News 2012
President's Win Is Reprieve For 'Obamacare'
President Barack Obama’s victory cements the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage to millions but leaving weighty questions about how to pay for it and other care to be delivered to an increasingly unhealthy, aging population.
Obama Win Boosts Health Law, But States Still Control Its Destiny
President Barack Obama’s re-election ensures the survival of his landmark health care law, but predominantly Republican state officials will get a big say in how it is carried out.
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Obama Wins Re-Election—and Faces a Hard, Scary Fiscal Fight
President Obama’s victory last night was due in large part to the American people’s confidence that the country is headed in the right direction economically, coupled with a repudiation of the totally calamitous economic plan of Mitt Romney. But with his victory, the president continues to lead a country battered and scarred by economic crisis.
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First Ladies Health Luncheon
On October 27th the Black AIDS Institute participated in the Second Annual First Ladies Health Luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire.
On Being Here: An Election in 2012
On a chilly Monday morning, I got up by 5:30am to cast my vote and be done with it. It was the last week of early voting. I was committed to avoiding the last-minute masses. There were no more than 15 folks ahead of me so I was quite pleased with myself. I began plotting out the balance of my morning. As folks traded accounts of round-the-block lines throughout Atlanta, I heard someone say, “Man, I’m just glad I made it here today.”