Despite the many attempts by the Republicans to thwart Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) that have resulted in higher health care costs, the proliferation of substandard health insurance plans, and a rise in the number of medically uninsured, a glimmer of good news has surfaced in Arizona just weeks prior to the opening of the … Read more
Remember when the Liar in Chief said he would repeal and replace Obamacare (also known as The Affordable Care Act) with a health care system that was better and less expensive. Well, the current Administration has taken many steps to weaken Obamacare. Those, according to the Wall Street Journal, include: Reducing the sign-in period and … Read more
It was a lovely Monday morning at Harlow’s Café in Tempe, Arizona as 2018 Democratic Congressional District Five Nominee Joan Greene met with me and discussed her new run for that same seat in 2020. Congressional District Five is located in the East Valley of Maricopa County and includes all or parts of Mesa, Gilbert, … Read more
Demetrius Gibbs attempted to live the American Dream and lead a good life. College educated with a white-collar profession, Mr. Gibbs found he had kidney disease while undergoing a free checkup provided for by his employer-provided health insurance. Both of his kidneys were not functioning. Because of health reasons, no familial or voluntary kidney donors … Read more
Although we had a short floor calendar on May 1, we had some rousing debates. The highlight was a two-hour debate on SB1085, association health plans. (Watch the action here, beginning at 19:32 min.) The Republicans have had three bills this year to lower healthcare insurance costs by encouraging people to leave the healthcare marketplace. … Read more