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It’s about Healthcare stupid!…

May 9, 2018 By jamesb

A new CBS News poll finds that “health care tops the list of most important issue for voters, ahead of the economy — and by two to one voters say they’ve been hurt, not helped, by the GOP’s changes to the health care laws. “Few Americans — only 15% — feel that the recent … [Read more...] about It’s about Healthcare stupid!…

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, Healthcare, Politics

Republicans can’t do away with Social Security, so they’re cutting its offices

May 9, 2018 By jamesb

...by Joan McCarter @ Daily Kos....  Since 2000, the Social Security Administration has been forced to close one out of 10 of its field offices—125 offices out of 1,250—because of budget cuts. Since Republicans have been unable to cut the benefits … [Read more...] about Republicans can’t do away with Social Security, so they’re cutting its offices

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Daily Kos, DonaldTrump, House, Medicaid, Medicare, Republicans, Senate, SocialSecurity

Tom Price changes his mind…The tax cut law will increase healthcare costs…

May 1, 2018 By jamesb

Now.... Tom Price, President Trump’s first secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said “the Republican tax law would raise the cost of health insurance for some Americans because it repealed a core provision of the Affordable Care Act,” the Washington Post … [Read more...] about Tom Price changes his mind…The tax cut law will increase healthcare costs…

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2017 GOP tax cut, Congressional Budget Office, Healthcare, Tom Price

Insurance Giant UnitedHealthcare is making money….

April 17, 2018 By jamesb

Remember all the crying that Healthcare Insurance providers where making last year? Well, one of the giants reports that they made a boat of money on a profit of over 30%.... UnitedHealth Group's profit in the first quarter of 2018 soared 31% year over year, totaling $2.84 … [Read more...] about Insurance Giant UnitedHealthcare is making money….

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics Tagged With: Healthcare Insurance, Obamacare, tax cuts, UnitedHealthcare

Barbara Bush, in “failing health,” to forgo medical treatment….

April 15, 2018 By jamesb

Barbara Bush, 92, the wife of former president George H.W. Bush and mother of former president George W. Bush, will not seek additional medical treatment after a recent series of hospitalizations, choosing instead to focus on comfort care, according to a statement from her … [Read more...] about Barbara Bush, in “failing health,” to forgo medical treatment….

Filed Under: Healthcare, Other Things Tagged With: Barbara Bush, Health, Healthcare

Older, white, educated voters move to Democrats by double digits…Poll…

April 9, 2018 By jamesb

This poll should be looked at a strong indication of it's results since it included a huge sample of 65,000 adults.... It is another clue pointing to Republican problems coming in the November midterm elections.... The move is motivated by concerns about healthcare a topic … [Read more...] about Older, white, educated voters move to Democrats by double digits…Poll…

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics, Polling Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, Democrats, Healthcare, older/white voters, Polling

Planned Parenthood CEO says Kushner and Ivanka offerd ‘bribe’ money for the organization to stop abortions…

April 4, 2018 By jamesb

Unfucking believable! Those two are THAT naive that they would do somethiung like this and expect Planned Parenthood to turn on one of it's core missions ? Anmd they would think that the offer wouldn't be exposed? In a riveting passage from Cecile Richards’ new … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood CEO says Kushner and Ivanka offerd ‘bribe’ money for the organization to stop abortions…

Filed Under: Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics Tagged With: Abortion, Bribe money, Ivanaka Trump, Jared Kushner, Planned parenthood, Politics

Billion-dollar NFL concussion settlement ‘on the brink of collapse’…

March 30, 2018 By jamesb

A rebellion is underway in the billion-dollar NFL concussion case, as lawyers representing thousands of former players are asking a federal judge to curb the league’s influence in the process and correct flaws that have allegedly threatened the settlement’s integrity and left … [Read more...] about Billion-dollar NFL concussion settlement ‘on the brink of collapse’…

Filed Under: Entertainment, Government, Healthcare, Other Things, Sports Tagged With: Civil settlements, Concusions, Health, NFL Football, Sports

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