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West County Democrats > Issues > Archive for Health Care (Page 13)

Category: Health Care

Down, Up, Down…

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

Missouri is still trending well below the growth necessary to fund the current budget, but, hey, hang on to any good news you can find!

Missouri’s Firemen

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

Just as in Ray Bradbury’s bleak future where firemen start fires, today the primary duty of staff at the Department of Social Services is to deny help to the needy.

To Be Crystal Clear: ‘Medicare for All’ Does Not Mean ‘Medicare for Some’

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

As the health care debate heats up, it’s time to be clear about what Medicare for All is and what it is not. Medicare for All does not mean giving people the option to “buy in” to Medicare under our current health insurance system—what might be called Medicare for Some.

A Green New Deal

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

The greatest achievements of our country have always started with an aspiration.

Year Ends With A Thud For Struggling Families

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019

State officials claim the steep drop in the food stamp, Medicaid and Temporary Assistance rolls demonstrate a surging economy: families no longer need help because they’re doing so much better.

If At First You Don’t Succeed…Fail, Fail Again

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019

Governor Mike Parson cheerfully plans on leading Missouri further into decline, touting conservative, rural values all the way to the end.

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