Category Archives: trumpcare

The Senate Health Reform Bill Slashes Medicaid Severely

Posted on June 27, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted by AARP Posted on 06/23/2017 by Susan Reinhard, Jean Accius, Lynda Flowers, and Ari Houser |  Print The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) now under consideration in the Senate would drastically alter the Medicaid program. The proposed Senate bill … Continue reading →

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Are you 64 and making $56,800 a year? Welcome to a $20,500 Trumpcare insurance premium

Posted on June 27, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Daily Kos By Joan McCarter Monday Jun 26, 2017 · 5:37 PM EDT Popular vote loser Donald Trump freely admits he called the House version of Trumpcare “mean, mean, mean” and also claimed that he wanted a Senate bill … Continue reading →

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Rural hospital association representative: ‘This bill will close hospitals. … People will die’

Posted on June 27, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Daily Kos By Joan McCarter Monday Jun 26, 2017 · 12:03 PM EDT Trump and McConnell agree to make Americans die faster. Every healthcare association, provider group, and patient advocacy group in the country is on red alert … Continue reading →

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CONGRESS: KEEP AMERICANS COVERED

Posted on June 27, 2017 by David Posnett

From The American Association of Medical Colleges When Congress began considering health care reform, including reforms to Medicaid, the AAMC outlined three key principles we hoped to see included in a reform bill, which we continue to stand behind: It should maintain … Continue reading →

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Summary of CBO Report on Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (Senate Bill)

Posted on June 27, 2017 by David Posnett

June 26, 2017 Cost Estimate CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 would reduce federal deficits by $321 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 22 … Continue reading →

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Block a disastrous health care vote in the U.S Senate

Posted on June 24, 2017 by David Posnett

From:  Mike Anthony The Republican leadership in the U.S. Senate is about to unveil a bill that, with a few tweaks and camouflage, is pretty much just like the House-passed bill eviscerating Obamacare. The Senate bill is so bad that … Continue reading →

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Winners And Losers: 40 Is Old In Senate GOP Health Plan’s Subsidy Structure

Posted on June 23, 2017 by David Posnett

KAISER HEALTH NEWS — REPEAL & REPLACE WATCH By Julie Appleby June 22, 2017 People getting subsidies to help buy health insurance would see at least three sharp changes — tied to both age and income — that could dramatically … Continue reading →

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New polling numbers are out for ‘Trumpcare’, and they’re a disaster for Republicans  

Posted on June 22, 2017 by David Posnett

But when is this going to affect voters’ behavior? POSTED ON DAILY KOS By Hunter Wednesday Jun 21, 2017 · 2:15 PM EDT Which is exactly why they’re trying to ram a Senate bill through without letting the public know … Continue reading →

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Treating patients with opioid disorders is not just about treating addiction. Here’s why

Posted on June 19, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on STAT By MEGAN THIELKING JUNE 19, 2017 DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/GETTY IMAGES Patients with opioid use disorder are much more likely than the general population to have a host of other health conditions, including hepatitis C, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety. … Continue reading →

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No One in Zeldin’s Office Could Care Less

Posted on June 16, 2017 by David Posnett

By Steven Lupo I called Senators Schumer and Gillibrand’s office yesterday.   I spoke to Jason at Schumer’s office and Saj (her nickname) at Gillibrand’s office. I stated I heard that 13 Republican men were hiding behind closed doors, trying to … Continue reading →

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