http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/tag/health+care+reform health+care+reform news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2013 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-senate-budget-includes-medicaid-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/051713_johncscottshow/jc-scott-az-senate-budget-includes-medicaid-expansion/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Interviews with Rep. Bruce Wheeler D-LD28, Sen. Linda Lopez D-LD2, Sen. Steve Farley D-LD9, Ben Buehler-Garcia Ward 3 Tucson City Council Candidate, Reporter Ben Giles Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo Civic Leader, Middle East Expert Prof. Stephen Zunes 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050813_johncscottshow/jc-scott-arizonas-economy-showing-signs-recovery/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Inteviews with economist Jim Rounds, VP Elliott D. Pollack & Co.; Steve Kozachik Ward 6 Tucson City councilman; Mark B. Evans, administrator of Tucsoncitizen.com; financial advisor Shelly Fishman; and Ken Strobeck, executive director of the Arizona League of Cities and Towns. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_healthcare_gw_op/why-does-health-care-cost-so-much/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022813_healthcare_gw_op/why-does-health-care-cost-so-much/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Shouldn’t the focus in health care policy be aimed at understanding why health care costs so much? Wouldn’t the answer determine the right policies to pursue? If we bring down costs, wouldn’t many of our concerns about the cost of care and access to insurance be addressed? 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_doctor_shortage/limits-residencies-obstacle-fixing-doctor-shortage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022613_doctor_shortage/limits-residencies-obstacle-fixing-doctor-shortage/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Officials estimate estimates there are 141 primary care shortage areas, 94 mental health care shortage areas and 154 dental care shortage area across the state. Experts predict the problem will only get worse as more Arizonans get health insurance and Medicaid coverage. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_irs_dark_money/irs-should-bar-dark-money-groups-from-funding-political-ads-lawsuit-says/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022413_irs_dark_money/irs-should-bar-dark-money-groups-from-funding-political-ads-lawsuit-says/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer A former Illinois congressional candidate and a government watchdog organization have teamed up to sue the Internal Revenue Service, claiming the agency should bar dark money groups from funding political ads. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021313_obama_sotu/factchecking-obamas-state-union/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/021313_obama_sotu/factchecking-obamas-state-union/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The president spins his accomplishments on jobs, health care and deficit reduction in annual address. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012413_medicaid_gw_op/expanded-medicaid-would-shrink-arizonas-wallet/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012413_medicaid_gw_op/expanded-medicaid-would-shrink-arizonas-wallet/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Legislators who value fiscal prudence, the health of the state’s future economy, and individual liberty should not support the expansion of Medicaid. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011413_health_exchanges/lawmaker-bill-ban-state-health-exchange-more-than-statement/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/011413_health_exchanges/lawmaker-bill-ban-state-health-exchange-more-than-statement/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer A bill that would prevent Arizona from setting up its own health insurance exchange is a political statement on its face, but the author said he intends to do more than just send a message. (with video) 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jcscottshow/jc-scott-gun-buyback-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/010713_jcscottshow/jc-scott-gun-buyback-debate/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer TUSD Boardmember Mark Stegeman, Arizona Education Association President Andrew Morrill, former state Sen. Frank Antenori, Richard Studwell, developer and City Hall commentator 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010713_tea_party/just-8-now-say-theyre-tea-party-members/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/010713_tea_party/just-8-now-say-theyre-tea-party-members/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Tea Party has grown tepid, a new survey shows, with just 8 percent of voters saying they belong to the right-wing movement. Views of the Tea Party are steeped in negativity, a Rasmussen Reports poll showed, with 49 percent having an unfavorable view of the movement. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121012_obamacare_subversion/potter-behind-the-scenes-battle-that-could-subvert-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121012_obamacare_subversion/potter-behind-the-scenes-battle-that-could-subvert-obamacare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Complex state level battle over stop-loss coverage could eliminate crucial consumer protections. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121012_potter_ins_op/potter-health-insurance-needs-tougher-regulation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/121012_potter_ins_op/potter-health-insurance-needs-tougher-regulation/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer I’ve often said that the Affordable Care Act is the end of the beginning of health reform.  It addresses many problems associated with health insurance, but more must be done to control costs and access real universal coverage. And flaws in the law need to be fixed. