The legislation nullifies a rule barring state and local governments from withholding federal funding for family planning services, regardless of whether they performed abortions. Here we go.. Trump now showing the world … Continue reading Trump Signs Law Taking Aim Defunding Planned Parenthood
Great discussion going on over on Reddit: (1944) After WWII FDR planned to implement a second bill of rights that would include the right to employment with a livable wage, adequate housing, … Continue reading FDR’s Proposed Second Bill of Rights
Health-care expert Larry Levitt says it’s the Republicans who own Obamacare now—and here’s what they can do with it. They already defunded advertising budgets when it was time for people to sign up, … Continue reading Will Obamacare Really Explode? – POLITICO Magazine
People are starting to open up about mental illness on social media. That may hurt them if Obamacare dies. If you posted about a pre-existing condition you could lose your healthcare if … Continue reading If Obamacare dies, a Facebook post could cause you to lose your health insurance
Forcing young, mostly healthy Americans off their parents’ coverage could help Republicans make good on their promise to salvage the health care system. The under 26 provision has contributed to one of … Continue reading How to fix Obamacare with this one weird trick
We see health as a basic human right. Every society should provide medical care for its citizens at the level it can afford. And, while the United States has made some progress in improving access to care, the results do not justify the costs. So, while we agree with President Trump’s statement … Continue reading Countries with national health insurance spend less & have longer life expectancy than the US does
It won’t work. Obamacare works for the poorest that have affordable health insurance because all of the program’s subsidies tilt in their favor. Obamacare doesn’t work well for the working and middle … Continue reading The House Republican Obamacare Replacement Plan
Trump has repeatedly promised to quickly repeal and replace Obamacare, the healthcare law formally known as the Affordable Care Act. Unfortunately, the whole healthcare issue is a lot more complicated than Trump … Continue reading Trump: ‘Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated’
The measure introduced by Bernie Sanders would have passed without Democratic defections.The policy has widespread support among Americans: one Kaiser poll taken in 2015 found that 72 percent of Americans are in … Continue reading Cory Booker Joins Senate Republicans to Kill Measure to Import Cheaper Medicine From Canada
Nearly a year after being shot in a terrorist attack, employees of San Bernardino County, Calif., are struggling with delayed or denied workers’ compensation claims. Huh? We don’t even bother to treat … Continue reading ‘Victimizing Me All Over Again’: San Bernardino Victims Fight for Treatment
As Reid writes, other countries have made it work with many different kinds of healthcare providers — doctors can work directly for the government, as in the U.K., or not, as in … Continue reading Obamacare’s Faltering for One Simple Reason: Profit
Price increases have helped transform the EpiPen into a billion-dollar business despite being a decades-old product. In 2007, when drugmaker Mylan bought the autoinjecting device, which contains epinephrine (otherwise known as adrenaline), … Continue reading EpiPen price increased about 500% since 2009 – Business Insider
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