Remember this the next time a congressman makes even a peep about the birth control mandate: Between 2006 and 2011, Medicare spend a whopping $172 million on penis pumps. That's a lot of penis pumps! » 1/14/14 1:50pm 1/14/14 1:50pm

Maybe this clip spoke to me because I spent several years of my early adult life surrounded by shouty older dudes who thought that by talking more loudly than me, they could shut me up. But Soledad O'Brien's calm, measured response to Romney Surrogate John Sununu, using facts and Romney's own quotes, is a… » 8/15/12 2:20pm 8/15/12 2:20pm

Did you know there was another Republican presidential debate last night? Well, there was, even though they just had one on Wednesday. Apparently these candidates are desperate for as many opportunities to open their mouths and end their candidacies as they can possibly get. This was the "Commander in Chief" debate, in… » 11/13/11 2:50pm 11/13/11 2:50pm

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz criticized Florida Rep. Allen West's support for a budget plan that would cut Medicare. So he called her "vile, despicable" and "not a Lady." » 7/20/11 11:50am 7/20/11 11:50am

Thanks to new regulations going into effect today, any hospital participating in Medicare and Medicaid must allow visitors of patients' choosing, whether or not they're married or related. The upshot is that gay couples cannot be denied visitation rights. » 1/19/11 12:46pm 1/19/11 12:46pm

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Senior citizens in Western Pennsylvania dialing the number for Medicare listed in Verizon's 2007 White Pages are accidentally getting health benefits of a very different kind. It turns out that the toll-free number listed is actually for a Philadelphia-based phone sex line. The 2008 White Pages with the correct number… » 3/04/08 2:40pm 3/04/08 2:40pm