The sorry state of US dental insurance led to the rise of direct-to-consumer orthodontia

January 21, 2020 health, health insurance, medicaid, Medicare, News

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No Obamacare replacement 3 years after Trump’s promise to ‘immediately’ change it

December 30, 2019 Donald Trump, health, healthcare, Medicare, News, obamacare, obamacare repeal, politics, trump, World

Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump's big health insurance reveal. Prescription drug prices have edged lower, but with major legislation stuck in Congress it's unclear if that relief is the start of a trend or merely a blip.

Democrats Love Free College, Until You Offer Them More Options

December 19, 2019 Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, News, Polls and Public Opinion, Sanders, Bernard

A new survey finds that Democrats haven’t fully embraced progressive policy proposals like Medicare for all.

House Votes to Give the Government the Power to Negotiate Drug Prices

December 12, 2019December 13, 2019 Health and Human Services Department, Health Insurance and Managed Care, House of Representatives, Law and Legislation, Medicare, News, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government

The high-profile measure would curb the price of prescription drugs and extend more benefits to Medicare beneficiaries.

Are Democrats Willing to Pay More in Taxes for Medicare for All?

October 18, 2019 Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, News, Polls and Public Opinion

Elizabeth Warren has declined to acknowledge that middle-class taxes would need to go up to pay for a single-payer health care system. How would Democratic voters feel if she did?

Trump Uses Health Care Announcement to Brand Democrats as Socialists

October 3, 2019October 4, 2019 Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, News, Trump, Donald J

At the nation’s largest retirement community, the president announced an executive order that expands the benefits offered by private Medicare plans, contrasting it with “Medicare for all” plans.

Castro Questions Biden’s Memory at Debate: ‘Are You Forgetting What You Said Two Minutes Ago?’

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Medicare, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010), United States Politics and Government

Julián Castro accused the former vice president of contradicting himself on whether people would need to opt into his Medicare plan, though it did not appear he had.

Koch-linked dark money group accuses Republican Chuck Grassley of promoting socialism

August 14, 2019 health care, Medicare, News, politics

A conservative dark money group has launched a series of radio ads attacking a bipartisan bill authored by the senior Republican in the United States Senate, Iowa’s Chuck Grassley.

Joining in the right’s “everything we don’t like is socialism” parade, the group suggests that by reducing the amount senior citizens and government insurance programs pay for prescription drugs, the bill is a socialistic plot that would stop pharmaceutical companies from cur...

Medicare for All? For More? Here’s How Medicare Works

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 Health and Human Services Department, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)

As Democrats embrace the idea of expanding the federal health insurance program, we looked at what it covers and costs. It’s far from “free.”

A reminder to B-list Democratic candidates: The US has a bad health care system

July 31, 2019 health care, Medicare, News, obamacare, politics

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