By not defending Affordable Care Act insurance regulations in court, the Trump administration is going to get rid of protections for pre-existing conditions.
Opioid crisis
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Opioid Dealers Testify to House Energy and Commerce Committee
Pharmaceutical distribution CEOs try to explain to Congress why they flooded the country with lethal pain killers.
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The White House Does Not Function
Things are so bad that the staff doesn’t even bother planning for crises they know are coming.
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The Unconscionable Claim that Medicaid Fueled the Opioid Crisis
Republicans are twisting data in order to undermine the program that many states are relying on to save lives.
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West Virginia: A Case Study in Trumpism
The Mountain State has become increasingly Republican. Will that survive the Trump era?
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Trump’s Empty Promise on Opioids
The president says there will be a big announcement next week, but his administration hasn’t done the prep work.
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Why the U.S. Responded Differently to the Opioid and Crack Cocaine Epidemics
Professor Ekow Yankah and I were interviewed on Detroit Today by Stephen Henderson. The subject was why the country took a different approach to the current opioid epidemic than it did to the crack cocaine epidemic. You can listen to the show here. This is a brief summary of my own analysis of why we […]
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The Republican Health Care Bill Would Worsen the Opioid Crisis
The AHCA would leave thousands without treatment for opioid addiction.
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Chris Christie’s Day of Failure
His effort to combat opioid addiction with President Trump is a total farce.
