The fate of Obama’s health-care law may rest with one man.

As of now, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy is the most pivotal health-care-policy thinker in America. Following district court Judge Roger Vinson’s Jan. 31 ruling that declared President Obama’s health-care-reform law unconstitutional, the plan has a solid 2–2 record in the federal courts: two district judges have ruled for it and two against. The odds are very good that it will eventually wind up in the Supreme Court. And once it gets there, odds are the bill’s fate will come down to one person: Justice Kennedy... [Read More]

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Presentation on Health Care as a Human Right

Health Care is a Right, not a Commodity: Health care is a human right, not a commodity.  Commodities are restricted to those who sell and purchase them, with sellers seeking to make a profit and consumers limiting their demand based on price.

Want to save lives and money?  Strengthen Medicare.

The following text contains the remarks of Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., at a congressional briefing titled “An analysis of proposed changes to Medicare before the Deficit Commission and a better alternative: Improved Medicare for all” held in Washington on Sept. 23.

Presentation on health care as a human right

Health Care is a Right, not a Commodity: Health care is a human right, not a commodity.  Commodities are restricted to those who sell and purchase them, with sellers seeking to make a profit and consumers limiting their demand based on price.  Read more...

Want to save lives and money? Strengthen Medicare

The following text contains the remarks of Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., at a congressional briefing titled “An analysis of proposed changes to Medicare before the Deficit Commission and a better alternative: Improved Medicare for all” held in Washington on Sept. 23.  Read more...

Myth vs Truth

Fact Sheet: The Truth About the Health Care Bill By Jane Hamsher . . . A middle class family of four making $66,370 will be forced to pay $5,243 per year for insurance. After basic necessities, this leaves them with $8,307 in discretionary income — out of which they would have to cover clothing, credit card and other debt, child care and education costs, in addition to $5,882 in annual out-of-pocket medical expenses for which families will be responsible.  Many families who are already struggling to get by would be better off saving the $5,243 in insurance costs and paying their medical expenses directly, rather than being forced to by coverage they can’t afford the co-pays on. . .  Click here to read more . . .