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Thom Hartmann on the News: Criminalizing Immigration, Florida Rejects Medicaid Funding, and More
Thom Hartmann on the News
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Disability Advocates, Nursing Home Industry Battle for Health Care Dollars for Aging, Disabled
Most elderly and disabled people prefer home- or community-based care. It's also cheaper, but state and federal policy often favors the assisted-living industry. Now, activists are speaking up.
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How Obama’s Budget Threatens Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid
In the wake of the news that, this coming Wednesday, a Democratic president will make the rollback of social insurance a key aspect of his budget policy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Orleans Judge Reduces BP’s Liability, and More
A week before BP's civil trial for the 2010 Gulf oil disaster, a district judge in New Orleans just reduced the company's liability by $3.4 billion.
Move to National Electronic Health Records Potentially Risky for LGBT Patients
Digitized health records may be a step forward for improving overall health care, but how will they safely and competently account for the medically and socially marginalized LGBT community?
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What’s the Cure for Shorter Lives and Poorer Health in America? Can You Say “Public Option”?
With one of the shortest lifespans of a high income country, American really cannot afford not to improve our healthcare system.
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If Only
When it comes to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid today, Democrats might be the champions they were during the days of the New Deal.
The Hoax of Entitlement Reform
The underlying problem is not Medicare or Medicaid, but the soaring costs of health care and the aging of the boomer generation.
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Ask a Democrat: On Social Security, Which Side Are You On?
When it comes to the social security debates, it is time to ask our political leaders if they are for or against the best interests of the American people.
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Dear Mr. President: Stop Compromising, Start Leading
The American people reelected President Obama on the promise that he would continue to be a champion for the American people, a task that requires more action and less …