… leverage federal money. To give just one illustration that seems straight out of a Charles Dickens’ tale, Holy Cross Health Care Center, a small 40-bed Manchester nursing home that serves Catholic nuns, had its Medicaid care underfunded by hundreds …
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Democrats prepare major effort to save Obamacare
… protect it by touting all of its benefits. “This is not just about the 20 million previously uninsured who now have health security,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, said during a call with reporters Monday. “But this is about the …
EpiPen price outrage could bring more changes under Donald Trump
… their own, saying Mr. Trump should follow through on his promise to slash drug prices by allowing the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate drug prices under Medicare and speeding generics to the market, among other reforms. Until Mr. …
Nancy Pelosi urges voters to reconsider Affordable Care Act
Senior House Democrats are extolling the benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law in hopes of derailing Republican plans to gut the statute. Speaking to reporters Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the GOP will begin its “assault” on the law when the 115th Congress convenes Tuesday.
Democrats extol health care law in bid to derail GOP repeal
Senior House Democrats are extolling the benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law in hopes of derailing Republican plans to gut the statute. Speaking to reporters Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says the GOP will begin its “assault” on the law when the 115th Congress convenes Tuesday.
Pelosi: Ball is in GOP court on Obamacare replacement
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the ball is in the GOP’s court when it comes to replacing ObamaCare, according to reports. Pelosi didn’t necessarily rule out working with the GOP on replacing President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement after it is repealed, but said the responsibility to do so will ultimately fall in their lap.
Pelosi’s Obamacare plea: ‘Take a second look’
House Democrats who ushered President Barack Obama’s health care reforms into law say they failed to sell it from the start. On a call Monday with top Democrats, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said one thing she would have done differently on health care reform from the start was “message it in a much stronger way.”
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Senior House Democrats on Monday extolled the benefits of President Barack Obama’s health care law in hopes of derailing Republican plans to gut the statute and over time replace it. In a conference call with reporters, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said the GOP will begin its “assault” on the health care law when the 115th Congress convenes Tuesday.
What Obamacare could be replaced with under Trump
… not sitting well with some in Congress, particularly a few top GOP senators. Senator Lamar Alexander, who chairs the health committee, said if the process is rushed, harm may be done or mistakes made. These senators would like to wait until a more …
Bag that washed ashore is from plane carrying 6, police say
A flight-tracki… . A search plane flies over Lake Erie, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, in Cleveland.
US Scrambles to Clear Egg Exports to Bird Flu-hit South Korea
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Q&A: The GOP’s path to repealing health care law
The stakes confronting Republicans determined to dismantle President Barack Obama’s health care law were evident in one recent encounter between an Ohio congressman and a constituent. “He said, ‘Now you guys own it.
Obamacare Is First Item On Congress’ Chopping Block
… after almost a century of trying, today after over a year of debate, today, after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America,” Obama said that day, to long applause from the assembled crowd. …
Senator: Russia’s election meddling should alarm Americans
All told, Obama has granted 1,176 commutations and 148 pardons – fewer pardons than some presidents, but more commutations than any other, the White House said. Under mounting pressure to free convicts as a last act, President Barack Obama is planning at least one more batch of pardons and commutations before leaving office in two weeks, but don’t expect many famous offenders… A Republican-run House panel created to investigate Planned Parenthood and the world of fetal tissue research has urged Congress to halt federal payments to the women’s health organization.
Love, Terror, and Cigarettes
The German writer Gregor Hens smoked his first cigarette when he was five. His mother gave it to him.
Darrell Issa Proposes ‘Tort Reform’ To Replace Obamacare
Rep. Darrell Issa asserted on Sunday that part of the solution for replacing President Barack Obama’s health care law is to give patients fewer rights when suing doctors for malpractice. During a panel discussion on CNN’s State of the Union , Delaware Democratic Representative-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester pointed out that many of her constituents relied on the Affordable Care Act.
Reopened Capitol, big to-do list await Minnesota Legislature
… and the Republican-controlled Legislature to do. First up: Extend some financial help to shoppers on the individual health insurance market who face massive premium increases. Rate hikes of as much as 67 percent for those who aren’t covered through …
US lawmakers press pharma firm on high prices for antibiotic
Two US lawmakers are questioning whether Heritage Pharmaceuticals misled them in response to a 2014 congressional inquiry about the rising price a common antibiotic, after 20 US states this week accused the company of price fixing. In a Dec. 16 letter to Heritage seen by Reuters, Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings and Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders said they feared the company was “disingenuous at best” in October, 2014, when it told them it had not seen any significant price increases for its doxycycline hyclate product.
Judge Bright looks back
… had mailed to each of us about two weeks before he died: I want to share with you a recent development regarding my health. My doctors have concluded that I have a condition known as aortic valve stenosis which leads to congestive heart failure. For …
States re-examine cybersecurity after Russia accused of hack
… Russia “has been attempting to hack our electric grid, which we rely upon to support our quality-of-life, economy, health and safety.” Burlington Electric noted it wasn’t connected to the grid system and didn’t explain how the malware got onto the …
Looking ahead to 2017: Trump’s election may trigger policy shifts on multiple issues
The election of Donald Trump and continued Republican control of Congress heralds a looming policy shift in Washington that could affect federal health-care programs, taxes, road and bridge projects, private-school vouchers and many other aspects of life for New Yorkers.
