September 22, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias It’s Time to Speak Up to Guard Your Healthcare Benefits Have you heard of a healthcare “reform” proposal in the U.S. Senate called “Graham-Cassidy?” If not, take heed because Graham-Cassidy is a last-ditch effort by Republicans on Capitol Hill, led by Senators Lindsay Graham (SC), Bill Cassidy (LA), Dean Heller (NV), and Ron Johnson (WI), to limit healthcare…
July 26, 2017 Columns by Mike Knight Dialing for MS Dollars: Fighting ‘Repeal and Replace’ One Call at a Time I have written multiple iterations of this column trying to keep pace with the disastrous healthcare bills being presented first in the U.S. House of Representatives and now the Senate. But I canāt keep up with them. There are just too many and…
July 14, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias She Has MS, She Voted for Obamacare, and She’s Worried Donna Edwards has multiple sclerosis. Edwards is currently unemployed. But a year ago she had a well-paying job with excellent medical benefits. Edwards was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. In fact, she represented the congressional district where I once lived. (Courtesy of former U.S.
May 9, 2017 Columns by Ed Tobias About America’s Healthcare Puzzle There’s been lots of chatter on social media since the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure last week that’s intended to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act (Obamacare) and replace it with a new healthcare law. Lots of us with serious medical conditions are: a) worried, b) angry,…
March 24, 2017 News by Larry Luxner National MS Society Urges Lawmakers to Oppose American Health Care Act, Details Why in Interview Carol Hardaway was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1990. After years of enduring relapses that brought episodes of complete blindness, numbness, tingling, debilitating fatigue, and short-term memory loss, the longtime resident of Texas ā a state which offers Medicaid only to specific categories like low-income families, pregnant women, and…
February 10, 2017 News by Joana Fernandes, PhD People with Chronic Diseases Support Obamacare More Than General Public, Survey Finds PeopleĀ with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other chronic diseases value the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare) more than the general public, concludesĀ a poll conducted by PatientsLikeMe. These patients are also less inclined to repeal Obamacare, and they are more likely to believe Obamacare needs fewĀ changes to…