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-2012-election-analysis/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/120512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-2012-election-analysis/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Pima County Recorder F. Ann Rodriguez, talk show host Emil Franzi, Ward 2 Tucson City Councilman Paul Cunningham, financial advisor Shelly Fishman, and Arizona Capitol Times Editor Jim Small. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112012_health_exchanges/states-wrestle-with-health-exchange-choices/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/112012_health_exchanges/states-wrestle-with-health-exchange-choices/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Oklahoma has opted not to proceed with a state-based exchange or with the Medicaid expansion, while Republican governors from Tennessee, Utah and Iowa continue to press the Department of Health and Human Services for more guidance. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112012_health_exchanges_gw_op/20-states-reject-insurance-exchanges-what-will-az-do/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112012_health_exchanges_gw_op/20-states-reject-insurance-exchanges-what-will-az-do/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer As last week’s so-called “deadline” for states to decide whether or not to establish a “health insurance exchange” came and went, Arizonans were given good news: Gov Jan Brewer will not stick Arizona taxpayers with the bill for implementing the new federal health insurance mandates – for now. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_translating_insurance_speak/potter-translating-insurance-speak/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111312_translating_insurance_speak/potter-translating-insurance-speak/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The political action committees of the 11 largest health insurers and their biggest trade group gave $10.2 million to federal politicians between 2007 and 2012. Most of that money went to Republicans who pledged to repeal or gut the Affordable Care Act. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110512_potter_obamacare/potter-bit-truth-telling-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110512_potter_obamacare/potter-bit-truth-telling-obamacare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Wouldn’t it be great if our candidates had to take a dose of truth serum every morning before hitting the campaign trail? If they did, those of us who will be voting tomorrow wouldn’t be nearly as confused about what Obamacare is and what it isn’t, what it will do and what it won’t. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110212_obamaforpresident/the-obama-imperative/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/110212_obamaforpresident/the-obama-imperative/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Liberals and moderates have great incentives to vote this coming Tuesday. Whether your interest is women’s rights, health care, tax fairness, economic opportunity or a pro-entrepreneur environment, how you vote – and whether you vote – will determine how you live and whether you prosper for a decade or more to come. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102912_medicare_advantage/potter-who-wins-with-medicare-advantage/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102912_medicare_advantage/potter-who-wins-with-medicare-advantage/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The big five health insurance companies have begun reporting their third quarter 2012 earnings and so far, they are pleasing their shareholders with profits that are better than Wall Street expected, in large part because they are doing especially well in one key area: Medicare. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102012_election_identity/is-this-election-really-all-race-and-national-identity/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/102012_election_identity/is-this-election-really-all-race-and-national-identity/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer There are several ways to parse this year’s presidential election. Many see Obama’s policies of inclusion as undermining whites’ view of citizenship 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101512_uninsured_myth_potter/myths-healthy-uninsured/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/101512_uninsured_myth_potter/myths-healthy-uninsured/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Uninsured Americans have a 40 percent higher risk of death than their privately insured counterparts. But insurance companies are manipulating data to make it appear many don’t want coverage. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101312_romney_healthcare/whats-romneys-plan-preexisting-conditions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101312_romney_healthcare/whats-romneys-plan-preexisting-conditions/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Romney’s debate comments implied that he would keep the provisions of the Affordable Care Act that guarantee coverage for all, regardless of preexisting conditions. But the campaign has given different explanations for what he meant. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101212_vp_debate/factcheck-veep-debate-violations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/101212_vp_debate/factcheck-veep-debate-violations/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Biden-Ryan debate was marked by some spirited claims that didn’t always match the facts. The participants in the vice-presidential debate roughed up the facts in their one and only meeting. (with full video) 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_az_obesity/growing-obesity-could-cost-az-billions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100812_az_obesity/growing-obesity-could-cost-az-billions/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Healthcare experts see a sharp rise in the number of obese Arizonans in coming years, increasing the likelihood of obesity-related diseases and raising healthcare costs by as much as $13.6 billion in that time. It follows a national trend of growing obesity and associated health costs. