#MeToo whistleblowing is upending century-old legal precedent demanding loyalty to the boss
When was the last time you agreed to keep a secret?
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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News tagged with affordable care
The health consequences of backlash politics
Public policies rooted in racial resentment can carry grave consequences for health and well-being, according to new research by Vanderbilt psychiatrist and sociologist Jonathan Metzl. His findings, based on seven years of ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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Democrat/republican divide is worst it's ever been
Party polarization is even worse than most people think, according to a new Michigan State University study.
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2018
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Tax hurts investment in medical device research and development
New research shows companies cut funding for research and development in response to a tax imposed on medical devices as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Economics & Business
Jun 5, 2018
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Tea Party movement has paved the way for racialized language in US politics
Overtly racially motivated rhetoric is becoming increasingly acceptable in Republican politics in the US. Two Italian researchers now argue that this can partly be traced back to the conservative Tea Party movement which ...
Social Sciences
Feb 8, 2018
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Health care just the latest industry Amazon seeks to upend
When Amazon sets its sights on a new industry, corporate America shudders.
Business
Jan 31, 2018
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States with expanded Medicaid program saw higher voter turnout
Since becoming law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been used by political parties in attempts to mobilize voters. In a new study, Jake Haselswerdt, assistant professor of political science and public affairs at the University ...
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2017
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ACA repeal could cost California more than 200,000 jobs
Efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act could take away health insurance from millions of Californians, while also eliminating 209,000 jobs and costing the state economy $20.3 billion in GDP, says a new report from the ...
Economics & Business
Dec 20, 2016
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New report shows more Texas workers getting health insurance from employers
A larger percentage of Texas workers are getting health insurance through their employers now than before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a new report released today by Rice University's ...
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Oct 6, 2015
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Can math solve the congressional districting problem?
Lost amidst the frenzy of coverage of the Supreme Court's rulings about the Affordable Care Act and same-sex marriage was a case involving the constitutionality of an independent commission to draw congressional districts ...
Social Sciences
Aug 4, 2015
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