Trump Announces Plan to Cut Drug Prices; then Pharm Co. Stock Prices Rise
President Trump today announced a plan to cut drug prices, saying he's making good on one of his campaign promises. But if his new...
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Bob Gatty
May 10, 20181 min read
Trump Seeks Cuts in Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
The Trump White House has sent to Congress a request to make massive cuts in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) as part of...
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Bob Gatty
May 3, 20183 min read
Trump Health Letter Was Written by Trump, His Former Doc Claims
When the doctor's Trump health letter claiming the Presidential candidate was in amazing health was revealed, many said, "Oh sure. Sounds...
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Bob Gatty
May 1, 20182 min read
Trump Seeks to Ban Disabled People from Immigrating to U.S.
Reminding some people of Hitler's treatment of the disabled during the Holocaust, the Trump administration is taking steps to make it...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 24, 20182 min read
Total Penis Transplant Performed on Wounded Vet
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore have performed the most complex penis transplant ever on a soldier who was...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 9, 20182 min read
New Medicare Cards are Coming, but Beware of Scams
The lowest of low scoundrels are now targeting seniors who will soon be receiving their new Medicare cards, redesigned to improve their...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 5, 20182 min read
Pot: Possible Weapon Against Opioid Addiction
Medical marijuana appears to be an effective way to combat opioid abuse and addiction, according to two scientific studies that indicate...
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Bob Gatty
Apr 1, 20182 min read
Therapy Dogs Help Vets Suffering from PTSD
I saw one of my neighbors with his dog the other day and he told me that he credits it with saving his life. My neighbor served in Iraq...
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Bob Gatty
Mar 29, 20182 min read
VA Chief Shulkin Claims Firing Was to Clear Way for Agency's Privatization
Ousted Veterans Administration chief Dr. David Shulkin claims his ouster was engineered by the Trump administration to clear the way for...
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Bob Gatty
Mar 12, 20182 min read
Should Terminally Ill Patients Have the 'Right to Try' Unapproved Drugs?
The House of Representatives is set to vote tomorrow on Trump-backed legislation that would give terminally ill patients the right to...
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Bob Gatty
Mar 10, 20182 min read
Poor Martin Shkreli: Heading Off to Jail
Remember when Martin Shkreli sneered during a Congressional committee as he took the Fifth when questioned about why his pharmaceutical...
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Bob Gatty
Mar 6, 20182 min read
Good News for Medicare Patients
Good news out of Congress for Medicare recipients who need medical therapy: the 2018 budget signed by President Trump in February lifts...
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Bob Gatty
Mar 4, 20183 min read
Trump on Opioids: Time to Get Tough
This past week President Trump held a high level opioid summit at the White House, where promises were made to tackle this growing crisis...
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Bob Gatty
Feb 20, 20182 min read
Trump Admin. Attacks LGBT Protections
In another move that demonstrates the powerful influence of the religious right on its policies, the Trump administration is ditching...
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Bob Gatty
Jan 21, 20182 min read
Sen. Tom Cotton: Calling the Cops
Sen. Tom Cotton, the right-wing GOP Senator from Arkansas, has sent letters to constituents who disagree with him on issues important to...
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Bob Gatty
Jan 14, 20182 min read
Patient Dumping--Are We Back to That?
Earlier this week a woman dressed only in a hospital gown and socks was left at a bus stop by four security guards from a Baltimore...
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Bob Gatty
Jan 13, 20182 min read
Need a Doctor? Better Have a Job
So now, if you are poor and sick, but the least bit able-bodied, you better have a job or somehow pay for your own health insurance,...
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Bob Gatty
Jan 5, 20182 min read
DOJ Pot Rule: Back to the Dark Ages
Just days after voters in California voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, Trump's attorney general announced that an...
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Bob Gatty
Jan 2, 20182 min read
More Drug Price Gouging
Now it's being reported that the price of an antibiotic commonly used to treat acne, bronchitis, gonorrhea and many other ailments shot...
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Bob Gatty
Dec 28, 20172 min read
Food Stamps in Paul Ryan's Gunsights
If House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WS) has his way, not only would Medicare and Medicaid be emasculated, but the Supplemental Nutrition...
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Lean to the Left provides liberal political commentary about important developments involving Republicans and Democrats in power, and supports efforts to resist those who would subvert democracy and impede freedom of the press. We also present the Lean to the Left podcast and videos, with newsmaker interviews and progressive commentary.
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