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Monday, July 31, 2017
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Donald Trump Says Senate Let America Down With Its Health Care Vote | HuffPost
Impeach Trump for sabotaging Obamacare.
Donald Trump Says Senate Let America Down With Its Health Care Vote | HuffPost
Donald Trump Says Senate Let America Down With Its Health Care Vote | HuffPost
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
George Takei Offers Blistering Takedown Of Trump's Trans Military Ban | HuffPost
(The announcement came on the 69th anniversary of Executive Order 9981, when President Harry Truman signed ending racial discrimination in the US military.)
George Takei Offers Blistering Takedown Of Trump's Trans Military Ban | HuffPost
George Takei Offers Blistering Takedown Of Trump's Trans Military Ban | HuffPost
Obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel's insane new 'freedom' is all about taking yours away
You have the freedom to live in fear of having no health insurance coverage. You have the freedom to live in fear of medical bankruptcy. You have the freedom to live in poverty when your are unable to work. You have the freedom to pay your own children's healthcare needs, including genetic disabilities. You have the freedom to beg on the streets when you have exhausted your economic means to pay for a life threatening illness because Big Health Insurance has placed lifetime limits on your healthcare insurance. You have the freedom to live life in fear of financial ruin and see your loved ones being denied healthcare insurance because of pre existing conditions. You have the freedom to pay the maximum amount for prescription drugs that are not on the approved list of medications by your insurance plan This is the reality of right wing talk about "freedom". You have to live your life in fear because the freedom that right wing politicians means that you are alone when facing illness and old age.
The libertarian view is that of the egotistical teen age boy who is "the king of the world". Irresponsible and oblivious to what it means to be civilized in a community.
Obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel's insane new 'freedom' is all about taking yours away
The libertarian view is that of the egotistical teen age boy who is "the king of the world". Irresponsible and oblivious to what it means to be civilized in a community.
Obamacare architect Ezekiel Emanuel's insane new 'freedom' is all about taking yours away
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Monday, July 24, 2017
‘We Have To Get It Together’: GOP Panics Over Imploding Agenda – Talking Points Memo
The American people win when Republicans cannot pass any bills.
‘We Have To Get It Together’: GOP Panics Over Imploding Agenda – Talking Points Memo
‘We Have To Get It Together’: GOP Panics Over Imploding Agenda – Talking Points Memo
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Saturday, July 22, 2017
How Trump Signed a Global Death Warrant for Women | Alternet
A woman's life will never equal that of a man.
How Trump Signed a Global Death Warrant for Women | Alternet
How Trump Signed a Global Death Warrant for Women | Alternet
Hullabaloo Emergency mobilization to the Streets
If Trump fires Special Counsel Mueller there will be a emergency mobilization of people to the streets to protest. Trump will have triggered a constitutional crisis.
Hullabaloo
Hullabaloo
Friday, July 21, 2017
Print and post everywhere
Print and post everywhere-
The return of pre existing conditions and deniable medications:
The return of pre existing medical conditions and medications:
AIDS/HIV Lupus
Alcohol abuse/ Drug abuse with recent treatment Mental disorders (severe, e.g. bipolar, eating disorder)
Alzheimer’s/dementia Multiple sclerosis
Arthritis (rheumatoid), fibromyalgia, other inflammatory joint disease Muscular dystrophy
Cancer within some period of time (e.g. 10 years, often other than basal skin cancer) Obesity, severe
Cerebral palsy Organ transplant
Congestive heart failure Paraplegia
Coronary artery/heart disease, bypass surgery Paralysis
Crohn’s disease/ ulcerative colitis Parkinson’s disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)/emphysema Pending surgery or hospitalization
Diabetes mellitus Pneumocystic pneumonia
Epilepsy Pregnancy or expectant parent
Hemophilia Sleep apnea
Hepatitis (Hep C) Stroke
Kidney disease, renal failure Transsexualism
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation review of field underwriting guidelines from Aetna (GA, PA, and TX), Anthem BCBS (IN, KY, and OH), Assurant, CIGNA, Coventry, Dean Health, Golden Rule, Health Care Services Corporation (BCBS in IL, TX) HealthNet, Humana, United HealthCare, Wisconsin Physician Service. Conditions in this table appeared on declinable conditions list in half or more of guides reviewed. NOTE: Many additional, less-common disorders also appearing on most of the declinable conditions lists were omitted from this table.
Our analysis of rates of pre-existing conditions in this brief focuses on those conditions that would likely be declinable, based on our review of pre-ACA underwriting documents. Our analysis is limited – and our results are conservative – because NHIS and BRFSS questionnaires do not address some of the conditions that were declinable, and in some cases the questions that do relate to declinable conditions were too broad for inclusion. See the methodology section for a list of conditions included in the analysis.
