New Orleans Charles Blow, the statistical columnist for the Times, did an excellent job today of “catching the cat,” as he called it by looking under the numbers of the polls around support or opposition to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Looking at a Times/CBS poll that is widely cited by the Republicans as their …
Category: Health Care
For the Poor the Supremes Have Brought the Fight for the Affordable Care Act Back to the States
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 …
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 …