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The Importance of Assuring Affordable Health Care for All

WEBCAP Action Senior Fellow Judy Feder testifies on the importance of assuring affordable health care for all Americans. Chris Taylor, a doctor, left, examines the ear of …

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13 Years Later: The Affordable Care Act’s Enduring Legacy

WEBPrior to the ACA’s enactment, more than 50 million Americans were uninsured, up to 129 million Americans with preexisting conditions could be denied …

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How the Inflation Reduction Act Reduces Health Care Costs

WEBThe bill improves health care and affordability by: Empowering Medicare to negotiate with drug companies to lower prices. Preventing drug companies from raising …

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Health Care Reform Debate Guide

WEBHealth Care Reform Debate Guide. The Wonk Room has compiled and debunked the right wing’s most widely circulated myths about health care reform. …

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The Future of Health Care in Georgia

WEBFar too many Georgians remain uninsured. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.4 million people in Georgia had no health insurance, and the state’s 13.4 …

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Inclusive Growth

WEBThe Center for American Progress Action Fund is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute and advocacy organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of all …

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“People are dying because they don’t have access to health care.”

WEBThis piece was originally published in the October 21, 2020 edition of CAP Action’s daily newsletter, the Progress Report. Subscribe to the Progress Report here.

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The Health of State Democracies

WEBSee also: Explore the report and data on the interactive: www.healthofstatedemocracies.org In the United States, certain rights and privileges of …

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Health Care in Crisis: 14,000 Losing Coverage Each Day

WEBConservatives oppose steps to protect coverage for nearly 40 million Americans. With 14,000 people losing health insurance every day, expanding coverage …

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Advancing Racial Equity and Justice

WEBAdvancing Racial Equity and Justice. We apply a racial equity lens in developing and advancing policies that aim to root out entrenched systemic racism to ensure everyone …

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The Cost Shift from the Uninsured

WEBThis cost-shift amounts to $1,100 per average family premium in 2009 and $410 per average individual premium. By 2013, assuming the cost shift remains the …

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Essential Work, Disposable Workers: Why Home Care Workers …

WEBThis Labor Day, as the coronavirus crisis continues to grip the United States, it is more important than ever to stop and pay tribute to the contributions of workers by …

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Romneycare Versus Obamacare

WEBDownload this issue brief (pdf) Mitt Romney, the Republican Party candidate for president, says he abhors Obamacare. The Center for American Progress Action …

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How State and Local Governments Can Support Safe Workplaces …

WEBIn recent weeks, scores of essential workers across the country—from meatpackers and warehouse workers to transit employees and grocery clerks—have …

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