Obamacare

Say one thing for senior citizenhood, as my own approacheth: You have time on your hands. Witness the crowd waiting for hours Tuesday outside Orlandos Amway Center in the rain to hear a 76-minute speech containing nary a coherent thought. By a president who w…

A new study released Tuesday shows just how insidious the Trump administration’s proposal to change the way the federal government measures poverty actually is. In short: millions could lose health and food benefits. By way of background, in May, Trump’s bud…

Facing a tough re-election in an increasingly blue state, Republican Colorado Senator Cory Gardner tweeted out a glowing, full-throated endorsement of his effectiveness at representing not just Republicans but also Democratic and independent voters. But the e…

In recent days, California lawmakers have finalized their budget. The legislation includes several choices regarding health care and Obamacare, most of them incorrect ones. Doling out more government largesse wont solve rising health costs, and it will cause …

(Unsplash) A new rule allows employers to give workers more insurance choices.Despite all the hoopla about Obamacare and its individual plans, most working-age Americans still get their health insurance through their employers. And as countless health wonks …

The new plan is covered in a budget passed last week, as Politico reported Sunday. It has been the top priority of the new government of Governor Gavin Newson, whose first act as governor was to propose using Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program, to cover “…

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Price, a Republican representative from Georgia, was confirmed as health and human services secretary Feb. 10, 2017, by a Senate vote of 52-47. He resigned on Sept. 29, 2017, amid scrutiny over his use of private planes at taxpayer expense and three days aft…

Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin We must make it profitable to treat sick patients. Photo credit: Getty Getty Of all the things we might do to improve our health care system, the one reform that is more important than any other is alm…

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, offered again to team up with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., this time to make birth control available as an over-the-counter medication. "Perhaps, in addition to the legislation we are already working on together to ban Membe…