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Democrats approved a draft of the party platform early Saturday that includes steps to break up large Wall Street banks, advocates for a $15 an hour wage and urges the abolition of the death penalty, reflecting the influence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. Supporters of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton defeated measures pushed by Sanders' allies that would have promoted a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care system, a carbon tax to address climate change and impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracking.
Democrats approved a draft of the party platform early Saturday that includes steps to break up large Wall Street banks, advocates for a $15 an hour wage and urges the abolition of the death penalty, reflecting the influence of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. Supporters of presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton defeated measures pushed by Sanders' allies that would have promoted a Medicare-for-all single-payer health care system, a carbon tax to address climate change and impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracking.
The nation's framework for economic security and health care in retirement is financially unsustainable, but you wouldn't know it from listening to the presidential candidates. This week the Social Security and Medicare trustees warned of tough choices ahead to keep the two programs solvent over the long run.
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled new proposals to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law, as Speaker Paul Ryan seeks to showcase a GOP governing agenda amid the tumult of the presidential campaign. "Obamacare is fundamentally flawed," Mr. Ryan told reporters at an event rolling out the GOP plan.
Medicare's hospital-insurance trust fund will run out of money two years earlier than expected, in 2028. The news was part of an annual report on the program released Wednesday.
Federal authorities have charged 300 doctors and clinic owners with fraud under the biggest Medicare clampdown in history, officials announced Wednesday. The defendants allegedly billed Medicare for fraudulent claims that either weren't provided or not medically necessary.
With time running out for the Obama administration to prove the success of the Affordable Care Act, officials are aggressively targeting a group that could help turn things around: young people. Federal health officials announced Tuesday they will comb tax records to find 18-34 year-olds who paid the penalty stipulated under President Barack Obama's health act for not buying health insurance and reach out to them directly with emails to urge them to avoid even higher penalties scheduled for this year.
Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, a declared candidate for Attorney General in 2016, has announced his request that the federal government apply an ancient and dormant legal principle called "anti-trust law" for an obscure and mysterious purpose known as "consumer protection." Just kidding about dormant and obscure, etc."
We're now officially less than five months away from Election Day, and voters are turning their attention to where the candidates stand on specific issues. Among the issues expected to garner a lot of attention this election season is what should be done with healthcare in America.
A program that has helped seniors understand the many intricacies of Medicare as well as save them millions of dollars would be eliminated by a budget bill overwhelmingly approved last week by the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. The State Health Insurance Assistance Program , or "SHIP," is among more than a dozen programs left out of the bill by the committee.
California's insurance commissioner called on the U.S. government to block Anthem Inc.'s $48 billion takeover of rival health insurer Cigna Corp., saying the deal would limit competition in the state's health-insurance market.
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to reject Anthem Inc.'s proposed acquisition of rival insurer Cigna Corp. He says the $54 billion transaction would likely lead to lower quality health care and more expensive coverage. He says Anthem would control more than half the health insurance market in 28 counties.
Here I am, an Indian immigrant, a physician, and a lifelong Democrat to boot, who sees no other choice than Trump this election cycle. I must confess that I have no emotional connection with Mr. Trump -- his public demeanor, braggadocio, and above all, the coarseness of his manner when he engages opponents are not what are familiar or soothing to eye or ear.
For nearly four months, the most important number at the Supreme Court has been eight. Now in the waning days of a most unusual term, the numeral to watch is three.
She has nudged her way to the front of 21 of his rallies, passing up book after book, photo after photo for him to autograph, finding success some 66 times. He smiles at her in recognition now.
"This guy called me up," says Tamasi, president of Gosnold on Cape Cod , an addiction treatment center with seven sites in Massachusetts. "The guy" represented a group of investors; Tamasi declines to say whom.
The Senate voted Wednesday to move ahead with negotiations with the House on a measure to fund the government's fight against the Zika virus. The 93-2 vote paves the way for potentially tricky talks over how much money to provide to battle Zika and whether to pay for it with cuts elsewhere in the budget as demanded by House GOP conservatives.
Manhattan: Re your May 29 editorial "Prescription for Bill": Though there has been much discussion about the proposed restructuring of Beth Israel Hospital, absent from the discussion to date is an answer to this simple and self-evident question: If Mount Sinai is committed to this transformation to outpatient care at its facilities, including a reconfigured Beth Israel, who is geographically poised to meet the inpatient needs of this community? The obvious answer geographically is Bellevue Hospital Center - and that should add even more urgency to solving the funding crisis that New York Health + Hospitals finds itself in. According to the most recent data, 57.25% of Beth Israel patients are either uninsured or recipients of Medicaid.
Puerto Rico is facing three converging crises demanding congressional attention: hundreds of cases of Zika, a $72 billion fiscal disaster and growing financial concerns about its Medicaid program. As lawmakers consider a $1.1 billion package to combat the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus that causes birth defects, the territory's long-standing problems with funding its joint federal-state health insurance program for the poor are coming to a head.