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The Affordable Care Act will soon require all fast food chains to post calorie labels, in hopes of encouraging diners to make healthier choices. Whether that will actually happen is unclear. New York City, a mecca of public health experiments, … Continue reading
Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff’s regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. You can reach Sarah with questions, comments and suggestions here. Check back every … Continue reading
Jobseekers using their smartphones to look for work are likely to find frustration instead. Recent studies have shown that many large employers have not adapted their job application Web sites for smartphones and tablets, a decision that analysts say could … Continue reading
What happens when companies pay — or penalize — employees for working out.
The Associated Press reported Tuesday on the 21-page draft application that Americans would use to access the health law’s subsidized insurance coverage. What they didn’t include though, was the actual document—which we’ve got right here. Read full article >>
This is quickly becoming the world’s least surprising chart. A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds that most Americans like the idea of cutting federal spending in the abstract — they just can’t agree on any specific areas … Continue reading
Georgette Forney remembers when she first turned up at March for Life in 2002 with a homemade sign. On red cardboard, she had written, “I regret choosing my abortion.” “I spent weeks thinking about what it should say,” Forney, who … Continue reading
Georgette Forney remembers when she first turned up at March for Life in 2002 with a homemade sign. On red cardboard, she had written, “I regret choosing my abortion.” “I spent weeks thinking about what it should say,” Forney, who … Continue reading
A lot of CEOs have gotten on the deficit-reduction bandwagon, but they’ve often been loath to push for specific proposals, endorsing instead an overall “framework” for fiscal consolidation that’s big and bipartisan. Read full article >>
(Reuters) – Nearly seven in 10 Americans support the idea of placing strong or moderate limits gun ownership following the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Thursday.