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Henry Hyde
Five Facts You Should Know About the Hyde Amendment
January 25, 2013

Learn key points about the law that prevents federal programs from funding abortion. Continue reading

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, center, returns to his office from the House chamber, as talks continue regarding the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate Monday night, on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
‘Cliff’ Deal is a Decent Start for Low-Income Americans
January 3, 2013 | News & Notes
Congress's solution to the "fiscal cliff" is far from perfect, but it does do a lot to help Americans who are living in poverty.
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announces the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Many Governors Veto State-Run Health Care Exchanges
December 19, 2012 | Connecting the Dots

In many cases, politics — not policy — determined if governors chose to create health insurance exchanges for their states. Continue reading

Kathleen Sebelius
A Look at the Numbers Behind Obamacare
November 27, 2012 | Smart Charts
The Kaiser Family Foundation released an analysis yesterday to help state politicians decide whether to participate in the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.
Bernard Weisberger
One Cheer and a Half for Re-Election
November 13, 2012 | Group Think
The historian argues that Obama's re-election is not a true victory for progressives, but there are other things worth cheering about.
FILE - In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After President Obama won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to "have a conversation" with the administration about implementing the 2010 law. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
Where do America’s Most Uninsured States Stand on the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion?
Updated February 21, 2013

See which governors with high numbers of uninsured constituents opted out of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, and which — like Florida’s Rick Scott — reluctantly jumped on board. Continue reading