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Was just now totally shocked by this article in FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting), interview of David Himmelstein by Janine Jackson. Excerpt: The plans really trick the system in a couple of ways. One is that they seek out healthy, low-cost...
by boblite
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This is just in at AP, and I didn’t see it posted in DK: apnews.com/… Justice Department charges nearly 200 people in $2.7 billion health care fraud schemes crackdown WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 200 people have been charged in a sweeping nationwide...
by CathyM
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Tl-dr and top headline points: We got requests recently on and off DK to periodically update and re-post our Juneteenth Diary, basically a comprehensive guide on effective messaging and canvassing on basic economic issues for Dem GOTV field teams...
by Tweedledee5
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By Andy Miller, KFF Health News When Cassie Cox ended up in the emergency room in January, the Bainbridge, Georgia, resident was grateful for the Obamacare insurance policy she had recently ...
by KFF Health News
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The time has come to declare Medicare Advantage a failed experiment that not only swindles the American people but kills them.
Medicare Advantage is a swindle
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by Egberto Willies
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Joe Biden isn't responsible for this situation (though Congress could do something�about skyrocketing rents and elder care nightmares). There might be little Joe can do about it except use his bully ...
by PrivateIce
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They’re competing unfairly with Medicare, and you and I are paying for it. It’s obscene. When George W. Bush and congressional Republicans (and a handful of bought-off Democrats) created Medicare Advantage in 2003, it was the fulfillment of half of...
by thomhartmann
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I was thinking about something today while waiting to tee off on the ninth hole of a fairly crowded Thursday golf course. Pace of play was slow. The hot, muggy weather was kinda sorta miserable. But the group I was with soldiered on. I bogeyed the 9th,...
by Richard Cranium
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In June 2016, pro-choice activists flooded the streets outside of the Supreme Court to celebrate its near-miss ruling in Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt , upholding abortion rights in Texas. ...
by Kerry Eleveld
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There is one very good reason why Uncle Sam is taking baby steps when it comes to legalizing cannabis. It is a reason, that once you think about it, seems obvious. It has, as a result, a lot to do about money. But why, you might ask, does the federal...
by Crane Brane
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