Bigugly July 1, 2025 -- The passage of the Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" is a disaster for many hapless Americans. A foundational medical organization (among many) speaks out:
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is "...deeply concerned by the Senate's passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" reconciliation package. As written, this legislation will carry serious, long-term consequences for the emergency care safety net, the broader health care system, and most importantly the patients we serve. Congress' proposed changes to Medicaid threaten access to care for millions, including children, pregnant patients, seniors, and people with disabilities, and will have dangerous ripple effects that impact anyone in need of lifesaving emergency care." This is no progressive political group. Rather, it is following the data and giving a warning as to what's to come. All Americans must inform and challenge federal legislators and hold them responsible in the next election. Cartoon by Dan's dad, Charles Keller |
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"The United States alone [among wealthy countries] treats health care as a commodity to be distributed according to the ability to pay rather than a social service to be distributed according to medical need." — JAMA (2003), 290, 798