Monthly Archives: June 2017

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

Posted on June 30, 2017 by bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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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Cyberbullying opponent Melania Trump defends president’s Brzezinski tweets

Posted on June 29, 2017 by bcolbath42

Christopher Wilson 7 hours ago After President Trump spent part of his Thursday morning attacking MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski, his wife, Melania, defended the actions despite stating during the campaign that she would make the fight against cyberbullying her priority … Continue reading →

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The Continued Tale of Mika and Joe

Posted on June 29, 2017 by bcolbath42

Hey GOP, Trump’s Misogyny and Obsession With Revenge Are Nothing New Republicans who looked past his earlier behavior shouldn’t complain now. DAVID CORN  JUN. 29, 2017 1:24 PM Chuck Burden/ZUMA   It was no shock that Donald Trump set the … Continue reading →

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Presidential Commission Demands Massive Amounts of State Voter Data

Posted on June 29, 2017 by bcolbath42

nb.  This data will be made public, including Social Security numbers, if state databases contain it.  Privacy?  Who cares in the face of .000004% voter fraud?  Identity theft?  Not Kris Kobach’s problem.  Where is the leadership in this administration? A commission … Continue reading →

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Politically Correct? You’re Damned Straight I Am!

Posted on June 29, 2017 by cpcang

Here’s the thing about folks who rail against the “Politically Correct.” Being politically correct is exactly that: being correct, or on the right side of a fact-based, or morally superior argument. It is politically correct to be against racism and … Continue reading →

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Trump Just Did A Big Favor For Employers, Including His Own Family Business

Posted on June 28, 2017 by bcolbath42

HUFFINGTON POST The president’s conservative nominees for the National Labor Relations Board could reverse a progressive era at the agency. By Dave Jamieson YURI GRIPAS / REUTERS   WASHINGTON ― When it comes to the power balance between workers and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 28, 2017 by bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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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I Would Short Tourism to the USA

Posted on June 27, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

I can personally confirm the unpopularity of DT and the USA in Switzerland where I am currently! Apparently the sentiment is wide spread: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-image-survey-idUSKBN19I00F?utm_source=applenews http://tpc.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-9/html/container.html World News | Tue Jun 27, 2017 | 7:28am EDT Image of the United States … Continue reading →

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The Senate Health Reform Bill Slashes Medicaid Severely

Posted on June 27, 2017 by bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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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Zeldin Gets It Wrong Again

Posted on June 24, 2017 by bcolbath42

The House just passed the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs Act, otherwise known as the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (H.R. 10).  Lee Zeldin was a champion of the bill and just issued a press release … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 24, 2017 by bcolbath42

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 bcolbath42

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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