In the event of a Republican takeover of one or both houses of Congress on November 2nd, it won't be long before the Tea Party Movement and the G.O.P. will be involved in one or more train wrecks, some of which could be pretty dramatic. … [Read more...]
Harvard Pilgrim’s Medicare Bailout & Health Care “Competition”
Medicare Advantage plans were created in 2003 under George W. Bush and a Republican majority in both houses of Congress to privatize Medicare: it allowed seniors to choose a private insurance company to manage their Medicare benefits … [Read more...]
Health Care Reform Is Good For Massachusetts
Here's just one example: the health reform bill will provide $4.1 billion in premium tax credits and cost-sharing tax credits for residents in Massachusetts from 2014 to 2019 to purchase private health insurance. Currently, Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Anti-Healthcare protester’s finger bitten off during fight, [no] reattachment
EDIT: Still not a proud day for America - let's not have fist fights and bite peoples' fingers off because of political disagreements - but the the hospital spokesperson was incorrect; so my previous headline stating that his pinky was … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates: the MA-05 debate part three: Entitlement programs
Braude="Alan Greenspan, former head of the Fed, wrote his book in the tub, he says. And that one of the main points he made, is that Medicare, in the age of the babyboomers, is the real budget buster, saying we'll have to cut big time … [Read more...]
Charlie Baker fails to justify his existence
Yes, as the health care battle continues into the next few years, we're going to have to ask our health insurers why they should continue to exist. This matters, since both John Edwards and Barack Obama have offered plans which envision … [Read more...]
AFL-CIO backs Medicare for All!
In a major step forward for the health care reform movement, the AFL-CIO is supporting improving and expanding Medicare to cover everyone. The federation's Executive Council issued the statement on March 6 at its annual meeting. … [Read more...]