Kelly Mehler is Social Media Producer for Healthcare Finance News. She interacts with readers, sources and healthcare finance industry experts in Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and at live events.
Last week, a man named James Verone made news when he robbed a bank for a dollar so that he could go to prison to receive medical treatment. He left a lot of us questioning the human right to healthcare. Whether or not you believe proper healthcare is currently a privilege only the wealthy receive, Verone's stunt certainly highlights the U.S. healthcare crisis.
Leading GOP candidate and Massachusetts health plan architect Mitt Romney drew attention this week as challenger Tim Pawlenty coined the term "Obamneycare," deriding both Romney's and Obama's healthcare policies. We asked our Facebook and Twitter followers for their reactions.
President Barack Obama's address on the future of the nation's fiscal budget had a strong healthcare focus. This session tweet recaps the speech and Obama's plan to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years.