Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic conditions contributing to morbidity and mortality. In 2016, it was the third leading cause of years of life lost and diasbility-adjusted life-years in the United States, with an estimated 164 000 deaths. Even with aggressive inpatient management, patients who are hospitalized for COPD often experience a recurrent cycle of rehospitalizations, resulting in reductions in overall health and quality of life (QOL). To h...
Month: November 2018
Pelosi says she’ll be Speaker ‘to protect the Affordable Care Act’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that she is "staying on as Speaker" to protect the Affordable Care Act.Pelosi added during an interview on CBS's "Face the Nation" that she could have "gone...
Democrats Won a Mandate on Health Care. How Will They Use It?
Top priorities for the new House Democratic majority include protecting people with pre-existing conditions, controlling prescription drug prices and investigating Trump administration actions that undercut the Affordable Care Act.
Matthews: Trump can’t threaten Obamacare with Dem House majority
Chris says Trump has no power in the House to affect tax policy, to cut entitlements like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and thanks to what Senator Mitch McConnell said yesterday, a total surrender on Obamacare.
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Dr. Sakran on gun violence: We are facing a public health crisis
Chris says Trump has no power in the House to affect tax policy, to cut entitlements like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and thanks to what Senator Mitch McConnell said yesterday, a total surrender on Obamacare.
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Fox News anchor suggests Ocasio-Cortez should sell her clothes to pay for an apartment
A Fox News anchor claimed on Friday that newly-elected U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) cannot really be cash-strapped because she wore nice clothing in a magazine shoot.
There’s only one problem with that — the clothes weren’t hers.
Fox anchor Ed Henry lit into Ocasio-Cortez after the soon-to-be-lawmaker said on Thursday that she’s finding it hard to get an apartment in Washington, D.C. before her term starts in January.
GOP’s McConnell signals surrender in…
Three weeks ago, Mitch McConnell was gearing up to again try to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This week, McConnell effectively surrendered.
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Thanks to voters, America will have the most number of abortion-friendly governors in decades
While the Trump administration continues to limit access to sexual and reproductive health care, patients and activists alike can take comfort in knowing rollbacks may abate at the state-level as newly elected governors take office in 2019. There may even be more proactive measures to expand access to birth control, abortion, and other reproductive health services next year.
The GOP’s steadfast control over state capitols wavered on Tuesday with Democratic wins in governors ra...
New Medicare Advantage Benefits Are Supposed To Help Seniors Stay Out Of The Hospital
To help seniors stay healthy and independent, some Medicare plans will soon cover things like home-delivered meals or rides to the doctor, but finding plans that include the coverage is not easy.
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GOP leadership signals retreat on Obamacare repeal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell admitted that Democrats taking the House ends Obamacare repeal efforts.
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