Go ahead. Sit back, count your money, and watch Republicans dispose of Obamacare. They promised to do it. It’s what we wanted. The party has been waiting for the chance for years. The new White House will claim a massive victory for the people when it’s done.
Health Care
Cancer is Important, but Other Things Must Come First
If someone close to you has died from cancer or if you have been diagnosed, you know all too well that curing cancer is important. Cancer changes lives in ways that can never be repaired. Keeping this in mind, were you amused or offended by the newest grab from our lame duck president for more space in the history books?
Hospice Makes Dying Better: a Federal Benefit That Helps
My father died last Wednesday. He was a World War II veteran and a good man with an infallible moral compass. He had been sick for a long time. For those of you who have not had the experience of watching a loved one leave this world despite the best efforts of medical science, know that dying can be difficult.
Inclusion is a Dirty Word in New Health Exchange Bill
It started even before the first Obamacare health exchange took our money. An irresistible opportunity beckoned to turn inclusion into a dirty word. Despite all their promises, could Democrats find a way to give health care benefits to the one group they told us we would not have to pay for?
Medicaid Expands at 50, Obama Lauds Government Support
Most of us hope to hold on to some measure of security and dignity if life ever bottoms out. What dignity means all depends on your situation. It is better to live in a hovel than the gutter and better to stand in line at a clinic that accepts Medicaid patients than die from pneumonia in the middle of winter.