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-bp-agent-killed-by-friendly-fire/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/100512_jcscottshow/jc-scott-bp-agent-killed-by-friendly-fire/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Interviews with Martha McSally, Republican congressional candidate in CD2, plus Mike Feder, general manager of the Tucson Padres; and TucsonSentinel.com’s Dylan Smith with an update on the death of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100412_factcheck_debate/factcheck-dubious-denver-debate-declarations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/100412_factcheck_debate/factcheck-dubious-denver-debate-declarations/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer We found exaggerations and false claims flying thick and fast during the first debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-flake-hits-carmona-tobacco-holdings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/093012_jcscottshow/jc-scott-flake-hits-carmona-tobacco-holdings/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Interviews with U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and the GOP state Senate candidate in LD9, Tyler Mott; plus attorney Don Loose. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092612_medicaid_report/report-expanding-medicaid-eligibility-would-boost-az-economy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/092612_medicaid_report/report-expanding-medicaid-eligibility-would-boost-az-economy/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010, expanding Medicaid eligibility would boost Arizona’s economy and add jobs, according to the nonprofit Grand Canyon Institute. The group held a news conference Wednesday to discuss a report detailing three options for Medicaid under the federal health care law. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092612_medicare_claims/scary-medicare-claims/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/092612_medicare_claims/scary-medicare-claims/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer A new TV ad in Florida harkens back to the notorious “death panel” falsehood. It wrongly claims Medicare benefits could be “rationed” and seniors denied treatment by the new health care law. In fact, the law specifically forbids rationing or restriction of benefits. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092512_health_care_gw_op/az-should-not-exchange-health-care-freedom-govt-control/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/092512_health_care_gw_op/az-should-not-exchange-health-care-freedom-govt-control/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The most effective way states can defend their citizens’ healthcare freedoms is by refusing to establish state-run health insurance exchanges. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091312_jcscottshow/jc-scott-ally-miller-and-stephanie-mach-interviewed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/091312_jcscottshow/jc-scott-ally-miller-and-stephanie-mach-interviewed/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Interviews with Ally Miller, a Republican candidate for Pima County supervisor, and Stephanie Mach, a Democratic candidate for state House in LD10. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091012_perkins_states_rights/perkins-states-rights-measure-exits-stage-right/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091012_perkins_states_rights/perkins-states-rights-measure-exits-stage-right/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer It’s anybody’s guess how the Arizona Federal Action Rejection Amendment might have fared with voters, but expect a sequel anyway. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091012_maine_healthcare_potter/potter-maines-health-care-fantasy/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/091012_maine_healthcare_potter/potter-maines-health-care-fantasy/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer What happened in Maine is a sobering reality check on the oft-repeated myth that getting rid of ObamaCare and other consumer protections is the answer to our health care problems. A ‘common sense’ law created more problems than solutions. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090312_health_care/the-illusory-promise-free-market-health-care-miracles/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/090312_health_care/the-illusory-promise-free-market-health-care-miracles/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Republicans keep touting free-market health care, but there’s no evidence it works. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090212_uninsured_arizona/one-arizonan-five-lacked-health-insurance-2010/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/090212_uninsured_arizona/one-arizonan-five-lacked-health-insurance-2010/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer One in five Arizonans was without health insurance in 2010, and the number rose to one in four in the state’s hardest-hit counties, according to a Census Bureau report. Arizona’s overall uninsured rate was 19.3 percent, compared to a national average of 17.7 percent. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083012_ryan_speech/factcheck-paul-ryans-spin/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/083012_ryan_speech/factcheck-paul-ryans-spin/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements. And when he wasn’t attacking Obama, Ryan was puffing up the record of his running mate, Mitt Romney, on taxes and unemployment. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082212_medicare_scare/a-campaign-full-mediscare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/082212_medicare_scare/a-campaign-full-mediscare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Obama and Romney both aim to slow Medicare spending. But each accuses the other of hurting seniors in the process. