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.
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?
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.
The Poor Don't Lie and Cheat Any More Than the Rest of Us
The notion that the poor are uniquely morally deficient, it turns out, is completely backward. They're actually more virtuous, on average, than the rich.
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.
Obamacare Is Not a Reason to Give Up on Government Programs
The biggest myth of the Obamacare debate goes like this: The failures of Obamacare prove that the government can't be trusted to run our health care system.
Reader Request: Who Will Benefit from ObamaCare?
The cost of ObamaCare is far less than its critics would have you believe.