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Why “The Cruz Amendment” Will Kill the Insurance Market
Experts say the idea added to GOP plan by Sen. Ted Cruz endangers poorer, sicker Americans. It’s “Insurance 101” that the Cruz Amendment will kill the insurance market. That’s why Blue Cross/Blue Shield and America’s Health Insurance Plans, the leading industry trade group, wrote a strongly worded letter to Mitch McConnell. Source: ‘Bare bones’ insurance […]
Continue readingHealth Care — The Latest
The new Senate health care repeal bill is the same as the old Senate bill, including the disastrous cuts, cost increases, and the millions who would lose their health insurance. The old bill is the most unpopular bill in three decades. The new bill shouldn’t stray far from the mark, given that it still: Slashes hundreds […]
Continue readingIncredible Story Line from White House
[<a href=”//storify.com/allinwithchris/here-s-what-the-white-house-is-asking-us-to-believ” target=”_blank”>View the story “Here’s what the White House is asking us to believe about the Don Jr. meeting” on Storify</a>]
Continue readingWhich Party Was More Secretive in Working on Its Health Care Plan?
The New York Times counted the number of days that the five House and Senate committees directly involved in drafting legislation held public hearings or markups, as well as floor activity such as debates and consideration of amendments, in both chambers. For the Republican bills, “the House committees held four hearings and the Senate committees one […]
Continue readingThis Week: Make or Break on Healthcare
There is a lot of Trump/Russian news coming out. Leave that to Special Counsel Mueller and don’t be distracted from calling and emailing about the health care bill. This week is make or break on health care! The right is calling for “Clean Repeal.” Make sure you specify that you are calling and emailing to […]
Continue readingScariest Tweet Yet
What does this even mean? Grammatically, it would mean the hacking will be protected by a joint effort of Russia and the United States acting through a new bi-lateral agency. We will never know what went on in the meeting between Putin and Trump unless one of the translators speaks out (unlikely). The only […]
Continue readingYou Have the Right to a Lawyer, But Not a Doctor – Part 6 of What You Need to Know About Paying for Healthcare
A Flagstaff physician explains Medicaid’s impact: The Arizona Democratic Party supports universal, single-payer healthcare via a bill pending in Congress known as “Medicare for All.”
Continue readingEnd of Life Decisions – What You Need to Know About Paying for Healthcare – Part 5
A Flagstaff physician explains: The Arizona Democratic Party supports universal healthcare using a single-payer system.
Continue readingHow the Pharmaceutical Industry Fits – Part 4 of What You Need to Know About Paying for Healthcare
A Flagstaff physician explains how the insurance companies and the pharmaceutical companies operate under the present system: The Arizona Democratic Party supports single-payer, universal healthcare.
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