A single-payer healthcare system appears closer than ever but to make it a reality we must avoid the pitfalls of the past
Barack Obama dropped a bombshell into the healthcare debate roiling the Democratic party last Friday. “Democrats aren’t just running on good old ideas like a higher minimum wage,” he said, “they’re running on good new ideas, like Medicare for All …” His endorsement made headlines, and for a good reason: until recently, real universal healthcare had long resided on...
Month: September 2018
Federal Panel Alarmed as Thousands Are Dropped From Medicaid in Arkansas
New work requirements imposed on the state’s Medicaid recipients have left 4,350 low-income residents without health coverage. “I hope these data scare the pants off people,” a panel member said.
Patient advocate groups sue Trump administration over skimpy health plans
Seven patient advocate and health care groups are suing the Trump administration for expanding short-term limited duration plans, cheap health insurance with a history of discrimination.
These groups — representing patients, providers, and insurers — accuse the Trump administration of jeopardizing health care for the most vulnerable, as these short-term plans can skirt consumer protections outlined in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and deny people with pre-existing condit...
A slew of down-ballot progressive victories will hold Andrew Cuomo’s feet to the fire
Progressive insurgents toppled six Democratic state senators in New York’s primary elections Thursday night, decimating a group of breakaway Democrats formerly known as the Independent Democratic Caucus (IDC) that caucused with Republicans — and likely reshaping the state legislature for years to come.
While Gov. Andrew Cuomo easily won his Democratic primary, staving off a primary challenge from actress-turned-activist Cynthia Nixon, it was a big night for progressives ...
What Obama’s Medicare-for-All endorsement…
The right isn't pleased that Barack Obama sees Medicare-for-All as a "good, new idea." Conservatives' complaints, however, don't make a lot of sense.
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Obama’s claim that Trump’s Obamacare moves have ‘already cost’ 3 million people health insurance
Obama knocked President Trump for a decline in the number of insured Americans, but he used a cherry-picked number. Other surveys show little change.
Medicaid rolls set to be slashed under Trump-approved work rules
The thousands of people who lost Medicaid coverage this month in Arkansas for not following newly implemented work requirements may be a sign of what's to come in other GOP-led states.Indiana and...
New Medicare Advantage Tool To Control Drug Prices Could Narrow Choices
Federal officials will allow private Medicare insurance plans to require patients who are candidates for certain expensive drugs to try cheaper drugs first.
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The White House’s website deleted the whole archive of its daily newsletters
American citizens can get daily updates on the government directly from the White House’s “1600 Daily” newsletter, which was launched in March 2017. The newsletter shares daily updates from the White House, together with a feed ...
