The fight over ‘Medicare for All’ is only beginning

August 30, 2019 News

Less than two months after the 2017 Republican push to kill Obamacare perished overnight on the Senate floor, more than a third of the Democratic caucus gathered in a much smaller room on Capitol Hill to take turns making the case for Sen. Bernie Sanders' new "Medicare for All" bill.
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Democrats’ Medicare for All must consider union-won plans: AFL-CIO

August 29, 2019August 30, 2019 News, topNews

Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, said on Thursday.
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Democrats’ Medicare for All plans must consider union-negotiated health plans: AFL-CIO chief

August 29, 2019 News, topNews

Democratic White House hopefuls should ensure their Medicare for All proposals honor union-negotiated private insurance, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, head of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions, said on Thursday.
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Advocates sue in attempt to speed up Nebraska Medicaid expansion

August 28, 2019 News

Medicaid advocates in Nebraska have filed a lawsuit to try to force state officials to offer coverage sooner than the official 2020 rollout date.According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday by Nebras...

Sanders’s flawed statistic: 500,000 medical bankruptcies a year

August 28, 2019 News

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is goosing the numbers as he campaigns for universal health care.

Biden’s new campaign ad highlights family tragedies to talk healthcare

August 27, 2019 News

Joe Biden's new campaign ad brings up family tragedies to talk healthcare and invoke Obamacare.
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After trying to kill health insurance for millions, Paul Ryan now profits from medical tech

August 27, 2019 health care, News, obamacare, Paul Ryan, politics, trumpcare

As Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan (R-WI) was best known for his repeated attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) and take away health insurance coverage from tens of millions of Americans. Now a private citizen, Ryan is about to profit from his own legislative failures.

According to his hometown paper, Ryan has joined the board of directors at SHINE Medical Technologies. The Janesville-based company makes molybdenum-99, a radioactive isotope used to...

Retiring Congressman Duffy to rely on pre-existing condition protections he voted to repeal

August 27, 2019 health care, News, obamacare, politics, trumpcare

Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) announced on Monday that he will soon resign his House seat, citing family reasons. He and his wife, Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy, said their soon-to-be born ninth child will require heart surgery soon after her birth.

On Tuesday, Duffy explained that he had made sure the child will have access to health insurance despite her pre-existing conditions.

It is laudable that the Duffy family is preparing to provide as much care as possible for a ...

Biden gets ‘personal’ in new TV ad in Iowa focused on health care

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 News

Former Vice President Joe Biden is airing a new TV ad in Iowa that highlights his continued support for the Affordable Care Act, at a time when other progressive Democratic candidates are pushing for a "Medicare for All" approach.
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Biden knocks Trump, Democratic rivals in new TV ad touting Affordable Care Act

August 27, 2019 News

In a spot that debuted Tuesday in Iowa, the former vice president says protecting Obama’s signature achievement is “personal” to him.