by Richard Eskow | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Health
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhd3rOr3dsk] Rep. Mark Pocan speaks with Richard Eskow on The Zero Hour This week I spoke with Rep. Mark Pocan (D, WI) about an open letter to President Obama he is circulating to fellow members of Congress this week. It’s an...
by Dean Baker | Oct 3, 2016 | Health
Most people would consider it pretty bad luck if they had three inches of rain dumped on their city in a 24-hour period. That is, unless they had just missed being hit by a hurricane. That analogy captures how we should feel about Obamacare. There are still tens of...
by Robert Reich | Sep 9, 2016 | Blog, Economy, Health
What can be done to deter pharmaceutical companies from jacking up prices of critical drugs? To prevent Wall Street banks from excessive gambling? To nudge CEOs into taking a longer-term view? To restrain runaway CEO pay? Answer to all four: Fulfill Bill Clinton’s...
by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 6, 2016 | Health, Tax Reform
Millions of families live in constant dread of what an unexpected encounter — with a bee or a food additive or even a dye — could bring. One slip, and breathing could quickly become difficult, or a heartbeat dangerously low. Severe allergies, untreated, can kill. But...
by Richard Eskow | Aug 30, 2016 | Blog, Health
Financial columnist Megan McArdle recently wrote a column entitled "Healthcare Is a Business, Not a Right." She was responding to a tweet from financial writer Helaine Olen: 25. The health of Americans should not be a profit center. Health care is a right. Full...
by Robert Reich | Aug 18, 2016 | Blog, Health, Progressive Vision
The best argument for a single-payer health plan is the recent decision by giant health insurer Aetna to bail out next year from 11 of the 15 states where it sells Obamacare plans. Aetna’s decision follows similar moves by UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest...
