Insurance

Neil Buchanan writes, Not if they swallow faith-based GOP economics like repaying the national debt.

A new Arizona law will cause patients and those recovering from surgery to suffer needless agonizing pain.

The removal of SALT threatens the programs in blue states that make America fairer.

The South has long been a public health disaster, with high morbidity, mortality, and widespread ill health.

The ACA mandate required insurers to cover contraceptive services without a co-pay.

From a single teacher earning $50,000 to a small business person earning $250,000.

Republicans set up a plan so taxes will rise for many/most non-rich people before ten years.

Some GOP lawmakers from high tax states oppose the ending of the state and local tax deduction.

Just 400 billionaires own $2.68 trillion. That's more wealth than the bottom two thirds of the U.S. population owns.

As the tax reform bill moves from the House and Senate, what is being changed?

Taxation and regulation has shifted from maximizing the size of the pie to minimizing the gap between rich and poor.

It isn't a victimless act when companies and the wealthy shield their money from governments.

Drop tests suggest Apple's most expensive iPhone is also its "most breakable."

Neil Buchanan writes that Republicans are determined to do something huuuuge about taxes. This isn't it.

There are plenty of new ways to treat chronic pain. It's time to embrace them.

Neil Buchanan writes that Republicans are trying to use tax to punish people who vote against them.

The Trump administration's attempts to cut back on Obamacare have led to an increase in the number of uninsured Americans.

Many predict that the entire health care market will implode without the subsidies.

The damage potential associated with mass shootings is enormous.

Trickle down is a fraud. And taxing the rich doesn't slow growth.

Neil Buchanan writes that the U.S. tax system may be far from perfect, but it is good enough.

Now Republicans are giving tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, they've stopped worrying about deficits.

Articles refer to the estate tax in a way that makes it seem even less generous than it already is.

Buying off Alaska runs the risk of alienating Senators from other states, who might also demand sweetheart treatment.

The app, Reset, was approved by the FDA for people already in treatment for substance-use disorders.

Insurance claims from Hurricane Irma continue to mount in Florida with nearly $2 million in damages reported within a week of the storm tearing through the state.

Amending rather than replacing would offer more safeguards against systemic collapse.

You can't give the rich and corporations a big cut and also reduce the deficit. Unless you borrow.

The September storm didn't live up to the most dire predictions, but Florida still has the highest homeowners insurance rates, and it may not be ready for climate change.

Every year, Americans spend $210 billion on needless medical services.