Georgia State Senate Passes Law That Would Ban Abortion Before Women Even Know They’re Pregnant
Via AJC: House Bill 481 would outlaw abortions once a doctor detects a heartbeat in the womb — which isContinue Reading
Tag: Health Care
Medicare for All Could Save the US $2T –And That’s the Koch Bros. Estimate
The Mercatus Center is a “Libertarian” think tank funded by the Koch Brothers (among others) and they released a studyContinue Reading
Why Democrats Should Campaign on Health Care
Not *just* that, but it is a big issue for both Democrats and Republicans. The Kaiser Family Foundation has aContinue Reading
Anthem’s New Health Insurance Policy: Diagnose Yourself Before Going To The Emergency Room
Via Vox: Brittany Cloyd was doubled over in pain when she arrived at Frankfort Regional Medical Center’s emergency room onContinue Reading
It Was Never About Wedding Cakes
The fight over the “right” of bakers to not bake wedding cakes for a gay couple was never about weddingContinue Reading
WE’RE 24 HRS FROM A VOTE TO REMAKE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND NO ONE EVEN KNOWS WHAT THE SENATE WILL BE VOTING ON
Not much more to say. Only that I don’t put anything past Republicans. Meaning I can see them voting forContinue Reading
The (Temporary) Failure of Repeal and Go F*ck Yourself
Last night on Twitter, Robert Costa posted up his take on the collapse of the MTP vote on Trumpcare. ThisContinue Reading
CBO Trumpcare Score Released: 22 Million to Lose Insurance
This is really bad. Twenty two million fewer people would have insurance under the Senate GOP’s health care bill byContinue Reading
Democrats Are Driving the Increased Popularity of Single-Payer
Democrats are increasingly fans of a single payer plan for health care and there are enough of us who wantContinue Reading
CBO Score Comes In – 24 Million To Lose Health Insurance By 2026
Via TPM: Twenty-four million people would lose their insurance over the next 10 years under Republican legislation being pushed toContinue Reading
Here We Go again – Republicans Do Not Understand Insurance
Yesterday, as DD pointed out in today’s open thread, we learned that wonky, Republican genius, Paul Ryan doesn’t understand howContinue Reading
The GOP ACA Replacement Strategy: Repeal and Go F*** Yourself
I stole that description from a podcast I was listening to recently, but that is exactly what came to mindContinue Reading
Trump Weighs In On Repealing? Replacing? the ACA
Let the battle begin! President-elect Donald J. Trump pressed Republicans on Tuesday to move forward with the immediate repeal ofContinue Reading
Republicans Realize That Repealing the ACA Isn’t A Cheap GOP Campaign Slogan Anymore
Looks like fulfilling this empty campaign promise will be a bit tricky. Some Republicans are running away from the issue they had no trouble running on.