Chloe Shelford Dec 29, 2020
One wreath was placed at the foot of the monument on the town green. Photo by: Chloe Shelford
Wreaths were placed at significant locations across town on Dec. 28 in honor of National Wreaths Across America Day.
The national holiday with a mission of remembering, honoring, and teaching about those who serve was actually on Dec. 19, but celebrations in Wareham were postponed due to inclement weather.
The wreaths were placed at the memorial on the town green, in front of Town Hall, cemeteries across town (Centre, St. Patrick’s, Long Neck, and Agawam), and at the Hero’s Circle outside the National Cemetery in Bourne.
that s nod idea logically that can result in better primary care without actually increasing the amount we spend per individual in the united states. it s as high as it is anywhere in the world. yeah, i think states can do a job with this, and i think we came close in nevada to having a medicate for all buy-in option. i m sure over the next couple years we ll soo it latch on. i think we re seeing a sentiment across the country for people to want to take a step in that direction more broadly. so particularly if this bit were to pass, i think you would be in a situation where there would be a fairly strong reaction. i always learn something when you re on, andy slavin, former acting administration for the centers for medicare and medication services. governor christie is
district. joining mu ises he s now a senior adviser for the bipartisan policy center. andy, good to talk with you. thank you for being with us. thanks for having me back on, ali. you heard a lot of the conversations this hour. what is your sense of what our next logical step is with health care as things stand? we re not sure there s going to be a deal that the senate can get on either side of this to move forward with. i think the reason were in a situation we are in is because we have a bill that the senate is consideration that is not only politically not accomplishing what folks needed to accomplish, but it s become massively unpopular to the point ofb yond politics. generally speaking, democrats and centrist republicans are going to be focused on steps to increase coverage for more
now i would like to bring in andy slavin, from the centers on medicare and medicaid services. and thank you so much. under president obama. thanks for being here, andy. i want to first off get your reaction to what we have just been discussing. where you think we are in the process. because you saw it with obamacare. yeah, thanks, richard. thanks for having me here. you know, i think the president and the vice president and congressional leadership, you know, they re asking their members to take a very challenging vote. i think the number of the day is we saw that an estimated 55,000 people per district, per congressional district, are going to lose coverage under this new plan. and seniors and a lot of low-income and rural people are going to be squeezed. their pocket books are going to be squeezed pretty significantly. that s a very difficult first domestic vote for the administration to ask their congressional rank and file to take. and i think that s why you re seeing the squea
yeah. would you say we re in the beginning, the middle or the end of what will be the end of this bill? yeah, so i think it really is going to depend on how much political muscle the president decides to put behind it. i think a lot of people there was an editorial in the wall street journal from peggy noonan and many others calling on the president to take a step back, look it at the data coming out about the actual harm the bill causes. and either make some adjustments or more importantly, step back and say not good enough. reach out to chuck schumer and the democrats and say, you know what, we can surgically fix the things that are challenges here. it s not perfect. but it s done a lot of good. and let s focus surgically instead of trying to fulfill a political wish that the people who want to reform medicaid and do big tax cuts are trying to do. because that s what this bill really is. all right. put on your surgeon gloves then, if you can, andy. what would be one thing t