014

LBJ’s 'War on Poverty' turns 50: Is America losing the war?

OPINION - January 8 marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s iconic War on Poverty. Sadly, half a century…
November 17, 2013

Rep. Gwen Moore: The Affordable Care Act will survive

OPINION - From refusing to expand Medicaid to creating barriers to those who wish to become application counselors, GOP governors…
November 14, 2013

5 key moments in Obama's health care remarks

theGRIO REPORT - Much of the coverage of the release of data Wednesday on the new health care law focused…
November 13, 2013

500,000 newly-insured under Obamacare, but program falling short of expectations

theGRIO REPORT - Just 26,794 acquired insurance from the troubled HealthCare.gov website, even though people from 34 states are using…
October 21, 2013

Why Obamacare can still succeed

theGRIO REPORT - 'The product is good, the price is right," said one senior official, adding, "we feel good about…
October 3, 2013

Why blacks will suffer the most from Republicans' Obamacare opposition

theGRIO REPORT - Tens of thousands of low-income blacks may not benefit from the new health care law...
October 1, 2013

Obamacare fight vs. birth of social security: Which was uglier?

CNBC - They said one program would end freedom in America, and worried that another was akin to socialism...
September 30, 2013

The new health insurance changes are affordable

theGRIO REPORT - Health insurance costs will vary according to where people are located in the country, family size, income,…
August 21, 2013

Many still unaware about upcoming Affordable Care Act

theGRIO REPORT - LaTobia Avent, a 25-year old resident of Greensboro, North Carolina, is all too familiar with the struggle…
July 3, 2013

Raising awareness about the Affordable Care Act

OPINION - Right now the most daunting challenge facing full implementation of the Affordable Care Act is lack of awareness...
May 8, 2013

Team Obama start to implement Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is ramping up its plans to implement the so-called Obamacare health care law, with…
April 22, 2013

Saying no to Medicaid expansion may backfire for states

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where…
April 15, 2013

Tax Day: What programs you should feel good about funding?

SLIDESHOW - Whether you are planning how to use your tax refund, writing a check for 2012 tax payments or…
April 4, 2013

Why thousands of African-Americans may not benefit from Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans in seven of the ten states in the country with the highest percentage of African-Americans have…
March 31, 2013

The South: A near-solid block against ‘Obamacare’

ATLANTA (AP) — As more Republicans give in to President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul, an opposition bloc remains across the…