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Ron Stouffer and his wife, Rosie Skomitz, are retired and reside in Mt. Penn, PA. They are affiliated with HealthCare4AllPA.org, a group which supports public single-payer, universal health care and which promotes passage of the Family and Business Health Care Security Act(SB300/HB1660) in PA.
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Ron Stouffer and Rosie Skomitz
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What Will SCOTUS Do? You Be the Judge
In late March the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) entertained arguments for and against the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed into law two years earlier….
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AARP Looking Out for #1
In 2003, the Medicare Modernization Act was passed. Among other things, it included the establishment of Medicare Advantage plans, essentially allowing private insurers to get their fingers into the Medicare…
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Third Time Is Not the Charm
The California Legislature passed single-payer (Medicare for all) legislation twice in recent years, only to have it vetoed by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. A third attempt to pass the legislation…
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Shall We Dance?
Watching the Republican presidential candidates’ debates has been perversely entertaining. It is fascinating to observe the verbal pirouette of politicians trying to distance themselves from their former incarnations. Particularly guilty…
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Alice’s Adventures in Medicare Land
Just as in Lewis Carroll’s tales of Alice’s illogical adventures, the political landscape just gets “curiouser and curiouser.” We’ve traveled down the rabbit hole, through the looking glass, and into…
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Wall Street Greed Kills Those in Need
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has managed, in a few short months, to shine a spotlight on a system of economic inequality and corporate control of our government. Participants…
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Elementary, My Dear Watson. Or Is It?
A big concern among physicians, a concern we share, is the use of Watson to help a health insurance company
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Just Another Day in Paradise
The invoice stated, “Payment was denied by Bottom Line Health Insurance Company, indicating another insurance is your primary carrier. Please contact us to provide your correct primary insurance carrier for the date of the service listed.”
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Highmark for Higher Education
It’s the beginning of a new college semester. Paid the tuition? Check. Paid dorm room and board or apartment rent? Check. Purchased textbooks? Check. Purchased mandatory health insurance? Huh?
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Happy Birthday, Medicare! Will It Be Your Last?
So happy 46th birthday, Medicare. We hope the gift that President Obama and Congress give you is not a pink slip. Writer Hank Kalet proposes (The Progressive Populist July 1/15, 2011) that rather than cutting Medicare we make it even stronger by expanding it to cover everyone. Makes perfect sense, but this is Washington we’re talking about.
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