Category Archives: American Health Care Act

Trump names anti-abortion leader Yoest to top HHS post

Posted on April 29, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted in Politico   By RACHANA PRADHAN | 04/28/17 10:32 AM EDT | Updated 04/28/17 03:03 PM EDT   President Donald Trump on Friday said he would name one of the most prominent anti-abortion activists in the country to a top … Continue reading →

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Demise of Trumpcare on Steroids (AHCA II)

Posted on April 28, 2017 by David Posnett

There is a great article by MARGOT SANGER-KATZ in the NY Times today, which makes this complicated topic quite simple. This is about the amended AHCA (AHCA II) as dratted by Tom MacArthur, a New Jersey congressman. This legislation was … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin’s Drug Crisis: Billions, or Millions ?

Posted on April 19, 2017 by David Posnett

Regarding the drug epidemic, the  CDC (Center for Disease Control) has pointed out 2 trends: A 15-year increase in overdose deaths involving prescription opioid pain relievers and a recent surge in illicit opioid overdose deaths, driven largely by heroin. Prescription … Continue reading →

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Trump (and Zeldin) are Tempting Fate!

Posted on March 21, 2017 by David Posnett

“Trump Is Tempting Fate On Health Care” The Republican bill is really unpopular — and now Trump’s numbers are falling, too. As per  Nate Silver  on FiveThirtyEight.  Here are the relevant graphs for this great article: A good reminder of … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Caps Pitched By GOP Could Shrink Seniors’ Benefits

Posted on March 21, 2017 by David Posnett

This story was produced by Kaiser Health News, which publishes California Healthline, an editorially independent service of the California Health Care Foundation. By Stephanie O’Neil Before Medicaid Caps Pitched By GOP Could Shrink Seniors’ Benefits nursing home patient Carmencita Misa … Continue reading →

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