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ACA’s Bungled Rollout Aside, Government Health Insurance Works
We need expanded and improved Medicare-for-All. And we need to vote any politician who won't advance us toward that goal out of office.
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The Reality of the Affordable Care Act
While Republicans were throwing their silly tantrum, Obamacare became a fact. There is no turning back.
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Obamacare: It’s Better Than You Think
While there are many problems with the upcoming changes implemented by the ACA, it is a truly progressive step forward for dealing with healthcare in the US.
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Obama Negotiates Cuts to Medicare as the Program Reaches Its 48th Anniversary
Last week marked the 48th anniversary of the enactment of Medicare.
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Southern Leaders Opt to Exclude 2.7 Million From Health Care
In the Deep South and Florida, Republican governors and state legislatures have turned down the funding to expand Medicaid coverage.
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ObamaCare’s Relentless Creation of Second-Class Citizens (Part II)
ObamaCare uses a complex and intricate Rube Goldberg-esque system of eligibility rules.
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Celebrate the Defeat of the Granny Bashers!
Dean Baker: Medicare and Social Security are safe from austerity hawks - for now. Time to raise a toast, then switch from defense to offense.
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Walmart Workers Need a Raise and a Voice
Walmart continues to punish workers who fight their mistreatment, which costs taxpayers and the economy.
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Social Security and Medicare Reports Little Changed From 2012
The projected shortfall in Medicare has fallen by almost 70 percent since 2008.
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Medicare Drug Program Fails to Monitor Prescribers, Putting Seniors and Disabled at Risk
ProPublica investigates a government program which subsidizes danegerous drugs for the elderly.