Healthcare and The Common Good
What exactly is the Common Good, and how does health care, education, and other programs fit in? Robert Reich and I share one view, but Ayn Rand and Libertarians have another. Here are highlights from Reich’s…
Medicare for All 2022 gains new hope with Sanders as HELP committee chair
Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) confirmed his desire to chair the [HELP] Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions for the 118th Congress, saying he would “focus on universal healthcare, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, increasing…
Biden wants to let Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices. Industry will resist.
Last week, STAT News said President Biden is pressing Congress to finally let Medicare negotiate drug prices. That’s great news for most of us, but whether it really happens is less clear. Here’s the good news…