When Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he would leave the Supreme Court last June, he gave a giant middle finger to millions of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans who saw the Court slowly begin to respect their humanity. Though Kennedy was very conservative on most issues, he was relatively moderate on gay rights questions, and often joined with the Court’s liberal bloc to vindicate these rights.
Kennedy’s replacement, Brett Kavanaugh, is a much more doctrinaire conser...
Month: April 2019
Hospitals Stand to Lose Billions Under ‘Medicare for All’
Private insurance pays hospitals much more than the federal government does for patient care. If Medicare for all means Medicare rates, expect an industry backlash.
[Editorial] Universal health care in 21st century Americas
Despite considerable progress, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) estimates that 30% of the population of the Americas still do not have access to the health care they need because of multifaceted barriers. On April 9, leaders, including Mexico's President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, PAHO director Carissa Etienne, and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, gathered with academics, activists, and representatives of social movements in Mexico City to hear the report ...
Republicans Offer Health Care Bills to Protect Patients (and Themselves)
Congressional Republicans say they fully support protections for people with pre-existing conditions, but their bills would provide less protection than the Affordable Care Act.
How we can make the world a better place for immigrants with disabilities
Since the 2016 US presidential election, many of my non-disabled American friends often blithely talk about leaving the country and settling elsewhere. Often, I read Facebook posts about their ...
Can this House caucus agree on Obamacare?
Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-NY, and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., are both on the Problem Solvers Caucus, and they join Morning Joe to discuss areas of common ground in Congress.
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Primary Care Spending in the Fee-for-Service Medicare Population
Primary care spending represents a small percentage -- less than 3% -- of total fee-for-service Medicare spending, though it varies substantially across populations and states.
The Health 202: Bernie Sanders says Medicare-for-all would reduce health spending. But that’s unclear.
It depends on which assumptions you use.
Bernie Sanders raises $18 million in 1st quarter
With 19 candidates officially seeking the Democratic nomination Bernie Sanders decided to break from the pack-- appearing on Fox News where few democrats are known to visit. His medicare for all plan -- often criticized by Republicans -- got an enthusiastic response from audience members of both parties. Ed O'keefe reports.