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Democrats’ Health Care Plan Would ‘Totally Obliterate Medicare,’ Trump Says

Charles McLaughlin, a 71-year-old Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, recalls how useful Medicare and Medicare Advantage were when he was fighting another battle,...

The “Medicare for All” Math Doesn’t Add Up

Senator Elizabeth Warren has said more than once she’s “with Bernie” on Medicare for All, a reference to Sen. Bernie Sanders’s ambitious plan to...

I Was a Physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center. Here’s...

By Rebekah Bernard M.D. __________________________ In my medical training, a fellow physician tried to convince me that my liberal leanings on health care were misguided. While...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota to Cover Insulin Costs...

Previously Minnesota Medical Insurer Medica  and UCare announced that they will cap insulin costs at $25 a month to address the rising costs of...

Healthcare Expert Richard Baker Will Speak About Danger of Single-Payer Healthcare...

A leading nonprofit focusing on healthcare "Citizens' Council for Health Freedom" will have a leading  voice on the topic of single-payer healthcare system Richard...

Minnesota Republican Lawmakers Aim to Ask Congress to Put Liability Back...

In 1986, the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) was signed into law. NVICP protects vaccine manufacturers by placing a tax on vaccine users...

Minnesota Medical Patients Tax Set to Expire in 2020, Unless Renewed

The end may be near for an onerous tax launched with the stated intention to add a two-percent charge onto the fees of medical...

Why Do Democrats Want to Tax Sick and Injured Patients?

Should you be taxed if you get sick? Democrats say yes. Republicans say no.  Minnesota’s Republican leadership wants the 2 percent MinnesotaCare provider tax...

Gil Gutknecht: Losing Access? Get a Grip.

It will cripple American medical innovation? Seniors would lose access to modern, lifesaving drugs? Those are a couple of the dire warnings being advanced...

Twila Brase: Will Trump Give Americans the Freedom to Opt-Out...

Medicare is failing. The recent Medicare Trustees report warns Congress that the hospitalization part of the “Medicare Trust Fund” (which exists only on paper)...