Health Care Law Benefits Women

Peel away the hysteria and distortion and you will find some significant achievements for women's health care in the The Affordable Care Act.

This law represents the biggest advance for women's health in 45 years. For far too long, women have paid more to get less from our health care system. When the full provisions of the law take effect in 2014, millions more women will be covered. Women will no longer be charged more for care than men. And women will not be denied coverage because they are sick or pregnant.

To watch a powerful message from Julianna Moore :

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Facts > Myth Busters

I have been overwhelmed and amazed by the amount of lies and exaggerations have been thrown at the President and Congress. Most Americans realize that the Health Care bill won't really "kill old people" and the Stimulus is not "a total waste". However if you hear lie over and over you kinda start to believe it.

These "Myth Buster" pages give you accurate information you can use in the face of hysteria.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the stimulus) Myths 

Affordable Care Act (health care)  Myths

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Paint, brushes, and volunteers clean up graffiti and build communities

Twenty-six years ago, Jane Golden took to the streets of Philadelphia armed with paint, brushes, simple designs, and a small contingent of helpers. Her goal? Wipe out the city's ugly graffiti. Her weapon of choice? Murals.

Since 1984 she has put paintbrushes in the hands of more than 35,000 city kids. The program has brought art to prison inmates and drug addicts, as well as wary stoop sitters. The waiting list for murals to be painted here is 2,000 walls long. Artists far beyond Philly want in on the design work.

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