Healthcare reform

The entire area was dark. As I approached my car I suddenly felt a man holding a knife against my neck.

Jacquelyn Revere found herself, at the age of 29, a full-time caregiver for her mother and her grandmother, who were both living with dementia.

It is an understatement to say that our government prioritizes warfare over the welfare of our people.

A clause in the Affordable Care Act protects victims of hazardous materials exposure—but requires the declaration of a public health emergency by the President.

Where billions of dollars flow, deceptive actors follow. And nowhere does deception run deeper than how health insurers lure seniors into Medicare Advantage plans—only to leave many retirees struggling to cover their out-of-pocket requirements when their incomes are their lowest.

President Joe Biden will relaunch his Cancer Moonshot project at the White House later; a project he first launched the year after the death of his son, Beau.

The funding bill for a universal health care bill would raise taxes on businesses and certain individuals, if approved by the state legislature and voters.

"I'm committed to using every tool I have to lower prescription drug costs for Americans...," the president said Monday.

Reddit users, including a veteran, posted their incredibly low medical bills online in an effort to display their support for others to receive the same.

"We're hoping to give folks a sigh of relief, who have been blindsided by billing," said Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

"This is precisely why I don't understand Americans who fight against universal healthcare," she said.

The total cost of "drugs and medicine" at the Belleville Hospital, in Kansas, was just $11.95 in 1955.

Hadley Christine called for an overhaul to the healthcare system after seeing an elderly resident stuck in "deplorable living conditions."

The Daily Poster reported that the group Doctor Patient Unity spent millions in 2019 lobbying against legislation that would stop surprise emergency bills.

Institutional racism toward America's vast incarcerated population means prisons don't have emergency plans—not for natural disasters and not for pandemics. This neglect is killing Black and Brown Americans as we speak.

It turns out that the coronavirus epidemic hasn't really increased support for Medicare for All, but it'll still play a role in the upcoming presidential election.

"That's what we stand for. That's what we want to implement when we get the new majority next year, which we will," continued Scalise.

I have five questions about Senator Sanders' current single payer push at the national level.

There's no real incentive for them to work together.

Obama also discussed his disappointment when people try to dismantle his health care reform.

There is no free lunch, but this is how the rest of the civilized world does it, and it works.

Once something gets going in government, it's really hard to stop it, because it develops a constituency that agitates to protect it.

The Affordable Care Act became law in 2010, but it was phased in gradually and didn't fully take effect until 2014.

It works in all industrialized countries outside the U.S., for 50% to 80% of what we pay in the U.S. So, yes, it will work.

Medical travel is becoming more popular as millions of Americans fear losing their health care coverage or face long waiting times.

Liberal Vermont tried—and failed—to enact its own single-payer system.

The White House and Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price have many tools at their disposal to significantly reshape the Affordable Care Act through regulatory action.

It's a form of government rationing because budget restrictions create a shortage for everyone in the system.

Healthcare reform of just about any type is going to require people to give up something.

Republicans were most likely to blame Congress. Some 26 percent said House Democrats were most responsible and 23 percent blamed House Republicans. Another 13 percent blamed Trump.