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082112_ryan_medicare_op/skin-gop-medicare-game/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/082112_ryan_medicare_op/skin-gop-medicare-game/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer When you look closely at GOP VP candidate Paul Ryan’s proposals to restructure Medicare, it’s clear he agrees with many health insurance company CEOs that Americans — especially older Americans — don’t have enough “skin in the game” when it comes to medical costs. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073112_jcscottshow/jc-scott-grijalva-and-carmona-interviews/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/073112_jcscottshow/jc-scott-grijalva-and-carmona-interviews/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Interviews with U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva and U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Richard Carmona. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072912_health_care_change/big-changes-mental-health-substance-abuse/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/072912_health_care_change/big-changes-mental-health-substance-abuse/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Maybe you like Obamacare. Or, maybe you view the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as yet another nail in the coffin of individual liberty. In either case, the law promises to make sweeping changes in the Arizona’s healthcare system, and nowhere more so than in the treatment of mental illness and substance abuse. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072712_medicare_death/study-az-death-rates-shrank-when-medicaid-coverage-grew/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072712_medicare_death/study-az-death-rates-shrank-when-medicaid-coverage-grew/#When: 09:08:000 Jan Brewer Updated: Arizona’s 2001 expansion of Medicaid coverage resulted in lower death rates in the state, according to a study of several states that links increased coverage to fewer deaths and overall better health. 2012-07-30T09:08:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072612_jcscottshow/jc-scott-candidates-aguirre-and-carroll-interviewed/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/072612_jcscottshow/jc-scott-candidates-aguirre-and-carroll-interviewed/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Interviews with Amanda Aguirre, a Democratic challenger in CD3, and Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll, the Republican incumbent in District 4. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071912_ahcccs/azs-handling-dual-eligible-health-care-recipients-gets-high-marks/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/071912_ahcccs/azs-handling-dual-eligible-health-care-recipients-gets-high-marks/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Arizona’s system for providing medical care for “dual eligible” people – those who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid services – was praised as a promising model for other states at a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071712_obama_medicare/why-insurers-want-obamacares-medicaid-business/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/071712_obama_medicare/why-insurers-want-obamacares-medicaid-business/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Pay no attention to GOP governors and House leaders; insurance firms need new customers. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071012_medicare_op/courts-medicare-decision-judicial-houdini-act/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/071012_medicare_op/courts-medicare-decision-judicial-houdini-act/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act did many things, but it was most fundamentally a decision to reorder the relationship between the federal government and the states, a decision to subordinate the idea of nationhood to judge-made deference theory. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070912_health_care_op/if-health-care-were-like-broccoli/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070912_health_care_op/if-health-care-were-like-broccoli/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer In all the rhetoric about health care, we lose sight of the most fundamental social decision– one we made long ago: Every American is entitled to extensive health care regardless of whether he can pay for it. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070612_factcheck_medicare/no-end-end-medicare-claim/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/070612_factcheck_medicare/no-end-end-medicare-claim/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Democrats are still hammering an old, and since replaced, GOP proposal, claiming it would “end Medicare,” and cost seniors $6,000 more a year for their health care. The newest GOP budget, proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan, keeps traditional Medicare — unlike his plan from 2011. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022912_obamacare_potter/obamacare-blessing-millions-real-americans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/022912_obamacare_potter/obamacare-blessing-millions-real-americans/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Supreme Court’s decision allows access to health insurance for many who have been denied. Millions of people in this country have been labeled “uninsurable” by insurance companies, meaning they could not buy coverage at any price because of pre-existing conditions. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062912_az_scotus/az-officials-consider-next-steps-after-health-care-ruling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062912_az_scotus/az-officials-consider-next-steps-after-health-care-ruling/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Arizona officials were sifting through the Supreme Court’s Thursday decision upholding the bulk of the national healthcare reform act and deciding what steps, if any, to take next. