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Cue Harry and Louise: Medicare for All vs. the Usual Suspects
For all its uncertainties, American life has its reassuring traditions: Fall brings football, spring brings baseball, and proposals for universal health insurance bring healthcare industry scare campaigns.
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1 Year After Repeal of Individual Mandate, Health Coverage At Risk for More Americans
That element of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, along with other actions taken by the Trump Administration, are contributing to higher premiums, less coverage and more uninsured.
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Missouri Shows Why Healthcare Plays A Major Role In Next Week's Elections
Recent polling in Missouri – where Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is fighting to defend her seat – shows healthcare is at the top of the list of issues that voters care about.
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GOP Hypocrisy on Steroids: The Assault on Obamacare’s Individual Mandate
Twenty states, backed by Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, are trying in the courts to dismantle the law by attacking what they see as its Achilles heel: the individual mandate.
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Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan To Make Health Care Coverage Cheaper And More Reliable
The Massachusetts senator’s new bill, the Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act, would increase consumer subsidies and force insurers to accept tougher rules.
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What the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan Plan Says About For-Profit Health Insurance
The three paragons of capitalist success have just made one of the strongest arguments yet in favor of single-payer healthcare.
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Sen. Cassidy Believes States are Better Suited to Run Healthcare but Not Flood Insurance
The National Flood Insurance Program isn't nearly as contentious as the ACA, giving the Louisiana senator more political legroom to advocate for federal management over flood insurance. The irony, given the GOP's latest healthcare setback, is hard to miss.
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The 3 Americans Who Should Pay for Medicare-for-All
One good reason for wealthier Americans to support a better health care system: as the longevity of higher-earning Americans increases relative to low-income Americans, wealthy households benefit more and more from Medicare.
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You Can’t Be Serious: Debunking The Dangerous Arguments Against Dodd-Frank
Dodd-Frank, however imperfect, isn’t just about protecting average folks from reckless, predatory finance. It’s also about protecting Big Finance from itself.
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"Obscene": 70 Top Healthcare CEOs Raked in $9.8 Billion Since 2010
"The median household income in 2015 was $56,515, which the average healthcare CEO made in less than a day."
