Washington pundits appear startled to discover that Rep. Paul Ryan’s proposed federal budget achieves his goal of balancing the budget in 10 years by assuming the repeal of Obamacare—something that even the most stubborn Republican policymakers agree is not going to happen. But as many commentators have pointed out, continuing to peddle the fiction that [...]
Obamacare A Big Help for Black Women with Breast Cancer
October 18, 2012 | Posted by
As the nation is still in the midst of celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a number of websites are focusing on how the disease affects black women in the United States. On BET.com, a story by Jonathan Hicks highlighted the ways in which President Obama‘s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, [...]
Many Doctors Feel Forced to Stop Accepting New Medicare Patients
August 20, 2012 | Posted by
There are 600,000 physicians in America who care for the 48 million seniors on Medicare. Of the $716 billion that the Affordable Care Act cuts from the program over the next ten years, the largest chunk—$415 billion—comes from slashing Medicare’s reimbursement rates to doctors, hospitals, and nursing homes. This significant reduction in fees is driving [...]
