GOP putting Medicaid at risk. CFPB Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports. Trump threatens Panama.
GOP Attack on Medicaid Puts 'Millions of People at Risk of Losing Benefits'. CFPB Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports—But GOP Wants to Reverse It. Trump threatening war for canal.
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GOP Attack on Medicaid Puts 'Millions of People at Risk of Losing Benefits': Analysis: "In short, recent proposals for a per capita cap or block grant would cause people to lose health coverage and benefits, shift costs and risks to states, and destabilize healthcare providers." [More]
CFPB Bans Medical Debt From Credit Reports—But GOP Wants to Reverse It: The agency "effectively dared the incoming Trump administration and its Republican allies in Congress to undo broadly popular rules," wrote one healthcare reporter. [More]
Trump Won't Rule Out Military Force to Seize Control of Panama Canal, Greenland: Trump claimed both the canal and the Danish territory are needed for U.S. "economic security." [More]
Beware Elon Musk and His Attempts to Steer the World Toward the Neo-Fascist Right: It will not be the first time in history that someone is seduced by the thrill of unconstrained power, although it may be the first time that so much of it is concentrated in one unelected megalomaniac. [More]
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