Political Animal

Democratic Ideas on How to Improve Health Care Are Complicated Too

by Nancy LeTourneau March 27, 2017January 9, 2022

Democrats have an opportunity to offer a counter-proposal to Trumpcare, but can they agree on one?

Health Care, Political Animal

Not Even Trump Supports The GOP Healthcare Bill

by Martin Longman March 24, 2017January 9, 2022

That hasn’t stopped him from putting house Republicans between a rock and a hard place.

Political Animal

Why the Rush To Repeal Obamacare? It’s All About the Tax Cuts

by Nancy LeTourneau March 24, 2017January 9, 2022

Passing a healthcare bill frees the GOP to do what they really want.

Political Animal

Will Ryan Settle For Gutting Medicaid?

by Nancy LeTourneau March 20, 2017January 9, 2022

It’s been his ambition since his college days.

Magazine, March/April/May 2017

A Cure for High Health Care Costs

by Shannon Brownlee March 19, 2017January 9, 2022

Republican reform plans misdiagnose the problem. The solution is better care for the minority of patients who drive most of the spending.

Magazine, March/April/May 2017

Home Remedy

by Anna Gorman March 19, 2017January 9, 2022

A San Diego “pre-hospice” program helps chronically ill patients live longer, live better, and stay out of the hospital—all while saving the health care system money.

Political Animal

Stealth Care: So Much for the “Pro-Life” Party

by D.R. Tucker March 19, 2017January 9, 2022

The man lies the way the rest of us eat, sleep and breathe. Listen to him, if you can stomach it. Then again, it might actually make your stomach sick, and then you’ll have to go to the hospital–and get ripped off, thanks to what this man’s party plans to do to our health care […]

Political Animal

Antisocial Media: The Threat of Trump on Twitter

by D.R. Tucker March 18, 2017January 9, 2022

So what madness will he come up with next? It has been two weeks since he accused the former President of illegally wiretapping Trump Tower–an allegation he refused to retract yesterday during his news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Two weeks and no evidence. However, to his supporters, he doesn’t need any evidence; his […]