Tag: healthcare
Desperate Hospital Workers Are Making Masks, Protective Gear from Office Supplies
(TIME) Hospital workers in Washington state have been making protective medical gear out of office supplies and other run-of-the-mill materials as they deal with...
Supreme Court Will Decide the Fate of Obamacare
(Liberty Headlines) The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide a lawsuit that threatens the Obama-era health care law, but the decision is not likely until after the 2020...
Companies Try to Save Money by Discriminating Against Smokers
(Associated Press) U-Haul has an unusual wellness goal for 2020: hiring fewer smokers.
The truck rental company said in January it will stop hiring people...
California Governor’s $222 Billion Budget Plan Gives Health Benefits to Illegals
(Associated Press) California's governor revealed a spending plan on Friday that puts a new tax on vaping, gives $20,000 to teachers who commit to...
Medicare Patients Could See Lower Drug Costs Under Revamped Bills Opposed...
(Associated Press) A bipartisan Senate bill to curb prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients got a makeover Friday to lower copays and make it...
Ditching Health Insurance May Get You Access to Better Care
(Associated Press) Dr. Emilie Scott was only a few months into her first job when she started hearing the complaint: She was spending too...
Pelosi’s Plan for Medicare to Negotiate Drug Prices “Unworkable”
(Associated Press) The White House has concluded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan authorizing Medicare to negotiate drug prices is "unworkable" and President...
Warren’s $20 Trillion Healthcare Plan Takes Arrows from All Sides
(Liberty Headlines) Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., finally released her plan to fund the staggering estimated costs of Medicare for All.
Warren, one of the front-runners in the Democratic presidential...
How to Choose the Right Health Plan
(Associated Press/NerdWallet) When we're given a choice about our health care plans, we often choose badly.
In one study, more than 80% of the employees...
