March 21, 2017 – 8:04 am
None of this really addresses the fundamental flaws of the replace bill (Politico) House Republican leaders are making a last-ditch attempt to win enough support to pass their Obamacare repeal, revealing an expansive series of changes to the bill on Monday night designed to woo wary GOP lawmakers. Requested by President Donald Trump, the amendment […]
March 14, 2017 – 7:19 am
Apparently, the primary things Planned Parenthood does is provide abortions and contraception to people who refuse to pay for their own in order to have irresponsible sex Defunding Planned Parenthood could lead to thousands more births, CBO projects A congressional plan to make Planned Parenthood ineligible for federal funding would leave many women without services […]
March 10, 2017 – 6:55 am
https://twitter.com/byrdinator/status/839882512511946752 So, this happened Thursday (and Ryan was trolled rather hard on Twitter, but, then, that always happens on Twitter) (NPR) “This is the chance. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said the speaker, roving the stage with a wireless mic, gesturing at both the audience in front of him and the PowerPoint presentation behind him. […]
March 9, 2017 – 8:19 am
The new Obamacare repeal and replace bill has passed it’s first hurdle in the House, but, many, many, many Republicans are not happy (The Hill) The House bill to repeal and replace ObamaCare is facing growing opposition from Senate Republicans. The plan, titled the American Health Care Act, is taking fire from both conservative and […]
March 7, 2017 – 7:36 am
After all these years, the GOP has finally released their full repeal and replace plan. By “GOP”, I mean certain insiders who seem to have missed the mark. Here’s Paul Ryan’s statement “Obamacare is rapidly collapsing. Skyrocketing premiums, soaring deductibles, and dwindling choices are not what the people were promised seven years ago. It’s time […]
February 27, 2017 – 8:09 am
California is a state that miscalculated costs for the state run Medicaid program by $1.9 billion. The state is reckoned to have a $1.6 billion deficit, and Governor Jerry Brown wants to reduce the state budget by $3 billion because of these problems. The inflow of tax money is down. Jobs are leaving. Costs for […]
February 15, 2017 – 6:57 am
Did you maintain appropriate insurance coverage in 2016? Perhaps you switched jobs, and, being that most companies require you be on the job for 90 days before you are allowed to be on their insurance plan, meaning you were probably out of insurance for 91 days, meaning you are ripe to be slapped with a […]
January 28, 2017 – 7:40 am
Yesterday, I featured a post (on my site and on Right Wing News) about members of the Cult Of Climastrology complaining that Trump’s wall would be Bad for Hotcoldwetdry. Dave Blount of Moonbattery had an interesting comment on the whole subject You know the race card has finally run out of juice when desperate Dems […]
January 26, 2017 – 8:10 am
Republicans are starting to release their plans to replace the deplorable Obamacare. Senators Bill Cassidy and Susan Collins introduced a very squishy plan. We’re awaiting plans from Paul Ryan and President Trump. And there were plenty bandied about during the Obama years. Which will win out? (Yahoo Business) Sen. Rand Paul introduced the Obamacare Replacement […]
January 21, 2017 – 7:16 am
One of Mr. Trump’s first acts as President was to sign an order on Obamacare (The Hill) President Trump on Friday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to “ease the burden of ObamaCare.” The order did not direct any specific actions, instead giving broad authority to the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies […]
