It’s no big surprise that repealing Obamacare will have a hugely negative impact on people who suffer from mental or behavioral illness. But you may be surprised at the scope of the problem. Who’s Affected? According to Mental Health America, 1 in 5 American adults […]
Wendell Potter, author, journalist and former corporate public relations executive, spent more than two decades in the health insurance industry, leaving in 2008 after a crisis of conscience. Keeping insurance companies honest. That was one of the main reasons President Obama said he supported a public option. […]
Today we’re facing a war on women’s health like we’ve never seen before. Instead of “health care” being a “health issue,” it’s become a “political issue,” with destructive, and even deadly consequences. And it’s not just the repeal of Obamacare that’s threatening women’s health. There’s […]
Wendell Potter, author, journalist and former corporate public relations executive, spent more than two decades in the health insurance industry, leaving in 2008 after a crisis of conscience. “Beautiful coverage.” We can all breathe a sigh of relief. Yes, Obamacare will be repealed, president-elect Trump assures us, […]
Trump: Thumbs Down for Obamacare Obamacare certainly gets people going. Some say it’s tremendous, a real lifesaver. Others agree, but think it doesn’t go far enough. Still others say it’s a complete disaster, and needs to be repealed. Well, we had an election and the […]
Ask us how we really feel When it comes to the problems faced by people with pre-existing conditions, there is no solution in the four GOP “replacement” plans that holds a candle to Obamacare. Repealing Obamacare is the absolute worst thing the GOP Congress can […]
Zip, Nada, Gone! Just when we were getting our notes together to tell you all about California’s high-risk pool, the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (or MRMIP), Governor Brown issued the 2017 budget. And guess what? He abolished it! Really? Because as inadequate as MRMIP […]
The Problem: People Get Sick When President-elect Trump and his buddies in Congress repeal Obamacare, they’ll have to figure out what to do with all the sick people that the health insurers don’t want to deal with. Remember, the big problem before Obamacare was that health […]
