Bernie Sanders Has Some Big Health Care Plans — And It’s Not Just Medicare For All

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One of this year’s more intriguing political developments is a change at the helm of the Senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, where Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is taking the gavel. It represents a milestone of sorts for American politics ― and for Sanders himself.

The Brooklyn native and former mayor of Burlington, Vermont, first came to Washington, DC, more than 30 years ago, when he won election for the state’s lone, at-large seat in the US House. Sixteen years later, in 2006, Sanders won the US Senate seat that he holds today.

For much of that time, Sanders has played the role of ideological gadfly, proudly calling himself a “democratic socialist” and just as proudly championing causes that, by American standards, sit out on the fringes of the political left. He’s also been known

Opinions | Patients Are Being Crushed by Health Care Bureaucracy

Several years ago, I was called urgently to our small obstetric triage unit because a pregnant patient was very sick. At the beginning of her third trimester, she had come in with back pain and a 103-degree fever. Her heart was racing, her blood pressure was dangerously low, and her oxygen levels were barely normal. In sentences broken by gasps for air, she told us her belly was tightening every few minutes — painful contractions, three months before their time.

Our team was concerned about pyelonephritis, a kidney infection that can develop from a urinary tract infection and can progress quickly to sepsis or even septic shock.

Within minutes, a team was swarming the triage bay — providing oxygen, applying the fetal heart rate and contraction monitor, placing IVs. I called the neonatal intensive care unit, in case labor progressed, to prepare for a very preterm baby. In under an

Paul Merchants Partners with Care Health Insurance

CHANDIGARH, India, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Paul Merchants, a fast-growing NBFC based in Chandigarh, has partnered with Care Health Insurance to provide their customers with various health insurance products. PML Gold Plus Program which provides group health cover to customers along with the gold loan was successfully launched a month ago.

“At Paul Merchants, we serve customers from semi-urban to rural areas India by providing them with affordable Gold Loans to meet their basic financial needs. We are pleased to collaborate with Care Health Insurance, to offer our customers comprehensive healthcare and wellness solutions. Our Insurance products will help, to alleviate the financial burden of unexpected hospitalization or medical emergencies. Care Health Insurance has done exceptionally well with customers and has gained good traction in the very first month of our partnership,” said Mr Rajneesh BansalManaging Director of Paul Merchants.