Just as healthcare consumers are beginning to see and like the benefits of the healthcare reform act, Republicans have launched yet another attack designed
Category: Health care
Momma, don’t take my healthcare reform away
What would healthcare consumers have to give up if Republicans succeed in undermining the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA], or if the
Vermont governor to create single-payer healthcare
Peter Shumlin, the newly elected governor of Vermont, ran on single-payer healthcare and he plans to deliver. For sure, there are hurdles to clear,
Health care reform: Is the President crazy like a fox?
I’m not a lawyer, and I don’t play one on TV (to paraphrase a commercial from several years ago). But it occurs to me
Missouri’s slice of the healthcare-reform pie
How will health care reform–officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)–specifically impact Missouri residents? Nationally, PPACA received a lot of
One-person group: Not an oxymoron in new WA health care law
In a step forward for self-employed people seeking health insurance, Washington state legislators have redefined the meaning of the word “group.” According to the
Medicare for All: The fight continues
The Social Security Act of 1965 was signed into law on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B. Johnson as amendments to Social Security legislation. At the
“Better health, better incomes, better lives”
Door-to-door sales may be a quaint relic of the Norman-Rockwell past in the US, but they could be the next big thing in developing
On Wisconsin! Go BadgerCare!
BadgerCare is Wisconsin’s healthcare plan for low-income residents—and as state healthcare programs go, it’s one of the best. Wisconsin now ranks second in the
Single-payer plan, alive and kicking in Vermont
After Congress passed the health insurance reform bill, it seemed that the idea of single-payer healthcare was all but dead for at least the