Megan Quellhorst

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Governor Steve Beshear on Why Kentucky Embraces the Affordable Care Act

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Democratic Governor Steve Beshear has beaten the odds in his red state, pushing through the Affordable Care and the Medicaid expansion program, and having the state run its own state ...

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Educating America's Waiting Rooms on the Affordable Care Act

Friday, October 04, 2013

Peter Nicks is the the director of "The Waiting Room," a documentary film and social media project that follows the life and times of patients and staff at Highland Hospital in Oakl...

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DOJ Sues North Carolina Over New Voting Law

Friday, October 04, 2013

This week, the United States Department of Justice sued North Carolina over the state's restrictive new voting law. Among other things, the law requires voters to use special govern...

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One Man's Experience With Obamacare Exchanges

Thursday, October 03, 2013

The online healthcare marketplaces are up and running and Americans have rushed to see what they have to offer. Hugh Meade, a carpenter and independent sign contractor living in Okla...

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Chemical Weapons Inspectors on the Ground in Syria Amidst Civil War

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

A team of chemical weapons inspectors arrived in Syria yesterday to begin their mission of securing, removing, and destroying all 1,000 tons of the country’s chemical weapons. Michael...

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Furloughed Federal Worker Speaks Out on Government Shutdown

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Working for the government used to mean job security, but that's not the case for about 800,000 federal workers who are now furloughed because of the government shutdown. These worker...

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A Skeptic & Supporter Debate Healthcare Reform

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Just like the general public, experts are divided on how they believe the ACA will work in practice. Ezekiel Emanuel is an oncologist and former Obama administration adviser on health...

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Examining Day 1 of The Affordable Care Act

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Despite the government shutdown, the Affordable Care Act is here. What will implementation really be like? Will there be challenges? How will the law impact minorities? Joining us to ...

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Health Insurance Companies Weigh in on Obamacare

Tuesday, October 01, 2013

Today's launch of the Affordable Care Act's online exchanges will give millions of Americans new health insurance options. Two health insurance companies participating in the exchange...

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A Look at Obamacare Around the Country

Monday, September 30, 2013

What are local governments doing to get the word out about the new healthcare law? How are states are utilizing navigators? Gina Jordan is a reporter from WLRN in Miami. Kristian Fode...

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Apprehension Around Healthcare Rollout Lingers

Monday, September 30, 2013

The next phase of the Affordable Care Act arrives tomorrow. But the American public remains unconvinced the Affordable Care Act is a good idea. Dante Chinni is the director of the Ame...

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Obamacare 101: A Guide to the New Healthcare Law

Monday, September 30, 2013

Here to answer your healthcare questions is Neera Tanden, formerly the senior adviser for health reform at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Tanden advised HHS Secret...

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Navigators Prepare for Opening of Healthcare Exchanges

Friday, September 27, 2013

To begin understanding how the new Affordable Care Act online healthcare exchanges work, many American’s are going to need help. That job falls to the federally funded navigators and ...

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Technology Industry Races to Complete Online Healthcare Exchanges

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Manoush Zomorodi is the host and managing editor of WNYC's New Tech City. On this week's show, she reports on the tech firms rushing to build the exchanges before the October 1st dead...

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As Sen. Ted Cruz Enters Hour 16, The GOP's In-Fighting Worries Some Republicans

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Seantor Ted Cruz’s faux filibuster against funding Obamacare lasted through this morning—his marathon entered its 15th hour at 4:41 a.m. ET and there was still no end in sight. Ron Ch...

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Union Unease Over Implementation of Affordable Care Act

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Labor Unions were nothing short of a major force in the passage of the Affordable Care Act, so it may surprise you to learn that at the ALF-CIO's convention earlier this month, Terenc...

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Schwinntonation: Making Music With Bicycle Parts

Friday, September 20, 2013

Charlie Malave and Ezra Lange, members of the Chicago-based band "Schwinntonation," hear in bikes something that many of us miss: music.  Bike Harp, Basscycle, Little Poppy, Cricket, ...

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Using Theater to Bridge the Muslim Divide

Friday, September 20, 2013

The new play "Noor" takes center stage in the plight to bridge the divide between Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The playwright, Akbar Ahmed, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the Unite...

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Pope Francis: Church 'Obsessed' with Abortion, Gays & Birth Control

Friday, September 20, 2013

Pope Francis says that the Church has become "obsessed" with abortion, gay marriage, and contraception. Reverend James Bretzke, professor of Moral Theology at Boston College School of...

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Are Bicycle Shares Good for Business?

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

How have bike share programs affected business for bicycle shops? Charlie McCorkell is the owner of Bicycle Habitat in New York City and Ashanti Austin is the co-owner of the Hub Bike...

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