Category Archives: medicare

Frustrations Boil at Pace of Vaccinations at Long-Term Care Facilities

Posted on January 17, 2021 by D. Posnett MD

The Trump administration raised hopes of a speedy process for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Patience is wearing thin. By Rebecca Robbins In mid-December, a top Trump administration official floated an enticing possibility: All nursing home residents in the … Continue reading →

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Social Security Under Attack

Posted on September 18, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

The Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a Democrat, on August 14, 1935, to function as a “federal safety net for elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged Americans,” while legislating that it cannot spend more than … Continue reading →

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Changing her mind on Medicare for All

Posted on July 22, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/507348-how-i-changed-my-mind-on-medicare-for-all Dr. Li Tso, opinion contributor July 14, 2020 I know most of the arguments against “Medicare for All.” I’ve been making them for most of my professional life as a physician: 1) We don’t need it; our current mix … Continue reading →

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Lee Zeldin’s Record

Posted on June 11, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

No matter where you live — Montauk or Manorville, Smithtown or Shirley, Patchogue or Port Jefferson — we all want our communities to thrive. To do that, we need a representative who puts our needs first: safe drinking water and … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 is here!

Posted on March 9, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

We now have a confirmed case admitted at Southampton Hospital.  It is time to reassess.   Although there is but a single patient confirmed on the South Fork of Long Island, suspicion is running high. (update 3/11: 6 cases in Suffolk … Continue reading →

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Sanders’ Vaporware

Posted on March 8, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Published as an LTE in the East Hampton Star. Vaporware Springs, February 24, 2020 Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders level with voters as to how he plans to pay for his flagship “Medicare for All” plan? The answer is simple: He … Continue reading →

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Exposing Lee Zeldin’s Record on Healthcare

Posted on March 5, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

Remember the Graham Cassidy bill?   By Perry Gershon Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) is a master at telling half-truths. He goes to great lengths to tell his constituents that he supports healthcare coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and lowering … Continue reading →

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Curb Drug Costs: Makes Sense For All

Posted on January 23, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

By Mike Anthony, on page A10 of the Southampton Press: http://digital.olivesoftware.com/Olive/ODN/SouthamptonEast/ Makes Sense For All Dr. David Posnett’s informative letter about House of Representative bill HR3 [“Choosing Sides,” Letters, January 9], see prior post herein, details key elements of Congress’s … Continue reading →

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Trump: I will “Negotiate Like Crazy”

Posted on January 14, 2020 by D. Posnett MD

  https://www.27east.com/east-hampton-press/choosing-sides-1666846/ Letter printed in the East Hampton and Southampton Press, Jan 6, 2020: Choosing Sides Donald Trump has repeatedly proposed to allow Medicare to “negotiate like crazy” on prescription drugs. Now, he is backtracking. Was this all showmanship? He … Continue reading →

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Medicare-for-all-who-want-it

Posted on November 11, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

Adapted from John Hooker in response to Wendell Potter’s statement: “There’s now a chorus of voices, led by Senators Sanders and Warren, that are saying, ‘enough’.  An entire generation has grown up hearing the stale health insurance industry talking points … Continue reading →

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Wendell Potter on ‘Medicare For All’

Posted on April 12, 2019 by D. Posnett MD

Medicare For All: A Conversation with Wendell Potter by Francesca Rheannon The campaign against Medicare For All is being fueled by health insurance cash to politicians. The health insurance industry is mounting a full court press against Medicare For All. … Continue reading →

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What is Public Charge?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 D. Posnett MD

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 amyturner2000

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 D. Posnett MD

  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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Zeldin Supports GOP Shenanigans

Posted on July 16, 2018 by cdsprings

Published as Letter to Editor, The East Hampton Star Fiscal Chicanery July 10, 2018 Dear David, If you are under any illusions about congressional Republicans’ intentions to undermine the financial security of American families, just take a look at their … Continue reading →

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US Healthcare: no Bang for the Buck

Posted on May 19, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

Health care in the US is more expensive, by far, than anywhere else on this planet.  It represents greater than 17.9% of the US GDP.   Health spending is projected to grow 1.0 percentage point faster than Gross Domestic Product … Continue reading →

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Medical Billing Obfuscation versus Vaccines

Posted on May 7, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

I am one of those guys who never goes to see a doctor!  But in 2016 I became a grandfather.  The pediatrician of the newborn child warned the parents that everyone in contact with the child needed to have received … Continue reading →

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ACA in Reverse!

Posted on May 3, 2018 by D. Posnett MD

About 4 million working-age people have lost insurance coverage since 2016 The uninsured rates among lower-income adults rose from 20.9 percent in 2016 to 25.7 percent in March 2018 Check out the story here! This is also interesting:  Survey shows … Continue reading →

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