Republicans Blocking Medicaid Expansion In Tennessee Destroyed This Couple's Life
"Red states refusing the Medicaid expansion are doing it out of spite, but their victims are actual real people. Here is one of their stories."
6/24/14
A Secret Plan to Close Social Security’s Offices and Outsource Its Work | Common Dreams
A Secret Plan to Close Social Security’s Offices and Outsource Its Work | Common Dreams
"Despite the fact that a Democratic president is running the executive branch, the Social Security Administration appears to be accepting the harsh budget cuts imposed upon it by Congress with an air of surprising passivity. This is puzzling. Social Security is an enormously successful and popular program. Historically only conservative Republicans have urged cuts to its administrative budget. Those cuts are already frustrating the public and undermining public confidence in the program."
"Despite the fact that a Democratic president is running the executive branch, the Social Security Administration appears to be accepting the harsh budget cuts imposed upon it by Congress with an air of surprising passivity. This is puzzling. Social Security is an enormously successful and popular program. Historically only conservative Republicans have urged cuts to its administrative budget. Those cuts are already frustrating the public and undermining public confidence in the program."
6/23/14
Far right’s “monstruous” lies: Palin, Limbaugh and Medicaid fight in Virginia
Far right’s “monstruous” lies: Palin, Limbaugh and Medicaid fight in Virginia
"The willingness to concoct, promulgate and defend lies like these is amoral enough. That they’re intended to restrict healthcare access to people who really need it is just monstrous. And you get very little sense that conservatives care or even recognize this for the problem that it is."
"The willingness to concoct, promulgate and defend lies like these is amoral enough. That they’re intended to restrict healthcare access to people who really need it is just monstrous. And you get very little sense that conservatives care or even recognize this for the problem that it is."
6/20/14
You Might Be Able To Sign Up For Obamacare This Summer
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/06/19/3450831/obamacare-special-enrollment/
"Anyone who experiences a “life-changing event” — graduating from college and losing a student health plan, moving to a new home, getting married, having or adopting a baby, or turning 26 years old — may be eligible to enroll in a new marketplace plan even before the next enrollment period starts in the fall. They can take advantage of what’s called Special Enrollment."
"Anyone who experiences a “life-changing event” — graduating from college and losing a student health plan, moving to a new home, getting married, having or adopting a baby, or turning 26 years old — may be eligible to enroll in a new marketplace plan even before the next enrollment period starts in the fall. They can take advantage of what’s called Special Enrollment."
6/12/14
Thanks To Obamacare, Minnesota’s Uninsurance Rate Has Dropped 40 Percent
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/06/12/3448100/obamacare-minnesota-uninsurance/
"The number of uninsured people in Minnesota has plunged to the lowest level in state history, following Obamacare’s six month open enrollment period that allowed people to sign up for new health plans, according to a new analysis from University of Minnesota researchers."
"The number of uninsured people in Minnesota has plunged to the lowest level in state history, following Obamacare’s six month open enrollment period that allowed people to sign up for new health plans, according to a new analysis from University of Minnesota researchers."
6/6/14
Bad News For Republicans: Obamacare Still NOT A Job Killer As 217,000 Jobs Added In May, Healthcare Adds The Most
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/06/06/bad-news-for-republicans-obamacare-still-not-a-job-killer-as-217000-jobs-added-in-may-healthcare-adds-the-most/
"For the fourth consecutive month, the economy added more than 200,000 jobs, and healthcare led the way in creating those jobs. According to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 217,000 jobs were added in May. Healthcare was responsible for approximately 55,000 of those jobs. And that’s not the only good news.
The jobs report is even sweeter because it means the United States has finally recovered all of the jobs lost when the economy crashed during the Bush Administration in 2008. It also marks the first time that the economy has added 200,000 jobs for four straight months since 1999-2000, when another Democrat, Bill Clinton, occupied the White House. Additionally, the unemployment rate still stands at 6.3 percent, which is a six year low since the rate peaked at 10 percent in 2009 just after Obama took office."
