Ocasio-Cortez Defends Single-Payer Health Care by Citing Reduced ‘Funeral Expenses’
Health Care
DeWine Releases Plan to Improve Health Care, Reduce Costs in Ohio
Republican candidate for Ohio governor Mike DeWine released additional details of his plan on Tuesday to improve health care while reducing costs.
WaPo Fact Check: Dems Wrong to Suggest ‘Medicare for All’ Will Save Trillions
A claim by some Democrats that a ‘Medicare for All’ health care plan would save the United States $2 trillion is based on a cherry-picked reading of a study which, in fact, shows such a plan would dramatically increase health care expenditures, a Washington Post fact check determined.
Congressman and Gubernatorial Candidate Polis Doubled His Wealth While in Congress
Jared Polis, one of the 10 richest members of Congress and the Democratic nominee for governor of Colorado, saw his wealth double during his 10-year run in the House of Representatives according to one benchmark estimation, and the congressman had the ability to actively manage the vast majority of his wealth in that time despite boasting about creating a blind trust “to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.”
Think Tank: Medicare For All Has $32-Trillion Federal Price Tag
The implementation of nationwide, single-payer health care would cost the U.S. government more than $32 trillion over ten years, according to a new report from the libertarian Mercatus Center.
Study: Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ Plan Would Cost Additional $32.6 Trillion
A libertarian policy center projects the “Medicare for All” plan promoted by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) would increase government health care spending by $32.6 trillion over ten years.
AFT Passes Resolution Saying Union Will Only Endorse Candidates Who Back Universal Health Care
The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution over the weekend advocating for endorsed candidates to support AFT issues such as universal health care and free college tuition.
Unhealthy Competition
The health care system is the least competitive industry in America, leading to skyrocketing costs, according to a Harvard physician.
Over Six Hundred Individuals Charged in Largest Ever Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar announced that 601 individuals are being charged in the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action.
Sanders on Transition to Single-Payer Health Care System: ‘There Will Be Pain’
