Health Care

Dumb tweet of the day: “Nothing says Obama”

A Twitter user describes what Obama means to him

Salon Staff Friday, Dec 7, 2012 9:54 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama

Nurse duped in Kate Middleton prank found dead

Jacintha Saldanha, who mistakenly connected a radio DJ to Kate Middleton's nurse, has reportedly killed herself

Katie Mcdonough Friday, Dec 7, 2012 5:06 PM UTC 37
Life Kate Middleton, Suicide

3 real “cliffs” facing America

Forget the budget crisis hysteria. Obama has sterner challenges in child poverty, health care and global warming

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 11:40 PM UTC 18
Politics RobertReich.org, Fiscal cliff

Moms to Congress: Don’t throw families over the “fiscal cliff”!

Working women delivering teddy bears to lawmakers send the message, “We Can’t ‘Bear’ More Than Our Fair Share!”

Lynn Parramore, Alternet Wednesday, Dec 5, 2012 7:36 PM UTC 10
Politics AlterNet, Fiscal cliff, Congress

SCOTUS revives Christian university’s challenge to healthcare reform

Liberty University claims the Affordable Care Act violates its religious freedom

Jillian Rayfield Monday, Nov 26, 2012 9:30 PM UTC
News SCOTUS, Affordable Care Act

Could public health care have saved Hostess?

Vulture capitalism played its part in the company's demise, but rising coverage costs may have sealed its fate

Peter Frase, Jacobin Friday, Nov 23, 2012 5:00 PM UTC 42
Business Vulture Capitalism, Hostess

Are new doctors driving up health care expenses?

A new study shows that the best predictor of doctors' overall cost to the system is how long they've practiced

Katherine Harmon, Scientific American Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 3:00 PM UTC
Life Science, Health Care

Conservatives fail to oust judges in Iowa and Florida

Right-wing groups, some backed by the Koch brothers, lost a campaign to vote out state Supreme Court justices

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 9:11 PM UTC
Entertainment Health Care, Iowa, Florida

Get ready for the phony debt fight

Both candidates agree: The national debt is the most urgent challenge facing the nation. But it's not -- at all

Dean Baker Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 5:15 PM UTC 16
Politics Pete Peterson, budget deficit

Biden jokes about 2016 presidential bid

"When your insurance rates go down, then you'll vote for me in 2016," Biden said of health care reform

Matthew Daly, Associated Press Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 7:45 PM UTC
Elections 2012 Elections, Health Care

Law professor: Romney exploited federal spending loophole in Mass.

A scathing op-ed in the Boston Globe explains then-Governor Romney's "Medicaid shell game"

Alex Halperin Sunday, Oct 14, 2012 8:28 PM UTC 17
Elections Massachusetts, Regulation

Mitt: People don’t die because they lack insurance

Romney doubles down on his claim that people without insurance don't "die in their apartment"

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Oct 11, 2012 6:08 PM UTC 38
Elections 2012 Elections, Obamacare

Video: Mitt Romney debates himself

A revealing video imagines what a Romney v. Romney debate would look like VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012 5:43 PM UTC
Elections 2012 Presidential Debates

America doesn’t need health care rationing

Experts know that the answer to health costs is regulating what doctors, hospitals and pharma companies can charge

Michael Lind Tuesday, Oct 2, 2012 2:07 PM UTC 30
Politics Business, Health Care

“The Waiting Room”: Welcome to Romneycare 2.0

A saga of desperation, tragedy and unexpected heroism, this riveting documentary spends 24 hours in a public E.R.

Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 10:34 PM UTC
Life Health Care, healthcare

Judges targeted by right-wing groups

Conservative organizations are pushing to oust judges who voted against pet GOP causes

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 8:55 PM UTC 14
News Voter ID, Health Care

Romney-Ryan Medicare: No love for students, seniors

Shifting health care costs onto the people who can't afford them breaks a social compact that all Americans rely on

Rahul Rekhi, Next New Deal Saturday, Sep 22, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 13
Politics Students, Medicare, Seniors

Ryan booed at the AARP

His plan to repeal Obamacare was not met favorably VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Friday, Sep 21, 2012 6:40 PM UTC 55
News AARP, Obamacare, Health Care

“Makers vs. takers”: A misguided debate

It's good to discuss the role of government, but not in such false and divisive terms

Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 1:50 PM UTC 16
Politics Makers vs. Takers

State GOP officials quietly implementing Obamacare

While trying to avoid the wrath of the conservative base

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 10:29 PM UTC
News Health Care, Health care reform

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