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Tag Archives: Medicaid
Richtman Interview – Podcast December 10, 2018
Preserving Social Security and Medicare More Important Than Ever. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino welcome Max Richtman back to the show. Richtman is 16-year veteran of capitol hill who is currently President and CEO of the National … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Policy, Entitlements, Fiscal Policy, Government, Health Care, Health Insurance, Interviews, Medicaid, Medicare, National Politics, Privatization, Social Contract, Social Security, Taxes and the Deficit
Tagged Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security
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The Case Against Trump — Podcast October 16, 2017
The Madness of King Donald and the Politics of the Unthinkable: Can We Actually Get Rid of This Guy Before His Term Is Up, and If So, How? Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson, go where an increasing number … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Bigotry, Constitutional Issues, Democratic Governance, Economic Policy, Education Funding, Ethics, Global Warming, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, International Relations, Middle East Policy, Military Policy, Misogyny, National Politics, Nuclear Weapons, Paul Gosar, Podcasts, Political Lies, Presidential Elections, Tax Law, Tax Revenues, Taxation, Taxes and the Deficit, Women's Issues
Tagged 25th Amendment, Bob Corker, Donald Trump, Estate Tax, Harvey Weinstein, Impeachment, Koch Brothers, Medicaid, Medicare, North Korea, Paul Gosar, Pell Grants, Puerto Rico, Rex Tillerson
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Jeff Jeans Interview — Podcast July 10, 2017
President Obama and the Affordable Care Act Saved My Life: How Jeff Jeans’ Question Revealed Why the Republicans Hell-Bent On Repealing Obamacare Are Not Your Friends. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino speaks with Jeff Jeans, ex-libertarian, cancer survivor, and public health care advocate, … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Democratic Governance, Domestic Policy, Entitlements, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Interviews, Podcasts, Political Lies, Political Polarization, Public Health Policy, Small Business
Tagged CNN Town Hall, Donald Trump, Jake Tapper, Jeff Jeans, Legislative Sabotage, Marco Rubio, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Pre-existing Conditions, Repeal and Replace, Risk Corridor Pools
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Steve Ryan Interview — Podcast January 30, 2017
The Affordable Care Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security: Regardless of What Donald Trump and Paul Ryan Tell You, These Programs May Be All That Stands Between You and A Genuinely Miserable Old Age. Steve Ryan, a local Sedona attorney, joins Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Health Care Delivery, Health Insurance, Interviews, Medicaid, Medicare, Podcasts, Public Policy, Social Contract, Social Security, Social Services, Tax Revenues, Welfare
Tagged AHCCCS, Donald Trump, Medicaid, Medicare, Paul Ryan
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The Affordable Care Act: On the Ground in Arizona — Podcast December 2, 2013
Obamacare: Problems, Promises and the Experience to Date. Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, and Steve Williamson are joined by Verde Valley Attorney Jim Ledbetter in a discussion of the nuts and bolts of the Affordable Care Act in Arizona — its impact on the extent … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Health Care Delivery, Health Insurance, Interviews, National Politics, Podcasts
Tagged AHCCCS, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Health Care Costs, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Medical Insurance, Obamacare
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Dean Baker Interview — Podcast October 1, 2012
The Affordable Care Act: What It’s Really All About. Progressive economist Dean Baker, co-founder and co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, returns to Democratic Perspective to discuss the details of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare: Who it will cover, … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Arizona Politics, Health Care, Interviews, Medicaid, Medicare, Podcasts
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Health Care, Health Care Costs, Health Care Reform, Health Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare
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Digby Interview — Podcast May 21, 2012
Deficit Reduction and the Conservative Attack on Social Insurance Programs: Digby, aka Heather Parton, the creator of Hullabaloo, returns to Democratic Perspective to discuss the art of successful blogging, and to expose the decades-old right-wing ideological crusade against critical social programs, now masquerading … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Deficit Reduction, Interviews, Medicaid, Middle East, National Debt Ceiling, National Politics, Podcasts, Social Security
Tagged Deficit, Digby, Medicaid, Medicare, National Politics, Social Security, US Economy
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A Manufactured Crisis — Podcast July 25, 2011
Debt Ceilings and the Deficit: The Republicans Threaten To Wreck the Government — Again. Newt Gingrich tried shutting the government down in 1995, and got handed his walking papers, but Republicans are nothing if not persistent. John Boehner’s grandstanding may … Continue reading
Posted in Medicaid, Medicare, National Debt Ceiling, National Politics, Podcasts, Social Security, U.S. Budget
Tagged budget deficit, entitlements, Extremist Politicians, Medicaid, Medicare, social services
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Republicans Double Down On Vouchercare
Despite polls showing voter displeasure with Congressman Paul Ryan’s plan to replace Medicare with vouchers seniors could use to purchase private insurance on the free market, Republicans continue to support the program. Following passage in the House, many Senate Republicans … Continue reading
Posted in Affordable Care Act, Elections, Medicaid, Medicare, National Politics, U.S. Budget
Tagged Medicaid, Medicare, National Politics, U.S. Budget
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