Reading the CBO Report on the Better Health Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA)
The two key tables in the CBO report on the Senate health care bill (the BCRA), with some notes on metholody and the current state of play
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The Senate Health Care Bill (the BCRA) and Its Appeal to Voters
How the Senate health care bill (the BCRA) appeals to the rich, youth, and Swing States
Read more...Lee Camp: Here’s Why There Is No Legitimate Healthcare Debate In This Country
A righteous rant about why the way Americans have been propagandized to think about healthcare is a travesty.
Read more...Robert Reich: The Secret Republican Plan to Unravel Medicaid
The Republican Plan indexes Medicaid to inflation, but overall inflation, which is slower than medical inflation.
Read more...Matt Bruenig: How Many People Will Obamacare and AHCA Kill?
Subjecting Obamacare to the same measuring stick that the Center for American Progress applied to the ACHA.
Read more...States Launch New Joint Probe into Company Sales and Marketing Practices for Opioids
State probes of opioid manufacturers may loom large, especially if Trump’s Justice Department eschews targeting corporate crime.
Read more...Obamacare “Reform” May Be Going Pear-Shaped in the Senate
Senate Republicans opted for radical secrecy in trying to craft Obamacare reform. They may just be hiding how serious their divisions are.
Read more...The Tragedy of ‘Mountain Dew Mouth’ and the U.S.’s Insane Approach to Dental Care
Lack of dental care weighs as heavily on the poor, particularly the rural poor, as access to what we usually define as “medical” care.
Read more...Nina Turner: Wall St. Democrats vs. Working Class Democrats
A wide-ranging discussion with Nina Turner from the People’s Summit in Chicago.
Read more...This Week’s Ugly Possibilities in TrumpCare (with Things to Do)
The Republicans may be seeking to pass their own version of TrumpCare quickly, before the July recess, with some resources to prevent that.
Read more...Health Reform in the Age of Trump
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), enacted in 2010, was intended to address long- standing problems with the American system of health care and health insurance. This column, taken from a new VoxEU eBook, reviews the main provisions of the ACA related to insurance coverage and healthcare costs, including what is known so far about their impact. It also discusses the recent Republican attempt to ‘repeal and replace’ the law.
Read more...What’s the Cost of Keeping Corrupt Pharma-Stooge Senators Like Patty Murray in Office?
Why Democratic voters need to turf out Senators who put the profits of drug companies above their constituents’ needs.
Read more...Could Direct Primary Care Be a Key Part in Solving America’s Health Care Crisis?
By cutting out the insurance middleman and ending pay for procedure, direct primary care saves costs and produces happier doctors and patients
Read more...Republican Senators at Odds Over Medicaid in Obamacare Reform Push
Obamacare reform hits yet another roadblock.
Read more...Despite Wobbles, Theresa May Still Expected to Lead Conservative Win This Week
Despite Theresa May looking at risk in many UK polls, the distribution of seats in play may give the Tories the advantage.
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