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Health Care

Opposition to Obamacare has been strong from the beginning. Demonstrators made their dissatisfaction clear in front of the Supreme Court in 2015. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Why do so many people hate Obamacare so much?

While partisanship is a major reason why some people hate the health law, it's far from the only one. Here are four more:

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf vows to veto a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks and criminalize the most common procedure used in second-trimester abortions.
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers send Wolf abortion restrictions he plans to veto

The strong feelings and stark language that characterizes the abortion discussion on the national level were reflected in the House debate.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf stopped the practice of accepting gifts among people under his authority when he took office three years ago, but that does not apply to state legislators and other elected state officials. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

New Medicaid feature to reduce future nursing home enrollees

Years in the making, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is rolling out a new Medicaid feature that's designed to reduce the future number of enrollees in nursing homes.

8 years ago

Wanda Irving holds her granddaughter, Soleil, in front of a portrait of Soleil's mother, Shalon, at her home in Sandy Springs, Ga. Wanda is raising Soleil since Shalon died of complications due to hypertension a few weeks after giving birth. (Becky Harlan/NPR)
NPR
Health

Black mothers keep dying after giving birth. Shalon Irving’s story explains why

For much of American history, disparities were largely blamed on blacks' susceptibility to illness and their own behavior. Now many agree, the problem isn't race but racism.

8 years ago

Students walk past Samuel Paley Library on the Temple University campus, where a student died of a drug overdose on Dec. 1.
Health

After five Temple deaths, students call university’s counseling services inadequate

The university’s director of counseling services says the university's counseling staff is enough to meet the needs of Temple's students.

8 years ago

Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Bernie Sanders speak during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to unveil their Medicare for All legislation to reform health care.
Speak Easy
Politics & Policy

Health care, not taxes, is killing American competition

There is no evidence to support Republicans’ claims that cutting taxes for wealthy individuals and large corporations will trickle down to create jobs and raise incomes.

8 years ago

*** FILE *** Dr. Christian Barnard of South Africa, Dr. Michael DeBakey of Huston, Tex. center, USA, and Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz of Brooklyn, N.Y., right, confer Dec. 24, 1967 in Washington, before appearing on the CBS television program
Health

In 50 years, heart transplant surgery hasn’t changed significantly

One million people have end-stage heart failure in North America, and only about 2,400 transplants occur each year due to a lack of viable hearts.

8 years ago

Lawmakers are moving a bill backed by the pro-life movement. Versions of the legislation have recurred many times in recent years. (AP, file)
Politics & Policy

Abortion restriction bill picks up traction in Pa. House

A bill narrowing the window to get an abortion in Pennsylvania could be on a fast track to Governor Tom Wolf’s desk sometime soon.

8 years ago

New Jersey Congressman Tom MacArthur faces a tough crowd in Willingboro. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Rep. MacArthur keeps his cool during heated town hall meeting focused on health care

Hundreds of protesters crowded the sidewalk outside a Willingboro community center Wednesday night, hours before U.S. Rep. Tom MacArthur ...

8 years ago

(Shutterstock photo)
The Pulse
Health

How to make sense of your medical bills

When you look at your medical bill, are you confused about the charges? Do you not know where to start when you’re trying to figure ...

10 years ago

Mercy Douglass' graduating class of 1960 (Photo courtesy of Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing)
The Pulse
Health

Paying tribute to the women who helped integrate Pennsylvania’s health care system

Alumnae from the Mercy-Douglass School of Nursing returned to Philadelphia recently to remember their time together in the 1940s and 50s. ...

11 years ago

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