Our Editorial in the New York Times: "We Stand For Access"
As a member of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, I'm proud to add my name to this letter to the editor in the New York Times.
Letter to a Trump Supporter #1: Undocumented Immigration
Throughout this election season, I have been corresponding with a family friend who supports Donald Trump. I have explained why I oppose Mr. Trump and why I see the country so differently than he does. In this final month leading up to Election Day, I will publish these “Letters to a Trump Supporter” on this blog. I will begin with the issue that started it all: undocumented immigration.
Our Kids Aren't the Only Ones Suffering From Inequality. We're Failing Our Parents Too!
Clearly, inequality affects Americans of every age -- and that is why you cannot cure what ails the children without treating the parents, for the ailment is not generational. It is economic, and it perpetuates itself down through the generations.
New Data Settles the Debate: Obamacare Is Making Health Insurance More Affordable, Not Less
What have we learned since last time? Were the naysayers proven right, or did Obamacare really make health insurance more affordable, as was intended?
Finally! Someone Explains What All Those Obamacare Numbers Mean!
It's time for a math lesson. After reading this article, you'll know what the numbers mean -- and which ones you should trust. No candidate will be able to fool you.
Republicans Want to Replace Obamacare with…Obamacare-Lite?
At long last, we can answer the simple question that Democrats have been asking Republicans since March 23, 2010: You got a better idea? Unfortunately, the answer is a disappointing "no."
Yes, Obamacare Critics, Health Insurance Does Make You Healthier
Barone and Krauthammer claim that the Medicaid group did not have better health than the uninsured group, proving the futility of health insurance, but their conclusion is based on a very narrow, selective reading of the evidence.
Does Obamacare Infringe on Our Liberty? Or Does It Give Us Even More Freedom?
Freedom requires more than the absence of laws and taxes. True freedom of choice requires the capability to make that choice -- and the free market doesn't always give us that capability.
Do the Math: People Don't Choose to Be Poor or Unemployed
On the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, many Americans are still operating under the assumption that people choose to be poor and unemployed, that they'd rather be lazy than rich, that they can afford the basic necessities of life. But the numbers tell a different story.
Good News: Obamacare Clearly Isn't Stifling the Economy
The more of the law that's implemented, the better the economy seems to perform. How can that be?
An Open Letter to the One Percent
You are the most powerful citizens of the most powerful country in the world. Your country needs you. You have the influence, the means, and the brainpower to turn this economy around, but you must know the facts. You must hear the cold, hard truth.
Looking Overseas Gives Us Reasons to Be Thankful for Obamacare
That's a lot of numbers, but they all tell the same story: The United States has the most complicated, most expensive, and most frustrating health care system in the industrialized world -- and none of that is due to Obamacare, most of which took effect after the survey.
Those Obamacare Stories Aren’t as Scary as They Sound
So, yes, you can keep your old plan. Unless the insurance company changes it. In which case it isn't your old plan anymore.
The Federal Government Didn't Lose the War on Poverty. It Retreated.
It's no surprise that the poverty rate rose to 15 percent during the Great Recession. A century of progress has been forgotten.
Reader Request: Who Will Benefit from ObamaCare?
The cost of ObamaCare is far less than its critics would have you believe.
Four Myths -- and the Truth! -- About the Individual Mandate
The individual mandate was a Republican invention from a time when it was not yet heresy for a Republican politician to advocate providing affordable health insurance to every American without a government takeover of the industry.