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Is the real Romney contestant No. 1, 2 or 3?

When I was a boy, our family would gather around the television set and watch a fixed routine of shows such as Milton Berle, “The Twilight Zone” and “The Ed Sullivan Show.” One of our other favorites was “To Tell the Truth.” more

10/4/12

Thirty-two years later, the question is the same

With just a week left before the 1980 presidential election, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan asked Americans whether they were better off than they were four years earlier. more

9/13/12

The Romney-Ryan ticket is selling 'trickle-down snake oil'

There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger. more

8/30/12

In a season of cynicism, an inspiring decision

Those Founding Fathers knew what they were doing. Checks and balances worked last week, as the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in a 5-4 decision that surprised pretty much everybody. more

7/3/12

It's not looking good for common-sense health care

There are things we want and things we need. The want list is too long, but the need list is short and simple. We want good health and can’t live long without it. Coupled with that, we need the protection of health insurance. more

5/3/12

Our democracy could lead to the end of Obamacare

Last week, the Supreme Court held three days of oral arguments on whether the landmark of the Obama administration, Obamacare, the controversial bill that overhauled our health care system, violated the Constitution. more

4/5/12

Herald File Photo Peninsula Hospital Center is expected to close after serving Far Rockaway and the Five Towns for 104 years.

Peninsula Hospital to close

The Peninsula Hospital Center, which has served Far Rockaway and Five Towns residents for 104 years, is shutting down. A Chapter 11 trustee filed court papers on Monday to permanently close the hospital, and plans for an orderly closure are being finalized. more

JEFFREY BESSEN | 3/26/12

A high tax on sugar? How sweet it would be

On my last day of radiation, I drove up to the NYU Women’s Cancer Center and saw a man leaning against the front door, smoking. more

3/8/12

Peninsula Hospital Center is currently functioning with almost 300 less employees due to the financial constraints put on the facility because its lab license was suspended on Feb. 23 and the hospital cannot admit patients.

Peninsula Hospital Center lays off nearly 300 employees

To reduce its financial burden while its laboratory is suspended, Peninsula Hospital Center will layoff employees and agreed, in partnership with the committee of unsecured creditors and its lender, Revival Funding, LLC, to the appointment of an operating trustee in the bankruptcy case. more

JEFFREY BESSEN | 3/2/12

Peninsula Hospital Center, which is in the middle of bankruptcy proceedings and reorganization must also now improve its laboratory operations.

Peninsula Hospital’s lab permit suspended

Peninsula Hospital Center is currently operating under an order from the State Department of Health that the Far Rockaway facility cannot admit patients for 30 days from Feb. 23, when the order was issued, and the permit for its clinical laboratory was suspended. more

JEFFREY BESSEN | 3/1/12

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