Democrats are publicly conditioning a budget agreement on health care changes. But they also have powerful options to arrest the slide to authoritarianism.
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Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Coming Crisis in Health Care and the Crisis We Already Have
Why we can’t put Humpty Dumpty back together again
Posted inTAP
Are Senate Democrats Growing a Spine?
Today on TAP: We could see much tougher terms for a budget deal, including letting Trump’s Republicans take the fall for a government shutdown.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Bet Briefly Preventing a Health Insurance Apocalypse Is Good Politics
Their ask in exchange for avoiding a government shutdown is an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. What happens when Republicans say no?
Posted inEconomic Policy
What the Economy Really Looks Like
When you factor in all the data points, we have an anxious workforce, a business sector seeking opportunity in inflation, and an avalanche of bad policy bearing down on everyone.
Posted inTAP
UnitedHealth Merger Approval Again Shows Lobbyist Power
Today on TAP: Another merger settlement allows consolidation in health care; UnitedHealth’s lobbyist was MAGA’s biggest firm.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Countdown Clock Begins for Giant Health Insurance Premium Increases
In around 90 days, millions of Americans will learn about out-of-pocket cost hikes of more than 75 percent on average.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
UnitedHealth Has 2,694 Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Is It Too Big to Manage?
This behemoth conglomerate might just be too monstrous for its own good.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
GOP Wrecking Ball Slams Through Medical System
Hospitals are shutting down, slashing programs, and laying off staff. And the worst parts of the spending law haven’t even hit yet.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Families Steel for Fight After GOP Health Care Cuts
The parents of medically complex children said that despair is not an option after Republicans passed deep cuts to home care.