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062912_scotus_crowd/crowd-waved-signs-flags-as-it-awaited-supreme-court-ruling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062912_scotus_crowd/crowd-waved-signs-flags-as-it-awaited-supreme-court-ruling/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer “Health care companies keep taking a huge share of profits, and they are going to ruin the system eventually,” said Phoenix resident George Pauk, who joined hundreds of chanting, sign-waving protesters waiting for the court’s decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (with photo gallery) 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062812_jcscottshow/jc-scott-breaking-down-supreme-courts-historic-health-care-ruling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062812_jcscottshow/jc-scott-breaking-down-supreme-courts-historic-health-care-ruling/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer CD2 candidate Martha McSally, attorney Don Loose, CD2 Democratic candidate Matt Heinz, and Weekly Editor Jimmy Boegle on the Supreme Court’s health care and SB 1070 rulings. Plus, state Sen.Olivia Cajero Bedford. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_barber_health_care/barber-health-care-reform-far-from-perfect/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_barber_health_care/barber-health-care-reform-far-from-perfect/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Today, the U.S. Supreme Court carefully weighed in on Congress’s 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act. Although the court upheld major portions of the act, it is far from perfect. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_carmona_health_care/carmona-us-health-system-actually-sick-care/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_carmona_health_care/carmona-us-health-system-actually-sick-care/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Both Democrats and Republicans got it wrong. The fact is, we don’t have a health care system, we have a sick care system. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_brewer_health_care/brewer-health-care-ruling-disheartening/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_brewer_health_care/brewer-health-care-ruling-disheartening/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Gov. Jan Brewer: “Today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court flies in the face of what most Americans know to be true: Obamacare is an overreaching and unaffordable assault on states’ rights and individual liberty.” 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_grijalva_health_care/grijalva-health-care-ruling-significant-victory-american-people/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/062812_grijalva_health_care/grijalva-health-care-ruling-significant-victory-american-people/#When: 11:12:000 Jan Brewer Updated: Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Keith Ellison: “This ruling is a significant victory for the American people. The health care reform act provides that children will not be denied coverage due to a preexisting condition, young adults will be able to stay on their family health plan, and that Americans can keep their health care insurance if they get a major illness.” (with video) 2012-06-28T11:12:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062812_cnn_health_care/cnn-and-fox-misreport-health-care-ruling/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062812_cnn_health_care/cnn-and-fox-misreport-health-care-ruling/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Woops! CNN and Fox News this morning incorrectly reported that the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled President Barack Obama’s health care mandate unconstitutional. (with video) 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062812_health_care_scotus/supreme-court-upholds-health-care-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062812_health_care_scotus/supreme-court-upholds-health-care-reform/#When: 06:45:000 Jan Brewer Updated: On a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, boosting health care reform in a dramatic victory for President Barack Obama in an election year. (with complete ruling) 2012-06-28T06:45:08-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_jcscottshow/jc-scott-barbers-first-week-congress/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/062212_jcscottshow/jc-scott-barbers-first-week-congress/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Ron Barber’s spokesman on the new CD 8 representative’s first week in Congress, a professor’s take on the Middle East, and Democratic activist Paul Eckerstrom on Carmona’s Senate run. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062112_scotus_health_medicaid/court-challenge-could-result-medicaid-cuts-not-expansion/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/062112_scotus_health_medicaid/court-challenge-could-result-medicaid-cuts-not-expansion/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer But if the Affordable Care Act is struck down, states for the first time since 2009 would be free to tighten eligibility and make it more difficult for people to apply. The law had barred such changes. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061312_cd2_heinz/heinz-still-committed-cd2-primary-vs-barber/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/061312_cd2_heinz/heinz-still-committed-cd2-primary-vs-barber/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Even as the dust still swirls in the aftermath of the CD8 contest, another election cycle is underway, and state Rep. Matt Heinz said Wednesday he’s still in the race for a seat in the new 2nd Congressional District. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060812_scotus_approval_poll/poll-supreme-courts-approval-rating-falls-44/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/060812_scotus_approval_poll/poll-supreme-courts-approval-rating-falls-44/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Supreme Court’s approval ratings have dipped to a new low of 44 percent, according to a New York Times/CBS News Poll. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060512_medicare_profits_potter/guess-who-would-benefit-from-privatizing-medicare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060512_medicare_profits_potter/guess-who-would-benefit-from-privatizing-medicare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Insurers and their buddies want to privatize Medicare for profits at our expense, not real health care reform. