by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2013 | Health Care
Thousands of high school students in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), including those who scored below average on their eighth grade reading and math tests, will soon be encouraged to learn how to sell Obamacare to their families under a $43 million...
by Jane Richey | Jul 19, 2013 | Health Care
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, health care premiums for the average family cost $15,745 in 2012 -– an increase of $1,975 from the $13,770 they cost in 2010, the year President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Employees pick up some, but not...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2013 | Health Care
The Obama administration has added roughly $33 million to a contract with a public relations firm to help promote President Obama’s signature healthcare law. A spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said the extra money was added...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) on Wednesday night said the Treasury Department is lying to Americans about the size of the federal debt since it has not changed significantly for the last few months even though the government continues to borrow. Bachmann cited a...
by Jane Richey | Jul 18, 2013 | Agenda 21
The Obama administration is taking several steps Thursday that officials say will advance the energy efficiency portion of the White House climate change plan unveiled in late June. The Environmental Protection Agency will announce new efforts to help businesses cut...