"For the fourth consecutive month, the economy added more than 200,000 jobs, and healthcare led the way in creating those jobs. According to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 217,000 jobs were added in May. Healthcare was responsible for approximately 55,000 of those jobs. And that’s not the only good news.
The jobs report is even sweeter because it means the United States has finally recovered all of the jobs lost when the economy crashed during the Bush Administration in 2008. It also marks the first time that the economy has added 200,000 jobs for four straight months since 1999-2000, when another Democrat, Bill Clinton, occupied the White House. Additionally, the unemployment rate still stands at 6.3 percent, which is a six year low since the rate peaked at 10 percent in 2009 just after Obama took office."
6/5/14
PERRspectives: Mitch McConnells Deadly Lies about Obamacare
PERRspectives: Mitch McConnells Deadly Lies about Obamacare
"So facing a tough reelection race this fall, Mitch McConnell did what Mitch McConnell does. He lied about taking people's health insurance away, like he lied during his failed effort to prevent them from getting it in the first place."
"So facing a tough reelection race this fall, Mitch McConnell did what Mitch McConnell does. He lied about taking people's health insurance away, like he lied during his failed effort to prevent them from getting it in the first place."
5/31/14
Rand Paul Suddenly Unsure If Obamacare Should Be Completely Repealed
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/05/31/3443519/rand-paul-suddenly-unsure-if-obamacare-should-be-completely-repealed/
"Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has joined Mitch McConnell in suggesting that Kentucky could maintain its Obamacare exchange if health care reform is repealed, saying that he’s “not sure” if the new marketplace (Kynect) should be unraveled. Paul’s comments come as a growing number of Republicans aim to repackage the key tenets of President Obama’s health care law as unique state solutions, designed and built by state officials far away from Washington D.C."
"Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has joined Mitch McConnell in suggesting that Kentucky could maintain its Obamacare exchange if health care reform is repealed, saying that he’s “not sure” if the new marketplace (Kynect) should be unraveled. Paul’s comments come as a growing number of Republicans aim to repackage the key tenets of President Obama’s health care law as unique state solutions, designed and built by state officials far away from Washington D.C."
5/29/14
GOP is losing the Obamacare war: What a new lie reveals about the law’s success
GOP is losing the Obamacare war: What a new lie reveals about the law’s success
"Embattled Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has an Obamacare problem, and not the one you think. His state’s version of the program, KyNect, is so popular and so successful, that if he tells voters outright that he wants to kill it, he might be killing his Senate career, too."
"Embattled Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has an Obamacare problem, and not the one you think. His state’s version of the program, KyNect, is so popular and so successful, that if he tells voters outright that he wants to kill it, he might be killing his Senate career, too."
5/28/14
Kentucky Newspaper, Gov. Blasts Mitch McConnell Over Attacks On ACA, Support For Kynect
Kentucky Newspaper, Gov. Blasts Mitch McConnell Over Attacks On ACA, Support For Kynect
"One of the biggest newspapers in Kentucky is taking Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to task for his bizarre new position on Obamacare"
"One of the biggest newspapers in Kentucky is taking Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to task for his bizarre new position on Obamacare"
5/22/14
The GOP Death Panel
The GOP Death Panel
"In fact, according to a new study out of Harvard University, as many as 17,000 people will die in America just this year as a direct result of the GOP's refusal to expand Medicaid."
"In fact, according to a new study out of Harvard University, as many as 17,000 people will die in America just this year as a direct result of the GOP's refusal to expand Medicaid."
5/19/14
In Georgia, Lawmakers Taking Pride in Policies That Hurt the Poor
In Georgia, Lawmakers Taking Pride in Policies That Hurt the Poor
"House Bill 990 moves the authority to expand Medicaid out of the Governor’s office and over to lawmakers. In a state where conservative politics run deep, HB 990 is Governor Deal’s clever way of way of ensuring Medicaid expansion will never get passed, and abdicating all responsibility for the health and economic consequences that will surely result. The second bill, HB 943, restricts state and local agencies and their employees from advocating for Medicaid expansion, bans the creation of a state health insurance exchange, and prohibits the University of Georgia from continuing its navigator program once its original federal grant expires in August."
