Tag: COVID-19

files in filing drawer

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June to reject another challenge to the Affordable Care Act was widely seen as the final word: the law is here to stay. But it was COVID-19 that underscored how important it is. The federal government said nearly 10 million people signed up for Medicaid health coverage during t…

Helping hands

My 85-year-old mother had been up a few times during a night in early June and still wasn’t feeling well in the morning. I called her doctor, who sent a prescription to her pharmacy, and went about my day’s work. But when I checked in that afternoon, mom was in a full-blown medical crisis that…