(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) Hang Lee struggled to get his words out in testifying yesterday morning before a packed public hearing in Boston on a proposal by the Patrick administration to introduce managed care into the delivery … [Read more...]
No More Turkey, Mass Seniors Want Security
Dressed in full Thanksgiving regalia and chanting “No more turkey – we want security!” nearly fifty local seniors gathered in front of the offices of Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown today to protest anticipated cuts to Medicare, … [Read more...]
3000+ New England Seniors Rally in Boston to Say STOP the Cuts
The Wang Theater in downtown Boston was packed Wednesday, as seniors and community members came together to voice their strong opposition to proposed cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The historic rally and march came as the … [Read more...]
On Running Your Own Government, Or, Why Pay The Military?
I have not been talking about the insanity around the debt ceiling and debt and deficit and the efforts of Republicans to drive us all off the cliff, but I am today – and I’m going to do it by allowing you to grab ahold of this problem and … [Read more...]
Scott Brown has a Choice: Medicaid or Millionaires?
Tuesday, August 2 marks a critical deadline for the United States economy: for the first time in our nation’s history, the government may default on its debts. And should that happen, the ripple effects will be felt by every American … [Read more...]
On My Last Weekend, Or, Wanna Save A Few Trillion On Health Care?
So I disappeared for a full week, right in the middle of what should have been a busy writing schedule, and I have to claim some “personal days” to cover the time we missed here at the blog – but it won’t be time entirely … [Read more...]
Feds Flushing Away Health $ and Increasing Deficit
GAO (Government Accountability Office) released a report on the failings of the fraud and abuse system for Medicaid or Medicare. The study was requested by Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (R) and Delaware Senator Thomas Carper … [Read more...]
Obama Wants To Attack The Middle Class? Take Congress Hostage!
By now you have heard that President Obama has chosen to throw Social Security and the Medicare and Medicaid Programs over the side of his proverbial fishing boat as bait to see if he can get Republicans to give him another really lousy … [Read more...]
The Looming Compromise on Revenues
Against the backdrop of heightened political rhetoric among conservatives about not being willing to raise tax revenues as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling, there is a growing acknowledgement among many Republicans in Washington … [Read more...]
The Tea Party, Taxes and Spending Cuts
A key goal of the Tea Party movement is the reduction of the national debt and thus the size of government via spending cuts. However, it is highly unlikely that the federal deficit can be reduced through spending cuts alone. That said if … [Read more...]