New Orleans The great news is that Chief Justice John Roberts looked over his shoulder at history and found a way to provide the needed vote to uphold President Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment and rule that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was constitutional yesterday. The decision is surrounded by dark clouds and rests on somewhat …
Category: Health Care
Debt Collectors Gone Wild at Catholic Hospitals and Other Non-Profits
New Orleans A story in the Times of a Minnesota investigation of an aggressive debt collection company that might be breaking all kinds of HIPPA laws designed to protect patient care information along with other statues caught my eye. This seemed at first glance to be another story of our imploding health care crises. The …
Parenthood Backers Rally, Komen Foundation Permanently Damaged
New Orleans For a change we’re winning one against the right wing strategy of progressive institution defunding. This is a Texas-style bare knuckles dispute, and I’m so proud of the way Cecile Richards stepped into the ring here that I could just spit! The Susan Komen Foundation folks are headquartered in Dallas so they should’ve …