Jeffrey Young
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Politicians Lie Because It Works: Death Panels Edition
A disturbing number of Americans still believe 2009's "Lie of the Year."
Biden Mimics GOP Fear-Mongering In His Attacks On 'Medicare For All'
"All the Medicare you have is gone," the former vice president told an AARP audience of what would happen under a "Medicare for All" plan.
You Knew Who Trump Was When You Endorsed Him, Republican Leaders
You will never live down what you've done.
The Latest Anti-Obamacare Lawsuit Is Both Bonkers And Dangerous
If you pine for the days when an insurance company could reject your application based on pre-existing conditions, you'll love what Jeff Sessions is up t...
'Medicare For All' Is The New Standard For 2020 Dems
In 2008, single-payer health care was a fringe idea. Now, its opponents are the ones who have to explain themselves.
The Death Of The Family Secret
Ancestry and other DNA-testing companies are bringing old family secrets to light. These friends are now dealing with the truth about their fathers.
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I took an online DNA test myself a few years ago. I didn't learn anything that conflicted with my understanding of my family history and our heritage, or my understanding of who I was as a person. That's not always the case.
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More than a year ago, my friends Ali and Jess got their online DNA test results and discovered the identities of their biological fathers. This is what happened next.
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Life And Debt: Searching For A Million-Dollar Miracle
Two-year-old Maxwell Freed has a rare genetic disorder. His mother needs $1 million to save him.
Life And Debt: Stories From Inside America's GoFundMe Health Care System
Outrageous health care costs and a merciless system are forcing Americans to raise money from strangers, revealing the ugly truths about U.S. health care.
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HuffPost is launching a series today called Life & Debt about Americans raising money on GoFundMe to pay for medical care. These are not feel-good stories.
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There Is No GOP Obamacare Replacement And There Never Has Been
President Donald Trump says Republicans will be the "party of health care." There's no reason anyone should believe that.
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I guess I could write the same piece again (and again and again), but nothing has changed since I published this in March.
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Federal Judge Tosses Medicaid Work Requirements
Kentucky and Arkansas, where 18,000 people have already lost their health care, were the subject of the lawsuit.
Progressives Support Shoring Up ACA Before Tackling Medicare For All
Democrats could be fighting each other over Medicare for All. Instead, they're united against Trump's effort to dismantle Obamacare.
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There's been a genuine split between progressive and establishment Democrats on health care. Trump's bonkers move to try to kill the ACA again has brought them all together, @MEPFuller discovered today.
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The GOP Keeps Changing The Rules After It Loses Elections
Republicans in Utah, Michigan, Wisconsin and elsewhere didn't like what voters chose last year, so they're simply undoing it.
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Utahns voted to expand Medicaid; the GOP legislature overruled them. Democrats won in Wisconsin and Michigan, so GOP lawmakers kneecapped the new governors. These are just three examples of the GOP's ongoing campaign against democracy.
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Rich People Have Been Taking Your Money For 40 Years And They Still Are
Why all the talk about socialism? Why all the talk about inequality, and the 99% vs. the 1%? Because for the past forty years, the rich have been scraping off more of our economy, leaving less for everyone else. See here:
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"The Walton family, by doing absolutely nothing except owning an inheritance, made $3.3 billion yesterday on a stock bump, while you were at work."
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Utah Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion At The Ballot Box. The GOP Is Trying To Undo It.
The Republican majority in the Utah Legislature is moving fast to defy the will of Utahns who approved the proposition.
The Uninsured Rate Is The Highest It's Been In 5 Years
The Affordable Care Act brought the share of Americans without health insurance to a historic low. Things have changed since Donald Trump became president.
GOP Congressmen Meet With Holocaust-Denying Troll Chuck Johnson
The two Republican lawmakers say they didn’t know about the alt-right troll’s past.
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If they didn't know who he was, then why did they grant him a meeting? Members of Congress don't give face time to just anybody. Try calling your own representatives and asking for a meeting and see what happens.
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How Two Governors And A Mayor Plan To Plug The Holes In Obamacare
Leaders in California, Washington state and New York City want to advance new coverage plans without Uncle Sam -- and in defiance of President Donald Trump.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have an interesting idea: How about more people get health care instead of fewer? Here's me and @CitizenCohn on three new proposals that could actually happen.
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Trump’s Tax Cut Was Supposed to Change Corporate Behavior. Here’s What Happened.
Nearly a year after the tax cut, economic growth has accelerated. Wage growth has not. Companies are buying back stock and business investment is a mixed bag.
The Republican Majority Is Dead And Obamacare Is Alive
The voters sent a clear message Tuesday -- and not just about pre-existing conditions or the Affordable Care Act.
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This was supposed to be a health care election and, in one respect, it was. The Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid are safe for at least two years.
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Voters In 4 Red States Could Give Health Care To 400,000 On Election Day
Fed up with waiting for elected officials to act on Medicaid expansion, organizers in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska and Utah got the question on the ballot to...
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If I had to lay a wager, I'd put my money on voters in Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, and Utah passing these Medicaid expansion initiatives. Just a hunch.
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