Tag Archives: Health Insurance

CEPR: Dean Baker: ‘Can We Pay For Single Payer?’

Posted on October 3, 2017 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat “Originally Published on TRNN on Oct 27, 2016 Dean Baker of CEPR says if people could buy into a public option, it could seriously mitigate the price hikes Dean Baker BIO: Dean Baker co-founded CEPR (Center for … Continue reading →

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Brookings Institution: Dana Goldman: Why Bernie Sander’s Plan For Universal Health Care Is Only Half Right

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Actually, I believe Dana Goldman is being generous here and giving Senator Bernie Sanders too much credit here. I don’t believe Senator Sanders is even half right and is selling his supporters a Mercedes for the cost … Continue reading →

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The Washington Monthly: Opinion: Martin Longman: White House Heroin Initiative is a Start

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Derik Schneider

The Washington Monthly: Opinion: Martin Longman: White House Heroin Initiative is a Start This is really something that we should’ve been doing since the so-called War on Drugs started in 1971. But then had we of done that, then maybe … Continue reading →

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Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Judith Solomon: Medicaid at 50: A Critical and Evolving Pillar to U.S. Health Care

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Derik Schneider

The New Democrat Medicaid, is a very important health insurance program for people in poverty including the working poor, but also people who are disabled and senior citizens. The fact that it is also for seniors, I believe shows a … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Republic The fiftieth anniversary of the most successful government health insurance program in the country, if not the most successful health insurance program period. No other health insurer has provided more health insurance to more Americans than Medicare. … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Michael Moore: ‘The ObamaCare We Deserve’

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:Michael Moore– should go back to Detroit and leave government to people who know how to govern. Source:The New Democrat “Today marks the beginning of health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act’s new insurance exchanges, for which two million … Continue reading →

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President John F. Kennedy: Explains The Need For Medicare

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  One of the advantages of Medicare is that when someone spouse gets hurt Medicare is there to make sure that all senior citizens at least will get the affordable health care that they need. So they … Continue reading →

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TV Days: John F. Kennedy vs. Ronald Reagan on Medicare

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Rik Schneider

. Source:The New Democrat  I have a lot of respect for Ronald Reagan, but he was simply dead wrong about Medicare. And by the time he was President of the United States at least, he was even a supporter of … Continue reading →

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