The tug of war over health care drags on and on in Washington, and some days it’s high comedy. Nobody knew health care could be so complicated. But in truth, a lot about health care is complicated. We’re living longer. Hooray for that, but longevity on a mass scale carries costs: for everything from joint […]
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It’s time for Medicare for All
Believe it or not, says economist Robert H. Frank, President Trump and congressional Republicans, while flailing and failing in their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, are actually proposing health care benefits that can best be delivered with a single payer, “Medicare for All” plan. They have good reasons to support single […]
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Seeking health rights
More than half of the nation’s 44.6 million uninsured don’t earn enough to pay for health insurance, according to a recent report in the American Hospital Association News. And they’re not eligible for coverage through public programs. In New YorkState, about 415,000 children have no health-care coverage, according to the Children’s Defense Fund’s November 2006 […]
