Medical debt can keep the unemployed from getting a job

Everyone knows having a bad credit score makes it harder to get approved for a car loan or a mortgage. But did you know bad credit could also keep you from getting a job? Even if what led to financial difficulty was thousands of dollars in medical debt? According to a...

A Republican talks about single payer

American College of Cardiology ACC-in-Touch Blog April 23, 2013 I Am A Republican… Can We Talk About A Single Payer System? By David May I am a Republican. For those who know me that is not a surprise. I live in a red state. I have never voted for a Democratic...

The ER is no way to manage health care

During a recent interview on “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley asked Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney  whether the government has a responsibility to provide care to the 50 million uninsured. Romney replied: “Well, we do provide...