GOP and Dems start talking about compromise health bill
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will move next week on a measure to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, but, predicting failure, other senators…
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U.S. Health Care System Rated the Worst of 11 Developed Nations
As Republicans struggle to agree on a replacement for the Affordable Care Act, the Commonwealth Fund has rated the U.S> health care system as the…
‘Extreme’ Use of Painkillers and Doctor Shopping Plague Medicare, New Report Says
by Charles Ornstein ProPublica, July 13, 2017, 9:30 a.m. In Washington, D.C., a Medicare beneficiary filled prescriptions for 2,330 pills of oxycodone, hydromorphone and morphine…
Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of society
A homeless camp in Los Angeles, where homelessness has risen 23 percent in the past year, in May 2017. AP Photo/Richard Vogel Shervin Assari, University…
Senate Republicans Struggle to Salvage Healthcare Effort
By Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. Senate Republican struggled on Wednesday to salvage major healthcare legislation sought by President…