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    • Another Senator DeMint (R-SC) HSA Victory in the U.S. Senate

      Posted by hsacoalition

      After months of work to stop, and slow, and ultimately improve the Indian Health Reauthorization bill, Senator DeMint (R-SC) has lead HSAs to yet another legislative victory. Senator DeMint (R-SC) conducted a negotiated withdrawal of his amendment to make the new, redesigned and richly funded Indian Health Reauthorization plan a pilot program, and in return, the Democratic leaders accepted that HSAs will be an allowable option within the new Indian Health Program.

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      Home Health Aides Ignored

      Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

      The Supreme Court, who ruled that they were exempt from minimum wage and overtime protections, dealt a stunning economic blow to home health aides, an industry dominated by poor black women. —“The court’s ruling is another blow to struggling, low-wage women,” said Nancy Duff Campbell, a co-president of the National Women’s Law Center. “It means that home care workers, who are overwhelmingly low-income women of color, will continue to be unfairly treated despite providing essential

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      South Africa's Leadership on H.I.V./AIDS Is a Welcome Development - Worldpress.org

      Posted by theangryindian

      The third South African AIDS Conference, which took place June 5-8, marked a major turning point in the country's effort to minimize the spread of H.I.V. and reduce deaths from AIDS. According to various news and organizational reports, this conference included the active participation of public, private, and civil society stakeholders. The conference themes also reflected the input of organizations and individuals that had been at loggerheads with the South African government.

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    New Survey: 82% Of Americans Think Health Care Needs Major Overhaul

    I agree completley. The health care system should be changed.

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