All posts containing the tag: "HealthCare"
Posted Sep 4th 2009 11:01AM by TMZ Staff
Oprah may appear to be all-powerful -- but according to Reverend Jeremiah Wright, she doesn't have as much pull as we thought.
Barack Obama's former pastor was in D.C. yesterday, where he went on the Oprah offensive, saying she's only "an entertainer, not a politician" who doesn't "care" about social policy and can't help the poor at a structural level.
His words are rough -- but does he have a point?
Filed under: Oprah, Barack Obama, Politix, Exclusives
Tags: health care, HealthCare, oprah winfrey, OprahWinfrey, poor, reverend jeremiah wright, ReverendJeremiahWright, video
Posted Aug 13th 2009 12:29PM by TMZ Staff
Today is the last day you'll be seeing the late, great Billy Mays endorse health insurance -- the company behind one of the legendary pitchman's most recent commercials has officially pulled the spot off the air.
Billy claimed his work for the iCAN benefit group was "the most important product I have ever endorsed" -- but now, 6 weeks after Mays passed away, the company has decided to go another direction.
For the record, the company did get the OK from the family to continue running Billy's ad -- and Billy's son also made the following point on his Twitter page, "When actors die, their movies continue to play, right?"
Filed under: Billy Mays, Exclusives
Tags: billy mays, BillyMays, health care, health insurance, HealthCare, HealthInsurance
Posted Nov 19th 2008 3:01AM by TMZ Staff
Magic Johnson is in the middle of a serious health care war -- but shockingly, it's the basketball legend (of all people!) who's being accused of skimping on coverage for people who work in a building he owns.
A guy who works in the Brooklyn Clock Tower -- a building that Magic's investment company is turning into luxury condominium -- confronted Johnson at a book signing over the weekend, arguing how it's unfair for his fellow non-union workers to have to shell out an extra $300 per family member for health coverage.
A rep for Magic's company told Crain's New York the 12 non-union workers ARE paid the union rate of $18.94 for porters and concierges and $20.19 for handymen ... and any decision on expanding coverage is up to the condominium association and the building's managing agent.
Another Magic rep told TMZ every employee who works for the management company gets free health care.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports
Tags: Brooklyn Clock Tower, BrooklynClockTower, Crains New York, CrainsNewYork, health care, HealthCare, Magic Johnson, MagicJohnson, video
