States that expanded Medicaid continue to see bigger drops in the numbers of uninsured.
Month: September 2017
How to make $240,000 in 6 months by being friends with Rick Perry
This week in swamp draining: Rick Perry’s former campaign manager has made $240,000 since March lobbying the Department of Energy, the agency that Perry now leads, according to lobbying disclosures filed with the Senate.
The aide, Jeff Miller, worked as a fundraiser and adviser for former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and when he joined Perry, Miller was credited with his reinvention—the square glasses, the guy who remembers all the agencies he’ll cut.
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After Florida deaths, Trump administration called out for making it harder to sue nursing homes
This week’s tragedy at a Florida nursing home, where eight people died in the wake of Hurricane Irma, brought to light how the Trump administration is aiming to make it harder for seniors and their families to hold nursing homes accountable.
Family members of the people who died at the Hollywood, Florida, nursing home are likely prohibited from filing lawsuits or taking legal action against the owner of the facility, since nursing homes routinely require residents to sign agre...
Medicare for all: Does America really want it?
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, rolled out his Medicare-for-all plan Wednesday
Why turning public health care into ‘block grants’ can’t work
Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Wednesday — the last GOP plan left standing.
The chances for the bill to pass are slim to none. It needs to be scored by the Congressional Budget Office and cleared by the Senate parliamentarian — the designated health care referee — to see if it adheres to budget rules. Additionally, many critical lawmakers have said that the Senate needs ...
Trump doesn’t actually think single-payer is a horrible idea
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed the only health care plan that would fulfill all the health care promises made by President Trump—but White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed the single-payer health care plan Wednesday, saying Trump thinks it would be a horrible idea.
“I think that the president as well as the majority of the country knows that the single payer system that the Democrats are proposing is a horrible idea,” Huckabee Sanders told reporters. “I ...
While attention turns to health care for all, let’s talk about coverage for immigrants
As progressives consider proposals to implement universal health care, it’s important to define the principle that’s driving them. What unites Democrats right now is the idea that health care is a right afforded to all. If that’s the self-imposed litmus test, it’s essential to define “all” when discussing universal health care.
Millions of people who live in the United States are currently uninsured. High costs remain a major barrier to coverage; ...
GOP senator: Sanders’ plan an ’empty…
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., was part of a group of senators who released an Obamacare repeal bill on Wednesday. Cassidy joins Morning Joe to discuss the bill, which repeals ACA and gives block grants.
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Here’s What’s In Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare For All’ Bill
Don't understand what the independent Vermont senator's single-payer plan is? Here are the bullet points. (For starters, his new program would not look a whole lot like Medicare.)
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Sanders offers possible tax hikes that could pay for universal Medicare
Sanders's office released a white paper on possible ways to pay for the legislation, which includes taxes on both employers and employees.