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The headline at The Hill reads "Ryan saves boldest plan for Medicaid." I think the word they're looking for is cruelest, not boldest.:"Medicare is not the only entitlement Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has big plans to reform. Its sister program, Medicaid, would lose about three-quarters of its federal funding by 2050 under proposals from the Republican vice presidential candidate, according to federal budget auditors. Medicaid provides healthcare for the poor and the disabled. Over 10...

The headline at The Daily Caller screamsReport: 83 percent of doctors have considered quitting over ObamacareThe article begins:"Eighty-three percent of American physicians have considered leaving their practices over President Barack Obama's health care reform law, according to a survey released by the Doctor Patient Medical Association.The DPMA, a non-partisan association of doctors and patients, surveyed a random selection of 699 doctors nationwide. The survey found that the majority have thought about bailing out of their...

Well, we did it.  Under years of GOP rule in both the state house and governor's mansion, our elected leaders have finally succeeded in pushing Texas to the bottom of healthcare delivery.  In a new study by the US government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Study, Texas ranked 51st (even below Washington, DC) in healthcare for its citizens, scoring a whopping 31 out of 100 possible points.  Among our state's greatest accomplishments (failures) are preventative...

Marcy Wheeler at emptywheel and David Dayen at FDL have a couple of important posts that shouldn't be overlooked as we enjoy the Fourth of July holiday today. Both deal with the Republican governors who have either already said they won't participate in the expansion of Medicaid included in the ACA, or those who haven't said their states are definitely out but are likely to join the opt out crowd, like Rick Perry. Their argument...

It would be funny if it weren't true. Via Newshoggers:...

As Desperado has pointed out so eloquently in his own way, the economy, foreign policy, and national security are not the most important issues in 2012. Yes, they are always important in any election, but if the past week has taught us anything it is that the structure of the Supreme Court and the entire judicial branch is at stake. Right now it is a 5-4 court in favor of the conservatives.The 2012 election is...

Now that the Supremes have finished hearing arguments and begin to deliberate the fate of the Affordable Care Act it seems to be the time for predictions on how they'll rule, so I'll throw in my $0.02 worth.I see a 5-4 decision to not only throw out the individual mandate but the entire law. The reason being that without the individual mandate the entire law collapses. Justice Scalia said as much when he remarked about...

...the saddest are these, it might have been: "With the Supreme Court arguing the legality of the Affordable Care Act, it is a good time to remember that almost nobody disputes that single payer, such as Medicare for All, would be undoubtedly constitutional. Even Michael Carvin, one of the lead lawyers arguing (for the non-state private opponents) that the individual mandate is unconstitutional admitted today that single payer would be clearly legal. From the Supreme...

AFP (Americans For Prosperity) sponsored a rally attended by AFP (Astroturf Fools and Pawns) yesterday across the street from the Supreme Court. The speakers at this gathering of people against government interference in health care included Rep. Michele Bachmann, Sen. Jim DeMint, Rep. Steve King, Rep. Allen West, Sen. Ron Johnson, and Sen. Pat Toomey. Notice a pattern there? They all receive government health care. Here's a photo of the crowd. Seems to be quite...

The headline makes this look like I have gotten sucked into a time warp. We're going to party like it's 2009. However, the subject of this particular tribe is much more recent in fact. So, bear with me as we set up the groundwork. The political debate shifted in the past few weeks to the issue of women's health and contraception in particular. I'm surprised that no one thought of the the public option as...