Category Archives: Health Care

Americans Don’t Want Senate’s Health Care Plan, But It’s Unclear What They Do Want

Posted on July 13, 2017 by David Posnett

This is from my friend John Hooker: OK guys — this is a must-read. It contains what you need to know about American public opinion on health care. Don’t forget, health care affects everyone and encompasses almost every aspect of … Continue reading →

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Association Health Plans for Small Groups and Self-Employed Individuals Could Be Negatively Impacted under the Better Care Reconciliation Act

Posted on July 12, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS Jun 30, 2017 | Karen Pollitz and Gary Claxton The Senate Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), a proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), includes a provision to create new association health plan options … Continue reading →

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Uneven Playing Field: Applying Different Rules to Competing Health Plans

Posted on July 12, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — Health Reform Jul 11, 2017 | Karen Pollitz and Anthony Damico As the Senate considers the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), a proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), amendments have been discussed … Continue reading →

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Senate’s health care bill will cost New York’s Medicaid program billions

Posted on July 11, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Politico New York was one of only two states to take advantage of the Essential Plan, also known as the Basic Health Plan, a program funded with the Affordable Care Act’s tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies. | Getty … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Cuts Will Drive Up Cost Of Private Coverage, Montana Insurers Say

Posted on July 10, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio July 10, 2017 From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) chat before a Republican meeting to discuss … Continue reading →

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Report: BCRA would mean more than 900K healthcare jobs lost

Posted on July 10, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on HealthDive Les Masterson July 7, 2017 Dive Brief: The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would result in 1.45 million fewer jobs by 2026, according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund. Healthcare would take a hard … Continue reading →

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Republicans are victims of a discredited economic ideology

Posted on July 10, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Brookings.edu Isabel V. Sawhill Friday, July 7, 2017 Editor’s Note:This article originally appeared in Real Clear Markets on July 7, 2017.   Sometimes people do inhumane things. The Senate health care bill is a case in point. It denies … Continue reading →

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It’s Time For Politics To Take A Back Seat To Those They Serve. Let’s Have a Bi-Partisan HealthCare Solution: This Could Be A Start

Posted on July 7, 2017 by David Posnett

A liberal think tank just released its own proposal to fix Obamacare Posted on Vox.com   Jeff Stein Jun 29, 2017, 11:30am EDT Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and dozens of other Senate Democrats hold photos of patients on the Capitol … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Inspires Unlikely Political Action In California’s Red Region

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS/CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By April Dembosky, KQED   July 6, 2017 Greta Elliott talks to her staff at the Canby Family Practice Clinic in Modoc County. (April Dembosky/KQED) Modoc County, in the northeastern corner of … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union – SCARY!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David Posnett

GREAT INTERVIEW! THE STONE JULY 5, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save Over the past few months, as the disturbing prospect of a Trump administration became a disturbing reality, I decided to reach out to … Continue reading →

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