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Thousands of Medicare Patients Turned Away At Cancer Clinics
Cancer clinics across the country have begun turning away thousands of Medicare patients, blaming the sequester budget cuts. Oncologists say the reduced funding, which took effect for Medicare on April 1, makes it impossible to administer expensive chemotherapy drugs while staying afloat financially. Patients at these clinics would need to seek treatment elsewhere, such as at hospitals that might not have the capacity to accommodate them. (more…)
Obamacare Fee of $63 Per Person Will Begin in 2014
Most Americans will likely face a $63-per-head Obamacare fee in 2014 to pay for those with pre-existing conditions. Under Obama’s plan insurance companies will be unable to turn away individuals with pre-existing conditions starting in 2014. (more…)
Wake Up Seniors Dems Gutting Healthcare
Just in case anyone knows some seniors who still might be glued to the mindset “Once a Democrat, always a Democrat” the United States as we know it will be forever changed if you continue to believe the Democratic Party is still the “Party of The People.” Come November 6, 2012, the Republican Party is the ONLY answer to saving America from increased taxes, excessive government regulations and a Socialist agenda promoted by the Democrats. (more…)
Governor Proposes $156 million for Immigrant Health Coverage
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts has proposed spending about $156 million to subsidize health insurance next year for about 37,400 legal immigrants who became eligible when the (Massachusetts) Supreme Judicial Court last month struck down state lawmakers’ decision to exclude them from coverage. And you wondered how important judicial races were at both the state level and for the federal courts? Political correctness runs amok.
ObamaCare Penalizes Marriage, Analysts Say
A new wrinkle has surfaced in the implementation of the federal health care law that critics argue will impose a significant penalty on women and marriage. The law includes generous subsidies for the uninsured so they can afford to buy coverage in the new insurance exchanges that are part of the legislation.
Vermont’s Single-Payer Health Care Bill Ignites Fight over Illegal Immigrants Coverage
The Vermont state senate erected a roadblock in the way of Vermont’s path toward becoming the first state to adopt a single-payer health care system: coverage for illegal immigrants. Is Illinois, the land of Obama, Durbin and Jan Schakowsky next?
Taxpayer-Funded Obamacare Propaganda Campaign
The Obama Administration and the Left in this country will not stop their efforts to remain in office – in power – until, and beyond that point, the entire working population of the United States in on food stamps and in foreclosure. (more…)
The Big Bugaboo: Medicare Benefit Cuts
Maybe the old joints are aching a bit and you’re now old enough to be looking at retirement benefit cuts and you’re worried those nasty Republicans are going to change the rules of the game a few years before you can receive Social Security benefits. Do not despair.
Be Here Legally Before Getting Gov’t Services, Voters Say
Four out of five likely voters in a Rasmussen poll said people should be required to show proof of legal presence in the U.S. before receiving any government services. Are the American people finally becoming impatient with illegal aliens milking a support system that was intended for those who worked throughout their lives and paid into it?
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