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Remember the promises President Obama made when he was first selling us the health care prescription that came to be known as Obamacare? Speech after speech, he promised . . . more

11/3/16

Shameful executives and pure corporate greed

Let me get this straight. If a kid has an allergic reaction, his or her parents have to pay an exorbitant price for an EpiPen, something that will save the life of their child, yet a junkie who overdoses receives Narcan for free? more

9/8/16

Obamacare’s deleterious effect on the war on drugs

Not only is Obamacare a poor health care plan from a policy perspective, but now many doctors and health care professionals believe that it is contributing to one of the worst epidemics facing this nation, our state and Long Island: opioid addiction more

4/21/16

The Importance of Homework: Planning Is Easier Before a Crisis Occurs

It is always better to prepare before you are in a crisis, collecting paperwork, assigning a Power of Attorney and choosing an agent for your Health Care Proxy before a health emergency strikes. more

By Dorian Froelich, LMSW Director of Social Work and Admissions/Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 4/18/16

The family doctor, an endangered species

Lately I’ve seen many stories about different species that are threatened with extinction. To that ever-growing list you can add the family doctor. more

12/4/14

'Socialize' New York's health system? Hmmm.

The Working Families Party is working overtime to bring “socialized medicine” to New York, arguing that we need a single-payer insurance system in which the government pays medical claims through “progressive taxes.” more

2/20/14

Flaws with Obamacare are more than technological

It’s been a month since the Obama administration’s new online insurance marketplace opened to the public, and it has been nothing short of a train wreck. more

11/7/13

We need balance to avoid the 'fiscal cliff'

The year is quickly coming to an end, and if you believe the hype, lawmakers appear to be nowhere close to making any breakthroughs and solving the fiscal crisis. more

12/6/12

What Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost you, the taxpayer

According to the FBI, Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost the American taxpayer over $80 billion a year. more

3/8/12

It’s time to get real about the deficit

The House and Senate have finally agreed on a budget deal to keep government running through the end of the fiscal year. But just when you thought the fighting was over, it’s only just begun. more

Al D'Amato | 4/21/11

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