Health Care
New Highmark Ad Goes After UPMC
Highmark has launched a new advertisement designed to rally support for its acquisition of West Penn Allegheny with a pointed attack on its rival UPMC.
Study: Treatment, Care For Dementia More Costly Than Heart Disease, Cancer
New research shows dementia is more costly than heart disease or cancer.
Local Woman’s Wins Lawsuit To Get Low-Income Health Care Reinstated
Funds for low-income health insurance programs were diverted, the programs disbanded and that has left thousands in Pennsylvania with no assistance. On Tuesday, a Commonwealth Court judge declared unconstitutional a state law that siphoned money from the Adult Basic Health Care program into state coffers.
Healthcare Changes To Expect in 2013
Dimitri Vassilaros spoke with The Cato Institute’s Director of Health Policy Studies Michael Cannon regarding health care changes expected Jan. 1.
Opinion: Americans Failed Walmart Workers
After all the hype regarding Walmart employees’ discontent with their employer and the threat of a strike on Black Friday, the long holiday weekend was saw banner sales and virtually no protest at Walmarts.
Opinion: Happy Thanksgiving
The Buck Starts Here wishes a happy Thanksgiving to our readers. For progressives there is much to be thankful for this year.
Opinion: Four More Years Of Gridlock
Even the most liberal of Democrats must agree that Obama’s inability to get foes to work with him is severely impeding any progress this country.
Opinion: This Is What A Mandate Looks Like
After two years and more than two billion dollars spent, President Obama was returned to Washington with a clear mandate on the economy and the direction of the country.
Opinion: President Obama Says Vote For Revenge
On Friday, President Barack Obama told his supporters at a campaign rally – inside a public high school, no less – to vote for revenge!
Opinion: Obamacare Should Win It For Mitt Romney
If you’re still looking for a reason to decide on which candidate to vote for, think about Obamacare and the fact that one report after another clearly shows that it’s going to cost the nation much, much more than originally stated by President Obama and his administration.
Opinion: Single-Issue Voting Is Wrong In These Multi-Issue Times
Consider the economy, the job market, the recent horrendous occurrences in the Middle East before voting for a person because of his race, his social-issue promises, or any other rather selfish reasons.
Court Hearing Underway In Highmark-WPAHS Dispute
They were once partners, and both say they are open to partnering again. But on Thursday in court, West Penn Allegheny and Highmark accused each other of breaking the original deal that would have merged the hospital system with this region’s largest health insurer.
Opinion: Obamacare Is Bad For Small Business
As the final days of the presidential campaign of 2012 wind down, there is ongoing concern about what President Barack Obama’s law for requiring businesses to provide health care for its employees will do to small business owners.
Opinion: Why Don’t Republicans Understand Rape?
Once again, a Republican politician has said something extreme about rape. Extreme and extremely stupid.
Opinion: Republicans, Abortion and Lying
From being deceitful on Romney’s actual position on abortion to being deceitful that women get pregnant from rape or that women can die from pregnancy complications it is time to call the GOP on the deceit and the stupidity.
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