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Do we really want managed care for the disabled?

January 5, 2012 By dave-from-hvad 3 Comments

(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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: disabilities, managed-care, medicaid, medicare

No More Turkey, Mass Seniors Want Security

November 23, 2011 By massuniting 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma-senate, medicaid, medicare, social-security, Super Committee

3000+ New England Seniors Rally in Boston to Say STOP the Cuts

November 10, 2011 By massuniting Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ma-sen, ma-senate, medicaid, medicare, seniors, social-security, Super Committee

On Running Your Own Government, Or, Why Pay The Military?

July 29, 2011 By fake-consultant 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: congress, Debt Limit, democrats, economy, elections, medicaid, medicare, politics, republicans, social-security

Scott Brown has a Choice: Medicaid or Millionaires?

July 28, 2011 By massuniting 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, congress, Debt Ceiling Debate, health-care, ma-sen, massachusetts, medicaid, scott-brown

On My Last Weekend, Or, Wanna Save A Few Trillion On Health Care?

July 24, 2011 By fake-consultant 5 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: democrats, economics, health-care, medicaid, medicare, obama, obamacare, politics, reform, republicans

Feds Flushing Away Health $ and Increasing Deficit

July 14, 2011 By joshatpioneer 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: federal-government, healthcare, medicaid, medicare

Obama Wants To Attack The Middle Class? Take Congress Hostage!

July 9, 2011 By fake-consultant 6 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: budget, congress, democrats, economy, elections, hardball, medicaid, medicare, obama, realpolitik, republicans, social-security, The Fear

The Looming Compromise on Revenues

July 8, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: americans-for-tax-reform, Debt Negotiations, Entitlement Reform, Eric Cantor, grover-norquist, joe-biden, john-boehner, medicaid, medicare, Mike Lee, mitch-mcconnell, obama-administration, PBS News Hour, Pew Research Polling, republican-party, Saxby Chambliss, social-security, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tom-coburn, Vin Weber

The Tea Party, Taxes and Spending Cuts‏

May 23, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 6 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alan-simpson, Alice Rivlin, American Politics, barack-obama, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force, David Wessel, david-stockman, Deficit Reduction Panels, Erskine Bowles, Gang of Six, government-spending, grover-norquist, john-boehner, Martin Feldstein, medicaid, medicare, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, Pete Domenici, Saxby Chambliss, Scope of Government, social-security, tax-foundation, tax-policy, Tea Party Caucus, tea-party-movement, tom-coburn

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