"House Bill 990 moves the authority to expand Medicaid out of the Governor’s office and over to lawmakers. In a state where conservative politics run deep, HB 990 is Governor Deal’s clever way of way of ensuring Medicaid expansion will never get passed, and abdicating all responsibility for the health and economic consequences that will surely result. The second bill, HB 943, restricts state and local agencies and their employees from advocating for Medicaid expansion, bans the creation of a state health insurance exchange, and prohibits the University of Georgia from continuing its navigator program once its original federal grant expires in August."
5/8/14
Infographic: How Many Women Are Benefiting from the Affordable Care Act?
www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/news/2014/05/07/85389/infographic-how-many-women-are-benefiting-from-the-affordable-care-act/
"27 million women can receive life saving preventive health care without copays, 8.7 million women will gain maternity coverage in 2014 with the Affordable Care Act's individual insurance coverage, 39.5 million adult women in the United States no longer have lifetime limits on their health insurance plans thanks to the Affordable Care Act"
"27 million women can receive life saving preventive health care without copays, 8.7 million women will gain maternity coverage in 2014 with the Affordable Care Act's individual insurance coverage, 39.5 million adult women in the United States no longer have lifetime limits on their health insurance plans thanks to the Affordable Care Act"
Interactive Map: Check Out How Your State Ranks for Healthcare!
www.alternet.org/interactive-map-check-out-how-your-state-ranks-healthcare
"They used a ranking system of "42 different metrics that gauged everything from insurance coverage to avoidable hospital stays to vaccination rates, at the systemic level; and from obesity rates to how many adults have lost six or more teeth, at the individual level." The states at the top: Minnesota comes in at Number 1, and Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire are tied for second. At the bottom: Mississippi is worst, with Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas not much better."
"They used a ranking system of "42 different metrics that gauged everything from insurance coverage to avoidable hospital stays to vaccination rates, at the systemic level; and from obesity rates to how many adults have lost six or more teeth, at the individual level." The states at the top: Minnesota comes in at Number 1, and Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire are tied for second. At the bottom: Mississippi is worst, with Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas not much better."
The right’s sad Obamacare transition: As good news rolls in, what to do?
The right’s sad Obamacare transition: As good news rolls in, what to do?
"What you’re seeing here is the conservative media struggling to adapt to the changing narrative regarding the Affordable Care Act."
"What you’re seeing here is the conservative media struggling to adapt to the changing narrative regarding the Affordable Care Act."
Obamacare Is Already Providing A Big Boost To Public Hospitals
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/05/08/3435616/obamacare-is-already-providing-a-big-boost-to-public-hospitals/
"In yet another boost to the health care law, some publicly traded hospitals are claiming that provisions in the Affordable Care Act are already increasing their bottom lines."
"In yet another boost to the health care law, some publicly traded hospitals are claiming that provisions in the Affordable Care Act are already increasing their bottom lines."
Insurance Companies Testify And Prove Republicans Are Lying About Obamacare Enrollment Numbers
www.addictinginfo.org/2014/05/08/insurance-companies-testify-and-prove-republicans-are-lying-about-obamacare-enrollment-numbers/
"It’s actually getting a little tiring writing about the Republican Obamacare lies. When political pundits and and Comedy Central aren’t busy proving Republicans wrong, leave it to the health insurance executives to stick it to them."
"It’s actually getting a little tiring writing about the Republican Obamacare lies. When political pundits and and Comedy Central aren’t busy proving Republicans wrong, leave it to the health insurance executives to stick it to them."
5/7/14
Insurers Say Most Of The People Who Signed Up For Obamacare Paid Their First Premium
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/05/07/3435066/insurers-first-premium/
"Executives from WellPoint, Aetna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday to report on the progress in Obamacare enrollment."
"Executives from WellPoint, Aetna, and Blue Cross Blue Shield will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday to report on the progress in Obamacare enrollment."
