On March 21, 2010, the House of Representatives rendered a final vote approving health care legislation that made significant changes to the manner in which personal health insurance is offered, sold and purchased in the United States…….click here to continue reading
MONTPELIER — The Vermont House of Representatives passed a bill calling for a single-payer system Thursday afternoon, putting the state on a path to become the first in the nation to adopt universal access to health care…….click here to continue reading
COMMENTARY | Ever had someone steal your term paper or report in school, alter it somewhat (or not), put their name on the article in question, then turn it in as their own? Even if you haven’t, you probably know someone it has happened to or who perpetrated the act of misappropriation themselves. On Thursday, that same type of misappropriation occurred in the House of Representatives when ………click here to continue reading
Times-Union readers want to know: Is it true that members of Congress are exempt from the provisions of the new health-care act? Such as they’re not required to buy insurance? No, it’s not true. All members of the House of Representatives and Senate are subject to the law. They must have insurance and, according to FactCheck.org, those plans must meet the same minimum benefit standards that ………click here to continue reading
A ban on abortion coverage in the health care legislation passed by the House of Representatives is being interpreted in different ways by each side of the abortion debate…….click here to continue reading