If Latinos are to fully recover from the ravages of the Great Recession, they will need not simply jobs, but jobs that lead to increased earnings over time and that also have good benefits. In short, they will need what we call "good jobs."
Progressives and all other rational human beings should ramp up their efforts to build the movement for single-payer and work to ignite the Occupy movement on this issue.
The Republican leaders in Congress have mostly defined themselves by what they're against, but now they've announced what they're for -- the most popular parts of the Affordable Care Act. I can only imagine the political identity crisis this is causing within the GOP.
Dental care has become increasingly expensive in this country, and even with insurance many people are stuck paying large fees on top of that.
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, they are so deluged with information about their health and how to treat the disease so that managing their Medicare or Medicaid coverage gets overlooked.
Yes, HSAs can be just what the doctor ordered for the young, healthy and highly compensated among us, but many others who enroll in these plans find out when they get sick that coverage is far from adequate.
Nearly 16 million health insurance consumers will get rebates totaling an estimated $1.3 billion beginning Aug. 1 because Obamacare limits the profits that insurance companies can make off of illness, injury and pain. This is what Republicans are trying to take away from health insurance consumers.
To put it simply: going back to the drawing board in order to pass a better law is a delusion. We need to use this opportunity because we will not have another one soon.
Thirty five states require health insurance companies to get permission before raising rates, but not California.
For the last two years, Mr. Khao has contacted every legislator he can, asking for official recognition and veteran's benefits for these thousands of U.S. citizens who were soldiers for the CIA's secret war in Laos. So far nothing has come to pass.
Diabetes is a national disaster, and private insurers and their clients do not have the capacity to respond to it. They have a role to play, but government is the only structure in our society that can design market stimuli on the scale required.
The Supreme Court has more than a legal case to consider this spring. It has the future of our nation to decide. Without the Affordable Care Act, more people will be sicker, more people will pay more for their own care, and more people will pay more for other people's care.
Congress could set up two tracks for health care coverage. One would be facilitated, but not operated, by the Federal government. States would decide whether to participate or opt out and go their own way.
The fact is that serious wreckage would result from a bad decision. Attempting to unscramble this omelet would be a national nightmare.
We all need to be part of the solution. If so, then everyone benefits from improved health, and health care services can be provided in a prudent, efficient and effective way.
Our health care system is not built to provide optimal care to a diverse population. There may be a way forward: a Consumer-Oriented Healthcare System.
