One Step Closer: The House Passed the Health Care Bill

What seemed to be a major hurdle for President Obama and the rest of the nations has been taken one step closer to the finish line. The House of Representative passed the Health Care reform bill last weekend with the majority vote being 220-215. With 39 Democrats opposing the Bill and only 1 Republican supporting this vote was one of great progress and valor!

This movement toward change in the health care system will be the biggest expansion since the formation of Medicaid 40 years ago!

The Affordable Health Care for America Act will overhaul the health care system by denying insurance comapnies the right to turn away their coverage to anyone who may have pre-existing conditions or charging higher premiums to individuals based on gender or medical history. The Act will also provide provisions and subsidies to those who are not able to afford health care and guarentees coverage for 96% of Americans!

This is great news and now the ball is in the Senate's Court. Hopefully the opposition will not overshadow the House's progressiveness...

FABULOUS BROWN GIRL knows that this is a historic chapter in our lives. Our President said that he was going to bring change to the Washington, and I don't know about you but an expansion that is 40 years overdue in our health care system can definitely be characterized as change to us!

So everybody who has been looking for CHANGE, get ready!!

To learn more about the Affordable Health Care for American Act Click HERE

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Health Care: Goes Beyond Race and Politics

The issue of health care reform has become one of the top priorities of 2009. Finally people are saying enough is enough and that we want change. This change is not a race issue what so ever. It is an issue between the have and the have nots that have separated this country in so many ways.

Keith Olbermann is a great example of how angry and frustrated people are. It is not right that we have to beg and plead, sometimes to no avail , to the people WE put in office. These Congressman are using us as their pawns to get into office, and once they get where they want to be they turn their backs on us.

Here at Fabulous Brown Girl, I want to keep you informed on topics that affect us. I heard about this video and immediately wanted to do a post about it. Olbermann says the things that need to be said. Olbermann is personally not among the have nots group. He is a considerably wealthy man, but he is a human who understands that NO ONE should have to be scared to get sick because they do no know how they will pay their medicals bills, or be refused prescriptions. IT'S just NOT RIGHT.. Please watch this video (in its entirety) to hear him speak words of truth and become aware of what is going on today.

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AIDS Vaccine Maybe Closer Than We Think

Last week it was announced that there has been major strides in finding a vaccine for the HIV/ AIDS virus. The vaccine is known as RV 144 and it is a combination of two engineered vaccines, neither of which work on humans separately. Thousands of volunteers in Thailand took part in the clinical trial for over six years.The risk of being infected was cut by 31% over this time period.

Even though many of the doctors do not feel comfortable using the word "breakthrough" for this potential vaccine, it is a significant step toward bringing the rate of HIV/AIDS down dramatically. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director from the National Institute of Allergies and Infections Diseases, said that it will take several more years before a vaccine will end this virus. However, this heart wrenching beast, known as HIV/AIDS that has taken so many lives and terrorized so many people young and old now seems to finally have found a decline.

Fab Brown Girl Sidenote: Let's pray that this is legit and not a conspiracy... With the way health care is going in America, we will be lucky if those that really need the vaccine will even be able to afford it. We shall see... Personally whatever the outcome of the vaccine is, I will continue to use safe sex practices forever and always.

President Obama on David Letterman Show

Check out a snippet of the interview President Obama gave in his standard Oval Office get-up last night on the David Letterman Show. He discussed health care reform responsibility and how's he been black all his life... Even though he shys away from talking about the racism that some members of Congress have towards him, I still love my President!!

President Obama: "Health Care is a Human Right"

Yesterday the President addressed the United States Congress about health care reform. He delivered a great speech (in my opinion) that got numerous standing ovations from various members of Congress. Unfortunately, most of the Republicans were not swayed by his speech in the least because they have more debt to special interests (big business/insurance companies) than they do to the citizens who are suffering from our collapsing health care system.

According to the Census Bureau, the number of people without health care rose from 45 million in 2007 to 46 million in 2008. This startling fact was brought to the President's attention and he and his cabinet have come up with a bill that will require ALL Americans by law to have health insurance. The proposed cost of this bill is $900 billion over 10 years and will be similar to how every American who drives a car is required to have auto insurance.

I agree with the bill and our President when he says that having health care is a human right! We are the Power Generation and the changes that our going on within the government will affect us 100% If you have questions ask someone who is knowledgeable to explain it to you. We must be aware of what is going on.

If you did not get a chance to see the speech please watch it and get informed!!