Category Archives: Health Care

Candice Hildebrant

Posted on April 2, 2019 by

In early March, just a few weeks before she died, Candice Hildebrant posted her story.  I will let her tell it in her own powerful words. Candice was in her thirtys, a tireless advocate for a single payer healthcare system, … Continue reading →

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Flavored e-cigs and Vaping

Posted on December 9, 2018 by

Photo Credit Janet Cannon From: Eve Krief MD 65% of teens who vape don’t even know that they are vaping nicotine! One Juul vape pod has the nicotine equivalent of 20 cigarettes. As some of you may know I’m on … Continue reading →

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What is Public Charge?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by

From Eve Krief MD WHAT IS PUBLIC CHARGE? FULL EXPLAINER HERE: A new proposal from DHHS expands the definition of what it means to be a “public charge,” making it harder for immigrants to enter the United States and advance … Continue reading →

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Our Healthcare System will Change (Like it or Not)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Submitted by John Hooker In reply to a recent laudable post “Drug Prices: How Pharma Games the System,” I have this to add. To gather momentum to change our system we should be relentless in emphasizing the cost that affects … Continue reading →

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Drug Prices: How Pharma Games the System

Posted on October 28, 2018 by

We have all seen the TV ads for Humira… What they don’t show is the cost.  For instance there are a number of different TNFalpha blockers, including Humira (adalimumab) and Embrel (etanercept). The following site lists their comparable pricing: https://www.goodrx.com/tnf-blockers … Continue reading →

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10 REASONS WOMEN MUST #FlipThe1st!

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Issue #2: August, 2018                                 by Jacquelyn Gavron and Amy Turner    Lee Zeldin repeatedly votes for laws that jeopardize the health and financial wellbeing of … Continue reading →

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Zeldin is Lying about your Healthcare

Posted on October 20, 2018 by

  In his robocalls Zeldin uses a local physician to assure patients and constituents that he and the Republicans are not about to deny insurance for pre-existing conditions will not touch medicare will not abolish social security The physician, Dr. … Continue reading →

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