Tag Archives: health care

Does anyone believe Donald Trump when he says that “Republicans will be providing far better Healthcare than the Democrats, at a far lower cost”?

By Mark | October 13, 2020

Donald Trump, as you can see above, just tweeted out a promise that, “Republicans will be providing far better Healthcare than the Democrats, at a far lower cost.” If it sounds familiar, it’s because it’s something that he’s promised a near infinite number of times in the past. It started before the election in 2016, […]

Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Affordable Care Act, Amy Coney Barrett, COVID-19, Donald Trump, health insurance, lies, Obamacare, preexisting conditions, public health, Supreme Court, Trumpcare | 15 Comments

Donald Trump tells America’s seniors that only he can save them, promising to deliver the same treatment for COVID that he received free-of-charge just after the election

By Mark | October 8, 2020

As you might remember, before being elected President of the United States, Donald Trump told voters that, if we were to put him in the White House, he’d immediately be rolling out a health care plan that would “take care of everybody.” He refused to give any details at the time, but, as he told […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged 293T, ACA, Donald Trump, health insurance, Obamacare, pharmaceuticals, Regeneron, stem cell research | 9 Comments

I thought we could discuss Trump’s new health plan today — the one he promised to have signed into law yesterday — but apparently it doesn’t exist yet… In Trump’s defense, he’s only had 3.5 years.

By Mark | August 3, 2020

Before the election in 2016, Donald Trump promised the American people “something terrific” to replace the Affordable Care Act. “You’re going to have such great health care, at a tiny fraction of the cost — and it’s going to be so easy,” he said. Of course, it never came to fruition. Now in office for […]

Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 2016, Affordable Care Act, Axios, Barack Obama, Chris Wallace, COVID-19, Dear Michigan, Donald Trump, election promises, health care reform, health insurance, Obamacare, preexisting conditions | 32 Comments

A COVID-19 update from Andy Slavitt

By Mark | March 15, 2020

I’m going to try to do a better job of passing along information about the coronavirus response that I think you might find valuable. Here, for example, slightly edited, is a tweet thread from Andy Slavitt, the former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under Obama. It’s a little rough, as I […]

Posted in Health, Uncategorized | Also tagged Andy Slavitt, Apple, coronavirus, COVID-19, Emily Barson, Italy, pandemic, public health, social distancing, South Korea | 11 Comments

Exploring Trump’s “Manifesto of Mistruths”: Is our economy really “the best it has ever been”?

By Mark | February 9, 2020

I didn’t watch Donald Trump’s State of the Union a few days ago. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. And, apparently, I wasn’t alone. Viewership, it seems, was way down. Which, I guess, given what he had to say, was a good thing. Trump not only lied, but he lied a lot, even […]