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060112_nonprofit_insurance_potter/could-nonprofit-health-insurance-plans-real-reformers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/060112_nonprofit_insurance_potter/could-nonprofit-health-insurance-plans-real-reformers/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Consumer Oriented and Operated Plans could be one of the sleepers in the health care reform law that truly transforms how care is financed and delivered in this country. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052412_hcr_goldwater_op/insurance-companies-and-bureaucrats-big-winners-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/052412_hcr_goldwater_op/insurance-companies-and-bureaucrats-big-winners-obamacare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer When the topic is protecting liberty and the headline reads, “Even in Illinois but not in Arizona,” we’re in trouble. Arizona is moving full steam ahead with its insurance exchange to facilitate the federal health care law and is using more than $30 million in federal tax dollars to do so. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052312_cd8_debate/cd8-debate-barber-kelly-spar-over-social-security/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/052312_cd8_debate/cd8-debate-barber-kelly-spar-over-social-security/#When: 19:37:000 Jan Brewer Updated: Ron Barber, Jesse Kelly and Charlie Manolakis were questioned on Social Security, Medicare and the economy during a Wednesday night debate, and it’s a good thing we’re fresh out of beer in the Smith household, or the Social Security drinking game would have left this reporter floored. (listen to a replay) 2012-05-23T19:37:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_palin_death_panel/palins-death-panel-rhetoric-torpedoed-medicare-savings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/051412_palin_death_panel/palins-death-panel-rhetoric-torpedoed-medicare-savings/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer We’ll be hearing a lot from politicians this summer and fall about the urgency of dealing with Medicare spending. If we’re fortunate, some courageous candidates will call for renewed debate on a provision of the health care reform bill that had once enjoyed bipartisan support. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_chamber_health_care/us-chamber-continues-mislead-health-care-law/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051412_chamber_health_care/us-chamber-continues-mislead-health-care-law/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest onslaught of television ads continues to miseducate voters about the potential impact of the health care law. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_romney_hrc_factcheck/romneys-gross-exaggeration-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/051012_romney_hrc_factcheck/romneys-gross-exaggeration-obamacare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Mitt Romney claims government will “constitute … almost 50 percent” of the U.S. economy when the new federal health care law takes full effect. That’s nonsense. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_health_care_costs/health-care-increasingly-out-reach-millions/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/050812_health_care_costs/health-care-increasingly-out-reach-millions/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Having trouble finding a doctor? You’re not alone.Tens of millions of adults under 65 — both those with insurance and those without — saw their access to health care dramatically worsen over the past decade. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_hc_quick_fix_potter/false-quick-fixes-american-health-care/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_hc_quick_fix_potter/false-quick-fixes-american-health-care/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer You’ve heard it before. Let’s deep-six ObamaCare and replace it with sure-fire free-market solutions: tort reform, allow insurance to be sold across state lines and encourage people to set up health savings accounts. Here’s the problem: there is mounting evidence that all three of these strategies not only are ineffective but may actually be making matters worse. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_military_compensation/time-control-runaway-military-personnel-costs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/050712_military_compensation/time-control-runaway-military-personnel-costs/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Military personnel costs have nearly doubled since fiscal year 2001. If these costs are allowed to continue rising at their current rate, they will eat through the entire defense budget by FY 2039. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_state_fedds/phx-businessman-az-should-tell-feds-go-away/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/050112_az_state_fedds/phx-businessman-az-should-tell-feds-go-away/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer There are at least two measures currently being considered in Arizona that would let the state tell the federal government to buzz off. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043012_health_insurance_rebates/putting-our-premiums-into-medical-care-not-profits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/043012_health_insurance_rebates/putting-our-premiums-into-medical-care-not-profits/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Rockefeller provision of President Obama’s health care reform law will require consumer rebates from insurers who didn’t spend enough on care. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_insurance_subsidies_rule/rule-would-limit-eligibilty-health-insurance-subsidies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041612_insurance_subsidies_rule/rule-would-limit-eligibilty-health-insurance-subsidies/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer A proposed Treasury Department rule says workers and their families cannot qualify for those subsidies unless their employer’s plan is unaffordable because it exceeds 9.5 percent of their household income. