http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/29/1353444/-The-year-in-nbsp-Obamacare
"The end of the year finds the uninsured rate 30 percent lower this year than in 2013. And healthcare spending grew slower in 2013 than it had in the past 53 years. Oh, and the law helped save 50,000 lives because it's made hospitals safer. Enrollments have outpaced expectations, and it looks like the uninsured rate could reach historic lows by the end of this enrollment period.
Twelve months of Obamacare show that, despite all the politics, the policy continues to work and work very, very well. But you won't hear that from the traditional media, because the political story is the only one they seem capable of reporting any more."
12/31/14
12/20/14
Sanders Slams GOP For Maneuvering to Slash Social Security and Medicare
Sanders Slams GOP For Maneuvering to Slash Social Security and Medicare
"U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday slammed the GOP for jockeying to slash Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress, denouncing the plan as a "moral outrage"."
"U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday slammed the GOP for jockeying to slash Social Security and Medicare in the next Congress, denouncing the plan as a "moral outrage"."
12/19/14
12/18/14
How Brownback Is Relying On O-Care To Close Kansas' Huge Budget Hole
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/kansas-budget-hole-brownback-obamacare
"Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) is calling all hands on deck to fix his state's huge self-imposed budget crisis, which nearly cost him re-election this year, and the staunch conservative is now receiving an assist from an unlikely source: Obamacare."
"Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) is calling all hands on deck to fix his state's huge self-imposed budget crisis, which nearly cost him re-election this year, and the staunch conservative is now receiving an assist from an unlikely source: Obamacare."
Sam Brownback, Obamacare’s newest patient: Why Kansas is undergoing a revolution
Sam Brownback, Obamacare’s newest patient: Why Kansas is undergoing a revolution
"But for now it’s full steam ahead for his radically conservative tax policy, which endures only because successful government programs like the Affordable Care Act are there to help subsidize Brownback’s economic fantasy."
"But for now it’s full steam ahead for his radically conservative tax policy, which endures only because successful government programs like the Affordable Care Act are there to help subsidize Brownback’s economic fantasy."
12/14/14
Obamacare rolls surging ahead of Dec. 15 deadline
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/11/1351104/-Obamacare-rolls-surging-ahead-of-Dec-15-deadline
"New enrollees must sign up by Dec. 15, while existing customers have until Feb. 15, 2015, to reenroll."
"New enrollees must sign up by Dec. 15, while existing customers have until Feb. 15, 2015, to reenroll."
12/10/14
America’s Most Accomplished Looters: The Great Pension Robbery
America’s Most Accomplished Looters: The Great Pension Robbery
"First they come for public pensions and no one notices. Then they come for private pensions. Will anyone stop them before they get to Social Security?"
"First they come for public pensions and no one notices. Then they come for private pensions. Will anyone stop them before they get to Social Security?"
12/5/14
PERRspectives: A Tale of Two Clinics
PERRspectives: A Tale of Two Clinics
"An analysis in Health Affairs estimated that by leaving millions uninsured, the Medicaid opt-out states could see between 7,000 and 17,000 of their residents needlessly die every year. But those reddest of red states are really being hit with a triple whammy. It's not just that "they'll pay $152 billion to extend the program in other states--while receiving nothing in return." The likes of Nathan Deal (R-GA), Bill Haslam (R-TN), Pat McCrory (R-NC) and other Republican governors will be forced to pick more of the tab for long struggling rural hospitals and clinics that disproportionately care for the poor."
"An analysis in Health Affairs estimated that by leaving millions uninsured, the Medicaid opt-out states could see between 7,000 and 17,000 of their residents needlessly die every year. But those reddest of red states are really being hit with a triple whammy. It's not just that "they'll pay $152 billion to extend the program in other states--while receiving nothing in return." The likes of Nathan Deal (R-GA), Bill Haslam (R-TN), Pat McCrory (R-NC) and other Republican governors will be forced to pick more of the tab for long struggling rural hospitals and clinics that disproportionately care for the poor."
Obamacare has another very, very good week
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/05/1349481/-Obamacare-has-another-very-very-good-week
"the good folks at the Kaiser Family Foundation released the results of their research into state marketplaces. They found that premiums under Obamacare are being held largely in check for 2015 thanks to the fact that lots of insurers have decided to join in, and are creating competition. As the law intended. That doesn't mean that health insurance premiums aren't still too high for a lot of people, particularly people whose wages aren't keeping up with the growth in healthcare inflation, but it is helping.
What does all of this tell us? That our healthcare system can be made to work better and more efficiently and can save more lives."
"the good folks at the Kaiser Family Foundation released the results of their research into state marketplaces. They found that premiums under Obamacare are being held largely in check for 2015 thanks to the fact that lots of insurers have decided to join in, and are creating competition. As the law intended. That doesn't mean that health insurance premiums aren't still too high for a lot of people, particularly people whose wages aren't keeping up with the growth in healthcare inflation, but it is helping.
What does all of this tell us? That our healthcare system can be made to work better and more efficiently and can save more lives."
Obamacare applications hit 1.5 million in first two weeks
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/04/1349334/-Obamacare-applications-hit-1-5-million-in-first-two-nbsp-weeks#
"The first deadline for signing up is December 15 for re-enrollees and new customers who want insurance beginning on January 1, 2015. New enrollments can continue until February 15, when open enrollment ends. People who have significant life changes—new jobs or job loss, marriage, divorce—that changes their health insurance status can sign up throughout the year."
"The first deadline for signing up is December 15 for re-enrollees and new customers who want insurance beginning on January 1, 2015. New enrollments can continue until February 15, when open enrollment ends. People who have significant life changes—new jobs or job loss, marriage, divorce—that changes their health insurance status can sign up throughout the year."
Missouri Bill Would Punish Insurers Who Participate In Obamacare
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/12/04/3599028/missouri-bill-would-punish-insurers-who-participate-in-obamacare/
"A bill introduced Monday by a Missouri lawmaker appears designed to terrorize insurers into no longer providing insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Should it be enacted, it could potentially impose crippling financial sanctions on any insurer who does sell Obamacare plans in Missouri. The bill closely tracks a proposal by a staffer at a conservative think tank who is heavily involved in efforts to push state lawmakers and the courts to undermine or even rewrite segments of the Affordable Care Act."
"A bill introduced Monday by a Missouri lawmaker appears designed to terrorize insurers into no longer providing insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Should it be enacted, it could potentially impose crippling financial sanctions on any insurer who does sell Obamacare plans in Missouri. The bill closely tracks a proposal by a staffer at a conservative think tank who is heavily involved in efforts to push state lawmakers and the courts to undermine or even rewrite segments of the Affordable Care Act."
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