New ‘Medicare for All’ bill would kick 181 million off private insurance
Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described “socialist,” is doubling down on his efforts to give federal officials total control over Americans’ health care.
How Medicare for All would insert government in doctor-patient relationship
If “Medicare for All” becomes law, however, that relationship will have to make room for a third party: Uncle Sam. And Uncle Sam will call the shots.
How Venezuela uses universal health care as a political weapon
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro is using his socialist country’s universal health care system as a political tool, ordering doctors to throttle medical supplies and withhold care from citizens who don’t vote for him.
House won’t allow alternative health insurance
On Thursday the House chamber voted in favor of H.524, the health insurance mandate, which in its current form does not have a financial penalty for not having insurance.
Vermont Health Commissioner supports ongoing social media crackdown on vaccine ‘disinformation’
Social media companies have begun cracking down on anti-vaccine chatter between users of social media in response to a coordinated pro-vaccine campaign from health officials across the country.
McClaughry: Scrapping the health insurance penalty tax
The legislative rejection of the penalty tax would certainly show that even a left-leaning legislature has enough good sense not to lay new tax burdens on vulnerable working families.
Vermont health care mandate bill throws affordable insurance alternatives under the bus
The new health care mandate bill working its way through the Legislature would prevent association health plans and health care sharing ministries from counting as adequate health insurance.
Statehouse Headliners: State law to eliminate faith-based health cost sharing faces pushback
Health-sharing is exempted from the “Obamacare” federal individual mandate to have health insurance. H.524 would eliminate that exemption.
Bernie Sanders says ‘many thousands’ will die if cuts made to Medicare and Medicaid
“You obviously studied how many people would die as a result of a lack of access to health care,” Sanders said. “What kind of conclusion did you reach? How many thousands do you think will die because of massive cuts to Medicare and Medicaid?”
Smith: Medicare for all
Over a hundred Democratic members of Congress, including Vermont’s Peter Welch, have joined in sponsoring a new “Medicare for all” bill even more sweeping that the one proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Despite trillions in estimated costs, House Democrats file ‘Medicare for All’ measure
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, is the chief sponsor, and the bill has more than 100 co-sponsors in the House. It mirrors a bill proposed by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, last year.
Health Care Committee leaning toward penalty for those who don’t buy insurance
The House Committee on Health Care appears to be leaning toward imposing a financial penalty on Vermonters who do not purchase health insurance.