It looks as though self-proclaimed master dealmaker Donald Trump, who just last year apparently told bestselling author Jon Meacham that, had he been President at the time of Lincoln, he would have been able to strike a deal to prevent the Civil War from happening, is going to try once again to repeal Obamacare and […]
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It looks like the Republicans are going to try for a third time to kill Obamacare, rob 26 million Americans of their health insurance, eliminate the protections afforded people with preexisting conditions, defund Planned Parenthood, and give the resulting $600 billion to the rich
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Affordable Care Act, AHCA, Civil War, dealmaking, Donald Trump, Fred Upton, health care, health care reform, health insurance, healthcare reform, Jon Meacham, Justin Amash, MacArthur Amendment, negotiations, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, preexisting conditions, Trumpcare 33 Comments
This is what Obama wanted, and it needs to fail
For what it’s worth, I think Glenn Greenwald and Russ Feingold are probably right when they say that we shouldn’t lay all the blame for what happened with regard to healthcare reform at the feet of Joe Lieberman. Much of the blame, as Glenn points out in his recent article on Salon, belongs with Obama. […]
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged Glenn Greenwald, healthcare reform, Howard Dean, insurance company bailout, Joe Lieberman, Medicare, Obama, Russ Feingold, Salon, the public option 27 Comments
Robert Reich on the death of the public option
As usual, I agree with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Here’s a clip from his most recent article: The public option is dead, killed by a handful of senators from small states who are mostly bought off by Big Insurance and Big Pharma or intimidated by these industries’ deep pockets and power to run political […]
Posted in Health, Politics Also tagged healthcare, healthcare reform, Medicare, Office of Personnel Management, Robert Reich, the public option 12 Comments