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2020 prospect Michael Bennet says his alternative to eliminating private health insurance 'helps finish the work of Obamacare'

Democrats should tread carefully when talking about a “Medicare for all” framework that eliminates the role of private insurers, according to one potential 2020 candidate. “Remember when President Obama said, ‘If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance,’” Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said Sunday during an interview on NBC’s “Meet to Press.” “And… Read More »

Model Tess Holliday says she loves being naked: ‘It’s not sexual’

Body-positive activist Tess Holliday was smizing, pouting and really working it for the cameras at plus-size e-tailer 11 Honoré‘s first-ever NYFW show on Wednesday. “I have to turn it on, either that or I’ll nervous-vomit everywhere,” the tattooed plus-sized model — clad in a Mara Hoffman dress and Sally LaPointe coat from the site —… Read More »

Celebrity ads for diet aids should be banned, says top doctor

Social media companies should ban “damaging” celebrity-endorsed social media ads promoting weight loss aids, England’s top doctor has said. Some celebrities with large followings are promoting products such as diet pills and detox teas on social media. Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director, argues these products have a damaging effect on the physical and mental… Read More »

Amid Medicare For All Talk, Insurance Industry Poll Says 66% Support 'Existing' System

Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat from California, reacts while speaking during an event to launch presidential campaign in Oakland, California, U.S., on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg© 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP A new health insurance industry-backed poll shows two in three Americans “support the existing health care system” over a government-run healthcare… Read More »

Justice Ginsburg Is Cancer Free, Court Says

Jan. 11, 2019 — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recovery from surgery for lung cancer last month is “on track,” court spokesperson Kathleen Arberg says in a statement today. Tests after her surgery show no evidence of cancer and no more treatment is necessary. Ginsburg, 85, will work from home next week and contribute… Read More »

ACA enrollment down by 3 percent, but numbers show steady signups in a good economy, CMS says

This year during open enrollment, 8.4 million consumers enrolled in the federal health insurance exchange for Affordable Care Act coverage, according to final figures released today by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In comparison, 8.7 million people enrolled last year. THE IMPACT The numbers show a strong interest in ACA coverage, despite the… Read More »