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_occupy_obamacare_videos/bizarre-super-pac-videos-attack-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041412_occupy_obamacare_videos/bizarre-super-pac-videos-attack-obamacare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Angered by Obama’s health insurance overhaul, a former supporter of the president wants to turn the election season into a horror movie with the aid of a super PAC. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041012_medicare_acos/medicare-adds-new-accountable-care-organizations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/041012_medicare_acos/medicare-adds-new-accountable-care-organizations/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Obama administration announced Tuesday that 27 health systems have been selected to participate in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040212_scotus_potter/scalias-jokes-mask-grim-reality-american-health-care/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/040212_scotus_potter/scalias-jokes-mask-grim-reality-american-health-care/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Supreme Court Justices might take a lesson from “The Hunger Games” when deciding on ObamaCare. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supreme_transcript_weds/health-care-supreme-court-transcript-day-3/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supreme_transcript_weds/health-care-supreme-court-transcript-day-3/#When: 11:47:000 Jan Brewer Updated: Read and listen to Wednesday’s proceedings of the Supreme Court during oral arguments over health care reform. 2012-03-28T11:47:54-07:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032812_az_obamacare/az-business-groups-oppose-health-care-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032812_az_obamacare/az-business-groups-oppose-health-care-reform/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Businesses and business groups in Arizona have widely come out in opposition to the health care law being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supremes_health_care_tues/supreme-court-grills-administration-health-care-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supremes_health_care_tues/supreme-court-grills-administration-health-care-reform/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The second day of the historic Supreme Court hearings on the health reform law focused on these questions: Does Congress have the power to require Americans to purchase health insurance? Is the individual mandate constitutional? (with video) 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supreme_transcript_tues/health-care-supreme-court-transcript-day-2/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supreme_transcript_tues/health-care-supreme-court-transcript-day-2/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Read and listen to Tuesday’s proceedings of the Supreme Court during oral arguments over health care reform. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supreme_transcript/health-care-supreme-court-transcript/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supreme_transcript/health-care-supreme-court-transcript/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Read and listen to Monday’s proceedings of the Supreme Court during oral arguments over health care reform. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supremes_health_care_guide/health-care-reform-your-supreme-court-guide-day-1/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032712_supremes_health_care_guide/health-care-reform-your-supreme-court-guide-day-1/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The first day’s arguments focused on the Anti-Injunction Act and whether the court can rule on the case before a penalty is imposed on those who do not have health insurance. KHN’s reporter inside the court, Stuart Taylor, tells Jackie Judd that all the justices, except one, seemed eager to ask questions. (with video) 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_az_health_reform/azs-position-clear-as-high-court-weighs-health-care-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032712_az_health_reform/azs-position-clear-as-high-court-weighs-health-care-reform/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Arizona is the only state to adopt both a constitutional amendment and state law saying its residents cannot be forced to participate in a health care system. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032612_healthcare_polls/how-americans-really-feel-obamacare/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/032612_healthcare_polls/how-americans-really-feel-obamacare/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Mitt Romney says “most Americans want to get rid of” the Affordable Care Act. Is he right? That depends on which poll-taker is asking the question, and how it’s worded. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032312_health_ins_rates/feds-call-az-health-insurance-rate-hikes-unreasonable/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032312_health_ins_rates/feds-call-az-health-insurance-rate-hikes-unreasonable/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Health insurance rate increases by two insurers in Arizona have been called “unreasonable” by federal reviewers. Hikes of 17 and 18 percent were hit with the label, while other increases — of up to 44 percent — remain under scrutiny. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032312_flake/flake-makes-tucson-campaign-swing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/032312_flake/flake-makes-tucson-campaign-swing/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer U.S. Senate hopeful Jeff Flake, a Republican who holds Arizona’s CD6 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, made two stump appearances in Tucson on Friday, championing his plans to repeal health care reform and secure the border. