Medicare
Birthday wishes for Medicare at 45: “everybody in”
July 30, 2010CLEVELAND -- July 30 was a bright sunny summer day here in Cleveland and dozens gathered in Public Square to launch balloons in celebration of the 45th anniversary of Medicare and call for extending the program...
Read moreAmerica Speaks back: Derailing the drive to cut Social Security and Medicare
June 23, 2010Next weekend will feature another milestone in the drive to cut Social Security and Medicare. The organization America Speaks will be hosting a series of 20 meetings in cities across the country. They will ask the...
Read moreLieberman says he’ll filibuster Medicare buy-in
December 14, 2009Democrats in the Senate who thought they had a compromise progressives and "centrists" could both support learned this weekend that independent Sen. Joe Lieberman can be counted on to do just about anything to sabotage health...
Read moreSecond $250 stimulus urged for 57 million
October 26, 2009President Obama has asked for a second $250 stimulus for 57 million people on Social Security, who will be hit by higher prescription drug premiums next year - another reason health care reform is needed.
Read moreD for dud
January 13, 2006We received the following response to our Nov. 19-25 column, “Medicare Part D is a dog,” by Beatrice Lumpkin. This letter points out that the automatic enrollment in Part D of all Medicaid patients has some...
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