Category Archives: trumpcare

Medicaid Cuts Will Drive Up Cost Of Private Coverage, Montana Insurers Say

Posted on July 10, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio July 10, 2017 From left, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sens. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) chat before a Republican meeting to discuss … Continue reading →

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Report: BCRA would mean more than 900K healthcare jobs lost

Posted on July 10, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on HealthDive Les Masterson July 7, 2017 Dive Brief: The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) would result in 1.45 million fewer jobs by 2026, according to a new report by The Commonwealth Fund. Healthcare would take a hard … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Inspires Unlikely Political Action In California’s Red Region

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS/CALIFORNIA HEALTHLINE — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By April Dembosky, KQED   July 6, 2017 Greta Elliott talks to her staff at the Canby Family Practice Clinic in Modoc County. (April Dembosky/KQED) Modoc County, in the northeastern corner of … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union – SCARY!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David Posnett

GREAT INTERVIEW! THE STONE JULY 5, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save Over the past few months, as the disturbing prospect of a Trump administration became a disturbing reality, I decided to reach out to … Continue reading →

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Zeldin’s Approval of Senate Healthcare Bill Reveals His Lack of Concern for Veterans

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Tester and Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee Members Highlight Impact of Senate Health Care Plan on Veterans Approximately 7 Million Veterans’ Health Care at Risk Tuesday, June 27, 2017 (U.S. Senate) – Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Jon … Continue reading →

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New County-Level Map Compares Premiums and Tax Credits Under Senate Health Bill and ACA

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS Jun 23, 2017 A new interactive map from the Kaiser Family Foundation compares county-level estimates of premiums that consumers would pay under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2020 with what they’d pay under the Senate’s discussion … Continue reading →

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CBO: No, seriously, the Senate bill cuts Medicaid spending

Posted on June 30, 2017 by David Posnett

Donald Trump and his Republican cohorts are trying to convince their voter base that the Senate healthcare bill does not cut Medicaid spending.  Nothing could be further from the truth, as The Washington Post explains. By Philip Bump June 29 … Continue reading →

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Analysis: Mitch McConnell Plans To Hide Trumpcare’s Pain Until After Midterms

Posted on June 28, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Michael McAuliff June 27, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks following a closed-door Senate GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill on June 27, 2017. Senate Republicans announced they will … Continue reading →

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A Cruel Joke — 13 men are in charge of healthcare for all American women.

Posted on June 28, 2017 by David Posnett

POSTED IN THE GUARDIAN Lucia Graves Wednesday 28 June 2017  11.34 EDT   Regressive gender politics are resurgent in 2017, as demonstrated by a Republican bill that would be devastating to women’s health John Barrasso, Mitch McConnell, and John Cornyn: three … Continue reading →

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Let A Senator Know How You Feel About the BCRA

Posted on June 27, 2017 by David Posnett

For those interested in pressuring senators to oppose the BCRA, here is a list of “No” and “Undecideds” compiled by Huffington Post.  A link to contact information appears at the bottom of the post. Here’s a look at where McConnell’s … Continue reading →

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