Category Archives: Medicaid

Social Security Under Attack

Posted on September 18, 2020 by David Posnett

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/news/2020/08/12/489401/trumps-plan-defund-social-security/ The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a Democrat, on August 14, 1935, to function as a “federal safety net for elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged Americans,” while legislating that it cannot spend more … Continue reading →

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Changing her mind on Medicare for All

Posted on July 22, 2020 by David Posnett

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/507348-how-i-changed-my-mind-on-medicare-for-all Dr. Li Tso, opinion contributor July 14, 2020 I know most of the arguments against “Medicare for All.” I’ve been making them for most of my professional life as a physician: 1) We don’t need it; our current mix … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on June 11, 2020 by David Posnett

No matter where you live — Montauk or Manorville, Smithtown or Shirley, Patchogue or Port Jefferson — we all want our communities to thrive. To do that, we need a representative who puts our needs first: safe drinking water and … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 is here!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by David Posnett

We now have a confirmed case admitted at Southampton Hospital.  It is time to reassess.   Although there is but a single patient confirmed on the South Fork of Long Island, suspicion is running high. (update 3/11: 6 cases in Suffolk … Continue reading →

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Sanders’ Vaporware

Posted on March 8, 2020 by David Posnett

Published as an LTE in the East Hampton Star. Vaporware Springs, February 24, 2020 Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders level with voters as to how he plans to pay for his flagship “Medicare for All” plan? The answer is simple: He … Continue reading →

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Exposing Lee Zeldin’s Record on Healthcare

Posted on March 5, 2020 by David Posnett

Remember the Graham Cassidy bill?   By Perry Gershon Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) is a master at telling half-truths. He goes to great lengths to tell his constituents that he supports healthcare coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and lowering … Continue reading →

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Curb Drug Costs: Makes Sense For All

Posted on January 23, 2020 by David Posnett

By Mike Anthony, on page A10 of the Southampton Press: http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/SouthamptonEast/ Makes Sense For All Dr. David Posnett’s informative letter about House of Representative bill HR3 [“Choosing Sides,” Letters, January 9], see prior post herein, details key elements of Congress’s … Continue reading →

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Trump: I will “Negotiate Like Crazy”

Posted on January 14, 2020 by David Posnett

  https://www.27east.com/east-hampton-press/choosing-sides-1666846/ Letter printed in the East Hampton and Southampton Press, Jan 6, 2020: Choosing Sides Donald Trump has repeatedly proposed to allow Medicare to “negotiate like crazy” on prescription drugs. Now, he is backtracking. Was this all showmanship? He … Continue reading →

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Medical Debt Collectors Decide Who Gets Arrested

Posted on October 24, 2019 by David Posnett

From ProPublica comes a shocking story. While things aren’t quite as bad where I live,  I think the story is telling about what to expect in the future unless we somehow reform our healthcare system. (D. Posnett) Ambulance > Judge … Continue reading →

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Wendell Potter on ‘Medicare For All’

Posted on April 12, 2019 by David Posnett

Medicare For All: A Conversation with Wendell Potter by Francesca Rheannon The campaign against Medicare For All is being fueled by health insurance cash to politicians. The health insurance industry is mounting a full court press against Medicare For All. … Continue reading →

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