Tag Archives: Health
Clean Air Plan for Largest Ports: A Debate. Also, Open Enrollment Kicks Off Amid Confusion.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 8190 12:00 PM PST. Clean Air Plan for Largest Ports: A Debate. The US two largest ports have a plan to move to zero-emissions technology. The Clean Air Action Plan of Los Angeles and Long Beach, which are the largest single source of air pollution in Southern California, seeks to […]
Virginia Election: The Latino Factor. Also, Attacks on Healthcare Markets.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 PROGRAM # 8186 12:00 PM PT Virginia Election: The Latino Factor. As the governor race in Virginia is heating up, Latino groups charge the Republican candidate with resorting to race-baiting attacks. Campaign ads are tying gangs and crime to immigration and to his Democratic opponent. The election in Virginia, a swing state, […]
Trump’s New Attack on ACA. Also, Clean Power Plan At Risk.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18 PROGRAM # 8180 12:00 PM PST. Trump’s New Attack on ACA. Trump announced he will end subsidies to health insurance companies that help low-income people pay out-of-pocket costs. He also signed an executive order to allow the sale of health insurance plans with high deductibles and fewer benefits and fewer protections. Fifteen […]
Healthcare Alert Continues.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 8166 12:00 PM PT Healthcare Alert Continues. While the attempt to repeal Obamacare failed one more time, the threats from the White House and the Republican leaders keep the healthcare system in check, raising the prospects for higher premiums and less choices for next year. In the aftermath, activists and […]
New Obamacare Repeal. Also, Mexico and Puerto Rico After the Natural Disasters. Also, Colorado River Protector.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 PROGRAM # 8163 12:00 PM PST. New Obamacare Repeal. Republicans are staging a last-ditch push to pass a bill to repeal Obamacare with a simple majority. With a united Democratic opposition and two Republicans against it, the bill has slim chances, but the debate is rising in tone. Analysts comment on the […]
Of Fair Schools, Safe Walking. Also, Deals on DACA and State Sanctuary.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 PROGRAM # 8154 12:00 PM PT Of Fair Schools, Safe Walking. A group of Spanish-speaking mothers in Bakersfield, one of the most polluted cities in the country, got together, began exercising in a walking group and, with the years, they not only changed themselves, but the entire neighborhood. On other topic, after […]
“My Bolivia.” Also, From Detainee to Advocate. Also, Clash in the Senate on Health Care.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 8153 12:00 PM PST. “My Bolivia.” A renowned Latino filmmaker from the US traces the footsteps of his family’s history in Bolivia, his father’s homeland. As he searched for clues in a remote mountain town, he began learning about troubling secrets of the family and gaining insights into dramatic episodes […]
Hospitals and their Communities.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 PROGRAM # 8134 12:00 PM PT Hospitals and their Communities. Now that the national health care law and health access are in question, advocates are looking at how hospitals are stepping up to the plate to invest in the health of their struggling communities. Researchers checked counties that are ranked among the […]
Resisting the Threats to Health Access. Also, Terror in Charlottesville.
MONDAY, AUGUST 14 PROGRAM # 8131 12:00 PM PST. Resisting the Threats to Health Access. As President Trump and hard-line Republicans continue efforts to repeal Obamacare, most people in the US want administrators to make the health law work. An analyst comments on the news and address concerns for those insured on the Exchange. Other […]
Obamacare Repeal Fails: What Now?
MONDAY, JULY 31 PROGRAM # 8121 12:00 PM PST. Obamacare Repeal Fails: What Now? The Obamacare repeal bill failed after a dramatic vote in the US Senate. Why? What does it mean? What’s next? And after threats of cuts to healthcare and Medicaid using the federal budget spending process, what’s the future for the Affordable […]