Rural New Mexico exports mentoring model for physicians
… opioids, while many prescription addicts have transitioned to cheaper heroin. Under the ECHO Act, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department – which oversees Medicare and Medicaid – will review the mentoring programs and look at ways they could …
Undaunted by GOP control, Dayton plots how to seal a legacy
… Press in an interview this week. “I don’t intend to fade quietly into the dusk.” The 69-year-old governor said his health is back on track after several hip and back surgeries throughout his time in office and a health scare this spring – a brief …
US scrambles to clear egg exports to bird flu-hit South Korea
In 2015, the eggs imported from Europe after the bird flu ravaged domestic chicken flocks has made the US food companies to record the current highs. United States officials are urgently seeking an agreement with South Korea that would allow imports of American eggs so farmers can cash in on a shortage caused by the Asian country’s worst-ever outbreak of bird flu.
Prognosis for Rx in 2017: more painful drug-price hikes
… his campaign about allowing Medicare to negotiate directly for prices on prescription drugs, something the federal health care plan for seniors can’t currently engage in. He also said he wants to allow Americans to buy drugs from other countries, …
Obama, Democrats to Consider Ways to Save Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama will meet with Democrats in Congress on Wednesday to discuss ways to protect his signature health care law, which Republicans have threatened to repeal. The president and Democratic lawmakers hope to devise a strategy to delay the Republican-controlled House and Senate from repealing much of the Affordable Care Act without providing a replacement plan.
Drug prices expected to soar 12 percent in 2017
… his campaign about allowing Medicare to negotiate directly for prices on prescription drugs, something the federal health care plan for seniors can’t currently engage in. He also said he wants to allow Americans to buy drugs from other countries, …
Gold Medal Packing Inc. recalls veal products due to possible E.coli O26 and O45 contamination
Gold Medal Packing Inc., a Rome, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,607 pounds of boneless veal products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26 and O45, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.
Top Republicans say therea s a medical malpractice crisis. Experts say there isna t.
Rep. Tom Price , President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, has worked to protect doctors from malpractice lawsuits. Top Republicans say a medical malpractice crisis is threatening U.S. health care: Frivolous lawsuits are driving up malpractice insurance premiums and forcing physicians out of business.
With Trumpa s victory, Republicans hope to overhaul Medicaid
In this file photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, joined by Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., heads to a meeting of House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington. When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republicans will have the opportunity to do something they have desired for years – overhaul Medicaid, the program that provides health care to millions of lower-income and disabled Americans.
With Trump’s victory, GOP hopes to overhaul Medicaid
When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Republicans will have the opportunity to pull off something they have wanted to do for years – overhaul Medicaid, the program that provides health care to tens of millions of lower-income and disabled Americans. Any changes to the $500 billion-plus program hold enormous consequences not only for recipients but also for the states, which share in the cost.
Sanders will lead Democratic drive to organize rallies in every state against Medicare/Medicaid cuts
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… Bernie Sanders doing the Democratic Party job of persuading congressional colleagues to help organize nationwide pre-inaugural protest rallies over potential cuts in Medicare and Medicaid, as well as other health matters Republicans are likely to take up in Congress come January.
Following Trump’s Victory, GOP Hopes to Overhaul Medicaid
In this August 1, 2013, file photo, Republican congressmen Paul Ryan and Tom Price talk before a committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Now House Speaker and President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services want to overhaul Medicaid by sending a fixed amount of money each year to U.S. states.
Continue reading What’s ahead in 2017? DFW patients, doctors, insurers await repeal and replace
… now and the new year. President-elect Donald Trump is ready to deliver on his campaign promise to massively transform health care and repeal the Affordable Care Act in his first few months in office. He’s positioned a vociferous Obamacare critic , …
Letters on Cal Thomas, liberals, Medicaid expansion, national debt
As usual, columnist Cal Thomas supported Donald Trump and made light of anything that has to do with either Barack or Michelle Obama . He rebutted a statement Michelle Obama made to Oprah Winfrey about how “we are feeling what not having hope feels like.”
It’s time to raise Indiana’s cigarette tax
… for every 99.5 cents tax Indiana collects on a pack of cigarettes, Indiana’s Medicaid system spends nearly $16 on health-care costs for smokers. Last winter, when the Legislature was considering a boost in the cigarette tax to $2 per pack, four …
The mainstream media lies about vaccines just like they lied about Donald Trump
One of the “mainstream” media’s narratives since President-elect Donald J. Trump “unexpectedly” defeated their chosen candidate, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, has been that the former was aided by “fake news” supplied to hundreds of legitimate news websites by the Russian government. That massive lie has since been exposed as fake news in and of itself , as Natural News founder/editor Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, noted this week when he pointed out that the Washington Post , which originally published the story, has now backed away from the allegations.
Teva bribery settlement raises questions on Argentina, Romania probes
A half-billion dollar settlement reached between Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and the US government last week for the resolution of criminal charges in the bribery of officials in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico raises questions about the fate of other Teva bribery probes, in Argentina and Romania. Teva and the US Department of Justice said in separate statements on Thursday that they had reached a settlement over the charges relating to Russia, Ukraine and Mexico, and that Teva would pay a combined total of US criminal and regulatory penalties of almost $520 million.
Millennial View: Catherine Rampell – Why the white working class votes against itself
… I’ve interviewed, that the party’s actual ideas are the right ones. Democrats, they note, pushed for expansion of health-insurance subsidies for low- and middle-income Americans; investments in education and retraining; middle-class tax cuts; and a …
Consumer Confidential: Insulin price hikes aren’t sweet – Sun, 25 Dec 2016 PST
A key feature of Republican plans to replace Obamacare is allowing market forces to boost innovation and competition among health care providers. “Unleashing the power of choice and competition is the best way to lower health care costs and improve quality,” declares House Speaker Paul Ryan in his conservative manifesto “A Better Way.”