I was enjoying the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics last night --the word "unconventional" popped into my head several times to describe the goings-on -- and then I saw something that really threw me. They wheeled in a bunch of … [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...]
Yes We Can!
In 1980, Ronald Reagan was elected president. He proclaimed that it was "morning in America". He then proceeded to ignore every long term problem facing the country and the world, while busting unions, doubling the military … [Read more...]