The Democratic Presidential race has changed radically since the South Carolina Primary. As a Bernie Sanders supporter I was so hopeful for him to have a strong showing. The outcome was very sobering. I thought I would take a look at the exit poll data from SC and other states from Super Tuesday on theContinue reading “Lessons from Super Tuesday: Health Care in the Deep South”
Tag Archives: Medicare
Medicare for All is a “Top/Important Priority” in Pennsylvania
I saw this article by a Julian Routh of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette where he reports on a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Cook Political Report of voters in the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin called The Blue Wall Project. He highlights their responses to questions on implementing a Medicare for AllContinue reading “Medicare for All is a “Top/Important Priority” in Pennsylvania”
A look at the Freshman Democratic Congress, Gender, Ethnic Background and Healthcare Contributions
In my two previous posts I looked at Freshman Democratic Congressman their support for single payer or Medicare for All, and their ethnic background on how they effect campaign contributions from the healthcare industry. I found that there nonwhite freshman who supported single payer received less money than white freshman who did. I also lookedContinue reading “A look at the Freshman Democratic Congress, Gender, Ethnic Background and Healthcare Contributions”
Freshman House Democrats, their Race/Ethnicity, Campaign Donors, and Single Payer
Last week I posted on how Freshman House Democrats differed in campaign contributions from the healthcare industry with respect to their Race/Ethnic background and their support for single payer healthcare and or Medicare for All. Nonwhite freshman who supported Medicare for All received considerably less in contributions received considerably less that white ones who did. Continue reading “Freshman House Democrats, their Race/Ethnicity, Campaign Donors, and Single Payer”
Freshman Democratic Congressman and Medicare for All
The website Tarbell has published an analysis of the 62 freshman House Democrats looking at their support for Medicare for All and how much in campaign donations from the health care industry that they received. The author, Danielle Keeton-Olsen, states that those members who publicly declared their support for Medicare for All or Single PayerContinue reading “Freshman Democratic Congressman and Medicare for All”