Health Care Reform

Choose Medicare Act Would Make Medicare Available to All Americans
By Karen Fletcher on May 1, 2018
Mid April, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Choose Medicare Act. This Act would essentially open...
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How Does the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Affect Medicare?
By Karen Fletcher on February 22, 2018
In early February, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 which includes several changes to the Medicare program...
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Trump Administration Moves to Ease Rules on Short Term Health Insurance Plans
By Karen Fletcher on February 21, 2018
Under a new proposed rule, insurers will once again be able to sell short-term health insurance plans for up...
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H.R. 620 Threatens American Disabilities Act ~ Take Action Today!
By Karen Fletcher on February 9, 2018
The House of Representatives is planning to vote on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Education and Reform Act...
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Weigh In Today & Tell HHS to Strengthen & Protect Medicare
By Karen Fletcher on January 23, 2018
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Graham-Cassidy Bill Again Pushes ACA Repeal & Threatens Health Coverage for Elders
By Karen Fletcher on September 18, 2017
Last week Senators Graham and Cassidy released another bill to replace and repeal the Affordable Care Act despite the...
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Senate Introduces Medicare for All Act of 2017
By Karen Fletcher on September 14, 2017
This week, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) introduced legislation to create a federally administered Medicare-for-all national health insurance program (see S. 1804)....
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“Skinny Repeal” of the ACA Failed to Pass ~ A Victory for Millions of Americans
By Karen Fletcher on July 28, 2017
Early this morning EDT, the Senate voted on the “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This time,...
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Senate Health Care Bill Slashes Medicaid Spending for All Populations
By Karen Fletcher on July 11, 2017
The Senate’s recently released bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would drastically cut and fundamentally change our country’s...
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How Do the Senate & House Health Care Proposals Compare with the Affordable Care Act?
By Karen Fletcher on June 30, 2017
Are you curious how the the Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 and the House’s American Health Care...
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