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_gop_debate/more-agreement-than-definition-gop-cd8-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/031512_gop_debate/more-agreement-than-definition-gop-cd8-debate/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Tucson radio personality Jon Justice was joking when he referred to Arizona’s CD8 Republican candidates as “SittenoriMcJesse,” but Thursday night’s debate at Sabino High School was more of a tacit agreement session with a side of lowbrow humor than a debate. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031312_health_exchanges/obama-administration-releases-rules-health-exchanges/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/031312_health_exchanges/obama-administration-releases-rules-health-exchanges/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The regulations outline minimum standards that states must meet to set up and run these health insurance marketplaces by a Jan. 1, 2014, deadline. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031212_potter_cost_shifting/the-ripple-effect-unpaid-medical-care/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/031212_potter_cost_shifting/the-ripple-effect-unpaid-medical-care/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Without a mandate for health insurance, hospitals and taxpayers can get stuck with the bill. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030712_health_care/the-end-health-care-as-we-know-it/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030712_health_care/the-end-health-care-as-we-know-it/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini caused quite a stir when he said at a Las Vegas conference a few days ago that the insurance industry as we know it is, for all practical purposes, a dinosaur on the verge of extinction. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030412_slutsandpoliticians/sluts-politicians/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/030412_slutsandpoliticians/sluts-politicians/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Carl von Clausewitz said, “War is the continuation of politics by other means.” If he were alive today, he might note that very often, politics is the continuation of sluttiness by other means. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_gop_debate_factcheck/facts-get-mauled-mesa-gop-debate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022312_gop_debate_factcheck/facts-get-mauled-mesa-gop-debate/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The four GOP candidates met in Mesa for another debate, and mauled a few facts. Santorum claimed earmarks were done in an “open” process; Romney said dispensing morning-after pills to rape victims was “voluntary” for Catholic hospitals; Gingrich kept on claiming he balanced federal budgets that Congress approved after he resigned. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022212_santorum/santorum-talks-immigration-faith-tucson-stop/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/022212_santorum/santorum-talks-immigration-faith-tucson-stop/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum fed right-wing red meat to a roomful of red-shirted Tea Partiers in Tucson on Wednesday, saying President Obama is “systematically trying to crush the traditional Judeo-Christian principles in this country.” (with full video) 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022212_gop_health_care/gops-job-killing-whopper-health-care-law-again/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/022212_gop_health_care/gops-job-killing-whopper-health-care-law-again/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The exaggerated Republican claim that the new health care law “kills jobs” was high on our list of the “Whoppers of 2011.” But the facts haven’t stopped Republicans and their allies from making an overblown “job-killing” claim a major theme of campaign 2012. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021312_health_insurance-policy/insurers-now-required-speak-plain-english/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/021312_health_insurance-policy/insurers-now-required-speak-plain-english/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Department of Health and Human Services stiffens spine and requires health insurance companies to clearly explain their policies. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012112_roe_abortion_anniversary/reproductive-rights-brink-as-roe-turns-39/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/012112_roe_abortion_anniversary/reproductive-rights-brink-as-roe-turns-39/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer We approach the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion, on Sunday after a year that saw unprecedented assaults on access to abortion care and family planning services. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011612_romney_health_potter/opinion-only-romneys-dream-world/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/011612_romney_health_potter/opinion-only-romneys-dream-world/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s naïve suggestion that anyone but him and his rich friends could actually fire a health insurer on a whim and hire another one that might provide better service isn’t realistic.  2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112811_potter_health_care/us-health-care-nowhere-near-best-world/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/112811_potter_health_care/us-health-care-nowhere-near-best-world/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer Last week, the 34-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation (OECD) released the results of its most recent study of the health care systems in its member countries, including the United States, plus six others, for a total of 40. And those results are illuminating. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111411_health_care_court/supreme-court-take-up-health-care-reform/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/111411_health_care_court/supreme-court-take-up-health-care-reform/ 19:21:00Z Jan Brewer The Supreme Court said Monday that it will review President Obama’s most controversial achievement: health care reform. A decision, expected by June, will come in the thick of the presidential campaign. 2013-05-19T19:21:35+00:00