Tag Archives: Trumpcare

Claire McCaskill asks Orrin Hatch why there won’t be any public AHCA hearings (YouTube)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by davidbruceblog

Claire McCaskill asks Orrin Hatch why there won’t be any public AHCA hearings (YouTube) “This tells it all in under three minutes: Claire McCaskill on the “process” being used by “the world’s greatest deliberative body” to craft America’s health care … Continue reading →

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EMAIL TO OHIO SENATOR ROB PORTMAN: PROTECT MEDICAID

Posted on June 7, 2017 by davidbruceblog

I hope that you will protect Medicaid as Trumpcare is being discussed in the Senate. Both Ohio Governor John Kasich and I want that very much. I believe that if the version of Trumpcare passed by the House becomes law, … Continue reading →

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RECOMMENDED READING — Paul Krugman: Republicans Party Like It’s 1984 (NYTimes)

Posted on May 8, 2017 by davidbruceblog

RECOMMENDED READING Paul Krugman: Republicans Party Like It’s 1984 (NYTimes) Making policy by lying about everything. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/opinion/republicans-party-like-its-1984.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Fpaul-krugman&action=click&contentCollection=opinion&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=collection

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Trump Regrets

Posted on May 5, 2017 by davidbruceblog
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GOPCare: Take Coverage Away from 24 Million People and Cost an Additional $186 Billion

Posted on March 24, 2017 by davidbruceblog

David Kurtz: So Much Winning (TPM; published 23 March 2017) The nugget that probably best captures the day came from the Congressional Budget Office. It assessed the most recent version of the bill and concluded that it will still take … Continue reading →

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GOPCARE, TRUMPCARE: “A lot of people are going to die miserable, painful deaths. “

Posted on March 21, 2017 by davidbruceblog

TPM Reader EE writes: I work in a nursing home and it seems that no-one is talking/asking questions about the devastating effect the medicaid cuts will have on nursing home residents and their families. Families, including middle and upper income families, will … Continue reading →

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“We are going to make the changes, we are going to pass the bill and we are going to repeal Obamacare.” — Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX). “Vote him out!” — Crowd.

Posted on March 20, 2017 by davidbruceblog

RECOMMENDED READING: Caitlin McNeal: “GOP Rep. Defends O’care Repeal Plan As Town Hall Crowd Shouts ‘Vote Him Out’” (TPM) During the question and answer portion of the town hall, the congressman told the audience, “We are going to make the … Continue reading →

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RECOMMENDED READING: Harold Pollack, “Will ‘repeal and replace’ implode?” (healthinsurance.org)

Posted on March 14, 2017 by davidbruceblog

RECOMMENDED READING: Harold Pollack: “Will ‘repeal and replace’ implode?” (healthinsurance.org) Republicans just proposed a $12,900 annual premium increase on low-income 64-year-olds. A shambolic [chaotic, disorganized] performance. https://www.healthinsurance.org/repeal-and-replace/will-repeal-and-replace-implode/

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“The CBO finds, for example, that a 64-year-old with an income of 26K would see net premium rise from $1700 to $14,600. — Paul Krugman

Posted on March 14, 2017 by davidbruceblog
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Donald Trump Lied About Trumpcare, aka GOP-CARE

Posted on March 13, 2017 by davidbruceblog

Source and RECOMMENDED READING: Jeffrey Young: 24 Million People Stand To Lose Insurance Under GOP Obamacare ‘Replacement’ (Huffington Post) Donald Trump had promised “insurance for everybody.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/24-million-more-uninsured-under-gop-obamacare-replacement_us_58c6ebb2e4b0598c6698b098?dw8jqotcy8z4obt9&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 MORE RECOMMENDED READING: Greg Sargent: Donald Trump’s deliberate corruption of reality-based governing (Washington … Continue reading →

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