Posted by Linda H on 6:54:00 AM
“The Affordable Care Act may represent the strongest foundation we have ever created to begin closing LGBT health disparities.”
— Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
The Affordable Care Act is the most significant reform of the U.S. health system since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid in the 1960s. The law’s impact will be especially profound for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, who are poorly served by many parts of our current system.
Posted by Linda H on 6:05:00 AM
For the first time in U.S. history, greenhouse gasses from new power plants will be regulated at the federal level, representing the first, small step toward a coherent climate policy in the United States. David Roberts, in a Grist repost, explains five key points to keep in mind when the EPA makes its announcement.
After long anticipation and many delays, EPA is expected to issue its first limits on carbon pollution from power plants this week.
With Republicans increasingly desperate in the face of economic recovery, they are sure to treat this as a lifeline, a focus for renewed attacks. They will try to make the rule a stand-in for government overreach, job-killing regulations, and Obama’s secret plan to raise gas prices. Also probably Sharia.
Posted by Linda H on 5:14:00 AM
Apple Needs to Make it in America
