17 Employer Obligations 19 The health care reform law‚ the Affordable Care Act (ACA)‚ has many complex requirements for employers and health plans. Many employers are starting to focus more attention on the ACA’s rules and‚ as a result‚ have more questions than ever. This Health Care Reform Toolkit is your one-stop guide for upcoming health care reform concerns. The Toolkit is designed to help you address health care reform issues‚ topic by topic‚ step by step. Each section of the
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of the twenty-first century is the legalization of marijuana. You most likely know something about the drug and have your own opinion about it whether you smoke it or not. You may recall people telling you that drugs are bad and warning you to stay away from them. You may also remember the D.A.R.E. program. You probably didn’t know why they would say drugs are bad‚ but listened to your authority figures anyway. According to Procon.org‚ marijuana has been used since about 2900 BC when Emperor Fu
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Learning Experience Christie Taylor-Huisman PSY/211 October 12‚ 2014 Davis Marijuana: Why It Should Be Decriminalized Nearly twenty thousand people die from prescription medication overdose in the United States each year. By federally decriminalizing medical marijuana‚ these statistics can be changed. Prescription drugs‚ and over-the-counter medications are the leading causes of accidental overdose related death in the United States. Logistically speaking
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Framing the User: Social Constructions of Marijuana Users and the Medical Marijuana Movement Nelson A. Pichardo Almanzar Dept. of Sociology Central Washington University Ellensburg‚ WA 98926 Pichardn@cwu.edu Thanks to Laura Appleton and Ericka Stange for comments on an earlier draft. Thanks also to Kirk Johnson for his assistance in locating criminal data sets. Framing the User: Social Constructions of Marijuana Users and the Medical Marijuana Movement ABSTRACT Social movements are continuously
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source‚ Pros & Cons of Legalizing Marijuana‚ the purpose is to provide viewers with basic information. The source does not have any references or research to back up its claims. However‚ the source does compare and list pros and cons in the author’s opinion. The author/s does not go into depth when stating the information. This article is just a light and simple read on Pros and Cons of legalizing marijuana. The second source‚ The Public Health Consequences of Marijuana Legalization‚ has an object and
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Much of the medical marijuana discussion has focused on the safety of marijuana compared to the safety of FDA-approved drugs. On June 24‚ 2005 ProCon.org sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to find the number of deaths caused by marijuana compared to the number of deaths caused by 17 FDA-approved drugs. Twelve of these FDA-approved drugs were chosen because they are commonly prescribed in place of medical marijuana‚ while the remaining five
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DBQ: The Reform Movements of 1825-1850 During the time period between 1825-1850‚ ideals of equality‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness defined democracy and were inculcated into the masses of America through a series of reform movements that emerged in the antebellum era. These reforms were based on the desire to make America a civilized‚ utopian society. The main types of reforms in this era were social reforms‚ religious reforms‚ institutional reforms‚ and abolitionist reforms. The main social
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Health Care Reform and Its Impact on the Delivery of Services If you are in the healthcare industry‚ you have probably heard some rumblings about the Health Care Reform of 2010‚ coolly referred to as Affordable Care Act‚ or Obama care. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was enacted by the United States Congress and signed by President Barack Obama. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) became public law in March 23‚ 2010. The health care reform was enacted with
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When President Obama signed the Health Care Reform bill in March 2010‚ he sent a clear message that our country demands social justice for all its citizens. The moral backbone of United States is weakened if it does not provide affordable‚ quality health care to everyone. There are many layers to the Health Care Reform bill that will affect everyone. The health care officials are now working overtime to reassure us that health care reform will not make us worse off‚ that it will
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Ministers of Reform come to mind? Is it a useful tool for examining and interpreting this period in American history? In Ministers of Reform‚ Crunden displays his interest through a strong evaluation and exploration into the lives of twenty-one prominent progressives. He credits his affiliation‚ the American Civilization Program at the University of Texas as well as his surrounding environment‚ that gave him the extra incentive for writing Ministers of Reform. As I began
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