BILLS-111hr3200rh.pdf (application/pdf Object) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Health-Care Reform 2011 - Tracking the National Health-Care Debate. Politics & Political News. Political News - U.S. Congress - NewsTrust. State of American Political Ideology, 2009: A National Study of Political Values and Beliefs. SOURCE: AP/Susan Walsh With large Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress and an ambitious new president who campaigned and won election on promises of bold changes, the potential for true progressive governance is greater than at any point in decades. By John Halpin and Karl Agne | March 11, 2009 Dowload the full report (pdf) Download the executive summary (pdf) Report: New Progressive America: Twenty Years of Demographic, Geographic, and Attitudinal Changes Across the Country Herald a New Progressive Majority by Ruy Teixeira Interactive Map: A New Progressive America Interactive Quiz: Progressive Quiz Introduction and summary The growing progressive movement in the United States finds itself at a historic and propitious crossroads.
The 2008 presidential election not only solidified demographic and partisan shifts toward the Democratic Party but also marked a significant turn in the ideological landscape of the electorate. Composite ideology measures The American Dream. Political Views, Opinions, Ideologies and Phobias in the United States. Health care reform benefit changes in 2011 - Mar. 3. By Parija Kavilanz, senior writerMarch 3, 2011: 6:01 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Under health care reform, consumers will see several new changes to their insurance coverage this year, the most significant of which affects the nation's 47 million Medicare beneficiaries.
Amy Bergner, principal with global benefits consulting firm Mercer, said senior citizens who are also Medicare enrollees will see the biggest effects. "One of the most important changes is how much seniors will now pay for prescription medicines," Bergner said. Here's what you need to know: 50% discount on prescription drugs: On Jan. 1, drugmakers began giving seniors a 50% discount on brand-name prescription medicines filled in the Medicare Part D "coverage gap. " When Medicare beneficiaries fall into the coverage gap, also known as the "donut hole," Medicare stops paying for drug coverage and patients can't afford to pay for drugs out-of-pocket. Share this. Democrats.org.
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