HealthReform.gov
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explains health care reform at its Web site HealthReform.gov.
Resources in: English
“Remarks by the President to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care”
Read the text of the nationally televised address to Congress on health care that the president delivered on Sept. 9, 2009, which opened a major new front in a tough fight to develop and pass a reform package.
“Remarks by the President in State of the Union Address”
In his Jan. 27, 2010 State of the Union address the president pledged to keep fighting for health care reform, though it remained unclear how he and the Democrats would be able to pass a bill.
“Health Policy”
View a variety of recent polls about health insurance reform at PollingReport.com.
“Health Care: Politics in the Pews”
The Pew Forum published an Oct. 2, 2009, analysis looking at the two main coalitions of religious groups on opposing sides of the issue.
“BP gives $1 million to Archdiocese of New Orleans for oil spill relief”
Faith communities in the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico are heavily involved in relief efforts. BP donated $1 million to the Archdiocese of New Orleans for relief programs, as this May 28 Catholic News Service story recounts.
“Gulf Coast residents finding comfort in prayer”
Read a June 1, 2010 Washington Post story, “Gulf Coast residents finding comfort in prayer,” about religious responses to the disaster.
“Buddhist Ethics for a Harm-Free Livelihood: An Open Letter to the CEO of BP”
Read a May 27, 2010 article from the Huffington Post about the Buddhist perspective on the oil spill.
“Silence, God, and the Gulf Coast Oil Spill”
Read a May 7, 2010 article from the Huffington Post about the Episcopal perspective on the oil spill.