The GOP’s Anti-Obamacare Propaganda Campaign Is Getting More Desperate Than Ever Before
www.forwardprogressives.com/the-gops-anti-obamacare-propaganda-campaign-is-getting-more-desperate-than-ever-before/
"The uninsured rate has dropped to its lowest level in all the time that Gallup has been tracking it. Most of those who remain uninsured are not left so by the design of Obamacare, but instead by the action of the Supreme Court (and the aforementioned Justice Roberts) and the choices of the red-state legislatures and governors that chose not to expand Medicaid to their poorest citizens. Because the facts are so against their purposes, the GOP and their allies at Fox, Heritage, and Americans for Prosperity must resort to distortions and lies."
"The uninsured rate has dropped to its lowest level in all the time that Gallup has been tracking it. Most of those who remain uninsured are not left so by the design of Obamacare, but instead by the action of the Supreme Court (and the aforementioned Justice Roberts) and the choices of the red-state legislatures and governors that chose not to expand Medicaid to their poorest citizens. Because the facts are so against their purposes, the GOP and their allies at Fox, Heritage, and Americans for Prosperity must resort to distortions and lies."
5/5/14
Tennessee State Senator Compares Obamacare To The Holocaust
www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gop-lawmaker-obamacare-holocaust
"On Monday, a Tennessee state senator apparently likened Obamacare's individual mandate to Nazi Germany's slaughter of Jews."
"On Monday, a Tennessee state senator apparently likened Obamacare's individual mandate to Nazi Germany's slaughter of Jews."
5/4/14
Rick Scott Fails At Anti-Obamacare PR Stunt
Rick Scott Fails At Anti-Obamacare PR Stunt
"Some food for thought, Scott’s company, Columbia/HCA, before he became Florida’s governor, was found guilty of inflating Medicare prices and had to pay a $1.7 billion fine."
"Some food for thought, Scott’s company, Columbia/HCA, before he became Florida’s governor, was found guilty of inflating Medicare prices and had to pay a $1.7 billion fine."
5/2/14
GOP’s comically inept Obamcare delusion: Why they’re so sad about the enrollment numbers
GOP’s comically inept Obamcare delusion: Why they’re so sad about the enrollment numbers
"GOP stooges are clinging to an old Obamacare doomsday scenario -- just as good news for the law keeps trickling in"
"GOP stooges are clinging to an old Obamacare doomsday scenario -- just as good news for the law keeps trickling in"
5/1/14
Report: Southern states resisting Medicaid expansion need it the most
www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/29/1295556/-Report-Southern-states-resisting-Medicaid-expansion-need-it-the-most
"The South has the majority of people in the U.S. without health insurance—44 percent of the nation's uninsured are Texas, Florida and Georgia—and the highest rates of chronic disease."
"The South has the majority of people in the U.S. without health insurance—44 percent of the nation's uninsured are Texas, Florida and Georgia—and the highest rates of chronic disease."
More Than A Million Young People Enrolled In Obamacare Last Month
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/05/01/3433258/more-than-a-million-young-people-enrolled-in-obamacare-last-month/
"Significantly, the proportion of young people — a key proxy for the health of beneficiaries that predicts the stability of the risk pools — falls in line with the experiences of Massachusetts, which enacted similar reforms in 2006."
"Significantly, the proportion of young people — a key proxy for the health of beneficiaries that predicts the stability of the risk pools — falls in line with the experiences of Massachusetts, which enacted similar reforms in 2006."
Gov. Rick Scott Gets Schooled by Seniors While Trying To Hawk Obamacare Horror Stories
www.politicususa.com/2014/04/30/gov-rick-scott-hawks-obamacare-horror-stories-schooled-seniors.html
"With 14 felonies of Medicare fraud under his belt as head of Columbia/HCA Healthcare, Rick Scott knows Mediscare. But when he tried to pull his horror story games on seniors, they weren’t buying it. Chalk this group of seniors up as yet another group that aren’t buying the GOP Horror Show con."
"With 14 felonies of Medicare fraud under his belt as head of Columbia/HCA Healthcare, Rick Scott knows Mediscare. But when he tried to pull his horror story games on seniors, they weren’t buying it. Chalk this group of seniors up as yet another group that aren’t buying the GOP Horror Show con."
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