Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
The Medicare drug program – Part D – was the largest expansion of entitlement programs since the Great Society. And it was – and is – a Republican program. A political masterstroke, Part D undoubtedly helped George W Bush get … Continue reading Who passed Part D and why you should care.
Read More...To know why some think the US healthcare system is going to get better and cheaper – and why I strongly disagree, read on. David Cutler PhD led off the WCRI’s confab with a discussion of the future of healthcare. … Continue reading WCRI – What’s happening with healthcare – better days ahead, or collapse?
Read More...Medicaid for All is back on the table. In a speech in Rolling Fork MS, President Biden revealed that his administration is working in concert with Progressive Democrats – and Sen. Mitt Romney (R UT) – on legislation that would … Continue reading Medicaid for All – Biden goes big.
Read More...Pre-existing conditions, drug development, COVID-related GI problems, and marketing screwups… First up, pre-existing conditions Yesterday President Trump issued an executive order affirming “it is the official policy of the United States government to protect patients with pre-existing conditions.” Well, yeah. … Continue reading Friday catch up
Read More...Yesterday we discussed Presidential candidate Joe Biden’s healthcare plan. Today we’ll do the same for President Trump’s healthcare plan, which was promised to be ready before the upcoming election… Five times this year President Trump has promised he will unveil … Continue reading The Trump Healthcare plan explained – briefly
Read More...Healthcare will be the most significant near-term impact of this election. If Joe Biden wins and the Dems take the Senate, here’s what we can expect. Biden’s healthcare plan addresses the biggest problems with the ACA (known to some as Obamacare). … Continue reading The Biden Healthcare plan explained – briefly
Read More...Things that are keeping me awake at night (besides the normal problems associated with being a 61 year old guy) The number of people without health insurance will increase – a lot, driven by: 10 million have lost their jobs … Continue reading Life after COVID – desperate times, desperate measures
Read More...Healthcare is the central issue in the 2020 election. If Republicans are able to keep healthcare out of the conversation, they win. If Democrats make healthcare THE issue, they win – with one big caveat. Insurers and hospitals are making … Continue reading The Healthcare Election
Read More...Two Republican-appointed judges on a Federal appeals court struck down a key provision of the ACA. So what? Well, if you or a family member are a bit heavy, have high blood pressure, are pre-diabetic, had a bout of cancer, … Continue reading The ACA is ruled un-Constitutional, which means….what?
Read More...Is the ACA case in Texas. Briefly, Republican Attorneys General have sued to overturn the ACA. The AGs’ claim the entire law must be thrown out because the individual mandate — a penalty imposed on people who chose to remain … Continue reading The most important thing you aren’t paying attention to
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