www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/05/31/3443519/rand-paul-suddenly-unsure-if-obamacare-should-be-completely-repealed/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has joined Mitch McConnell in suggesting that Kentucky could maintain its Obamacare exchange if health care reform is repealed, saying that he’s “not sure” if the new marketplace (Kynect) should be unraveled.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."
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."
4/29/14
How Republican Obamacare Lies Nearly Killed A Man
www.politicususa.com/2014/04/29/republican-obamacare-lies-killed-man.html
"Angstadt would probably be dead if he didn’t have a friend who cared about him enough to fight and educate him about the ACA. Dean Angstadt got lucky. He had a friend who was willing to fight to get him to sign up, and he signed up during the open enrollment period.
His story is a reminder that the Republican lies about the ACA have real life and death consequences. Some of the people who believe the Republican misinformation campaign, and don’t get health insurance, will get sick and die before the next open enrollment period begins. It is twisted, but some opponents of the law view every person who doesn’t sign up and gets sick as proof that Obamacare doesn’t work.
The results of scaring people away from signing up for the ACA include crippling debt, people not going to see a doctor when they are sick, or even death."
"Angstadt would probably be dead if he didn’t have a friend who cared about him enough to fight and educate him about the ACA. Dean Angstadt got lucky. He had a friend who was willing to fight to get him to sign up, and he signed up during the open enrollment period.
His story is a reminder that the Republican lies about the ACA have real life and death consequences. Some of the people who believe the Republican misinformation campaign, and don’t get health insurance, will get sick and die before the next open enrollment period begins. It is twisted, but some opponents of the law view every person who doesn’t sign up and gets sick as proof that Obamacare doesn’t work.
The results of scaring people away from signing up for the ACA include crippling debt, people not going to see a doctor when they are sick, or even death."
Unskew this! Desperate GOP Obamacare ploy fails, again
Unskew this! Desperate GOP Obamacare ploy fails, again
"Not only was it announced that Obamacare sign-ups hit 8 million, almost simultaneously, Gallup reported that states that fully embraced Obamacare — setting up exchanges and expanding Medicaid — reduced their percentage of uninsured residents by 2.5 percent, compared to just 0.8 percent for states that resisted on one or both counts. The success of the law and the failure of opposition to it came as a one-two punch. And now we’re even starting to see Democratic healthcare ads."
"Not only was it announced that Obamacare sign-ups hit 8 million, almost simultaneously, Gallup reported that states that fully embraced Obamacare — setting up exchanges and expanding Medicaid — reduced their percentage of uninsured residents by 2.5 percent, compared to just 0.8 percent for states that resisted on one or both counts. The success of the law and the failure of opposition to it came as a one-two punch. And now we’re even starting to see Democratic healthcare ads."
4/28/14
PERRspectives: The GOP Has Made the Red State Health Care Deficit Worse
PERRspectives: The GOP Has Made the Red State Health Care Deficit Worse
"To put those findings in terms Republicans can understand, up to 3,000 of Rick Perry's Texans will needlessly die each year. Those dead will joined by up to 671 from Scott Walker's Wisconsin, 1,176 in Nathan Deal's Georgia, 2,221 in Rick Scott's Florida and 1,145 in Pat McCrory's North Carolina."
"To put those findings in terms Republicans can understand, up to 3,000 of Rick Perry's Texans will needlessly die each year. Those dead will joined by up to 671 from Scott Walker's Wisconsin, 1,176 in Nathan Deal's Georgia, 2,221 in Rick Scott's Florida and 1,145 in Pat McCrory's North Carolina."
4/24/14
How Obamacare Will Help Americans Retire Sooner
www.thinkprogress.org/health/2014/04/23/3429864/obamacare-americans-retirement/
"The reason for that is pretty simple: Once Americans don’t have to worry about losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, they’ll be freed up to make different decisions about how long to continue working."
"The reason for that is pretty simple: Once Americans don’t have to worry about losing their employer-sponsored health insurance, they’ll be freed up to make different decisions about how long to continue working."
Bernie Sanders Lays The Smack-Down : GOP Freedom Is ‘The Freedom To Die’ (Video)
Bernie Sanders Lays The Smack-Down : GOP Freedom Is ‘The Freedom To Die’ (Video)
"Sanders went on to say that he doesn’t believe that the majority of the people are in favor of the things that the Republicans want to do, things like eliminating Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid and eliminating the minimum wage. They want to strengthen those programs and raise the minimum wage."
"Sanders went on to say that he doesn’t believe that the majority of the people are in favor of the things that the Republicans want to do, things like eliminating Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid and eliminating the minimum wage. They want to strengthen those programs and raise the minimum wage."
4/23/14
Ryan's latest Medicare plan proves it's not about the deficit
www.dailykos.com/story/2014/04/21/1293612/-Ryan-s-latest-Medicare-plan-proves-it-s-not-about-the-deficit
"But it's never been about the deficit, as Brian Beutler details, chronicling the evolution of Ryan's proposals for one program: Medicare. It's all about privatization."
"But it's never been about the deficit, as Brian Beutler details, chronicling the evolution of Ryan's proposals for one program: Medicare. It's all about privatization."
4/17/14
GOP's Obamacare Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost
GOP's Obamacare Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost
"Ross danced around the harsh truth: There is no adequate Republican replacement for the ACA, because it was a Republican idea to begin with. They've boxed themselves in a corner and now they can't get out."
"Ross danced around the harsh truth: There is no adequate Republican replacement for the ACA, because it was a Republican idea to begin with. They've boxed themselves in a corner and now they can't get out."
Conservative crybabies lose again: The right’s laughable new Obamacare conspiracies, officially debunked
Conservative crybabies lose again: The right’s laughable new Obamacare conspiracies, officially debunked
"As all the GOP's Obamacare attacks are proven wrong, one by one, a new phony conspiracy emerges. It's bunk, too"
"As all the GOP's Obamacare attacks are proven wrong, one by one, a new phony conspiracy emerges. It's bunk, too"
4/15/14
Facts just killed the Obamacare haters: How the lunatics finally lost all credibility
Facts just killed the Obamacare haters: How the lunatics finally lost all credibility
"Previously, Republican lawmakers' hysteria was taken seriously. But in the face of stunning data, it's a new day"
"Previously, Republican lawmakers' hysteria was taken seriously. But in the face of stunning data, it's a new day"
4/14/14
From Death Panels To Death Spirals: The Right-Wing Media's Epic Five-Year Health Care Disinformation Campaign
www.mediamatters.org/research/2014/04/14/from-death-panels-to-death-spirals-the-right-wi/198876
"In the five years since President Obama's health care reform plan -- which became the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- was first introduced, the right-wing media has waged a continuous campaign to attack the law through misinformation, deception, and outright lies."
"In the five years since President Obama's health care reform plan -- which became the Affordable Care Act (ACA) -- was first introduced, the right-wing media has waged a continuous campaign to attack the law through misinformation, deception, and outright lies."
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