In addition to declinable conditions, many insurers also maintained a list of declinable medications. Current use of any of these medications by an applicant would warrant denial of coverage. Table 3 provides an example of medications that were declinable in one insurer prior to the ACA. Our analysis does not attempt to account for use of declinable medications.
Table 3: Declinable Medications
Anti-Arthritic Medications
Adalimumab/Humira
Cyclosporine/Sandimmune
Methotrexate/Trexall
Ustekinumab/Stelara
others
Anti-Diabetic Medications
Avandia/Rosiglitazone
Glucagon
Humalog/Insulin products
Metformin HCL
others
Medications for HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis
Abacavir/Ziagen
Efavirenz/Atripla
Interferon
Lamivudine/Epivir
Ribavirin
Zidovudine/Retrovir
others
Anti-Cancer Medications
Anastrozole/Arimidex
Nolvadex/Tamoxifen
Femara
others
Anti-Psychotics, Autism, Other Central Nervous System Medications
Abilify/Ariprazole
Aricept/Donepezil
Clozapine/Clozaril
Haldol/Haldoperidol
Lithium
Requip/Ropinerole
Risperdal/Risperidone
Zyprexa
others
Anti-Coagulant/Anti-Thrombotic Medications
Clopidogrel/Plavix
Coumadin/Warfarin
Heparin
others
Miscellaneous Medications
Anginine (angina)
Clomid (fertility)
Epoetin/Epogen (anemia)
Genotropin (growth hormone)
Remicade (arthritis, ulcerative colitis)
Xyrem (narcolepsy)
others
SOURCE: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Product Guide for Agents
Time magazine spoke with Kaiser’s associate director Cynthia Cox, who suggested the list could be far more expansive. “There are plenty of other conditions, even acne or high blood pressure, that could have gotten people denied from some insurers but accepted and charged a higher premium by other insurers,” Cox told the outlet.
Here are more illnesses you should magically avoid, lest you run the risk of being monetarily punished for getting sick.
Acid reflux
Acne
Asthma
C-section
Celiac disease
Heartburn
High cholesterol
Hysterectomy
Kidney stones
Knee surgery
Lyme disease
Migraines
Narcolepsy
Pacemaker
Postpartum depression
Seasonal affective disorder
Seizures
“Sexual deviation or disorder”
Ulcers
The President at War – Talking Points Memo
Why the Russia investigation matters to our democracy. Many people think that it is a distraction the ongoing damage Republicans want to inflict on institutions and the public but who we are as a nation this is a crucial litmus test. Josh Marshall and his investigative team at Talkingpointsmemo.com has been on point for unraveling and bringing all the disparate lines of inquiry about Trump and his business dealings with Russian financial organs, Putin animosity towards Hillary Clinton, and the use of digital warfare by Soviet intelligence organs to interrupt the American political process that conveys the big picture to the numerous ongoing investigations for the reader.
The President at War – Talking Points Memo
The President at War – Talking Points Memo
Thursday, July 20, 2017
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Sessions Says DOJ Will Make It Easier to Seize Assets
Jeff Sessions is not only a racist but supports thievery by the cops.
Sessions Says DOJ Will Make It Easier to Seize Assets
Sessions Says DOJ Will Make It Easier to Seize Assets
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Downplaying Atrocities? Trump Plan to Close 'War Crimes Office' Sparks Concern | Common Dreams
TrumpLand heralds the coming Neo Dark Age based on torture and slavery.
Downplaying Atrocities? Trump Plan to Close 'War Crimes Office' Sparks Concern | Common Dreams
Downplaying Atrocities? Trump Plan to Close 'War Crimes Office' Sparks Concern | Common Dreams
Monday, July 17, 2017
Johnson Now Iffy On O’care Repeal After News Of McConnell’s Backroom Assurances – Talking Points Memo
Double dealing by Mitch "the Schmoo" McConnell could doom this bill. The job we, the people, is to make sure that a). corporate media, at both the national and local, has to remain aware and have stories about the Republican Senate version of repeal AHA and b). to keep up the pressure on all Republican Senators through email, fax, in person visits and civil disobedience actions to local offices and civil disobedience actions, and other non traditional actions to show that their constituents are fighting for their lives.
Johnson Now Iffy On O’care Repeal After News Of McConnell’s Backroom Assurances – Talking Points Memo
Johnson Now Iffy On O’care Repeal After News Of McConnell’s Backroom Assurances – Talking Points Memo
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Saturday, July 15, 2017
Friday, July 14, 2017
Pence Uses His Medicaid Expansion Plan as Sales Pitch to Governors
Incredible arrogance to tell governors that they have the "freedom" to design their own Medicaid program when the funding will be cut and capped. How can any governor enjoy the "freedom" when you have a, for example Colorado, 800 million dollars less per year to work with due to expansion, which does not include the cap per individual part for the entire state program?
Ask Mike how can he have a Medicaid program that will be effective in covering qualified people with hundreds of millions of dollars less in funding. Can you imagine a huge population state like California which would be in the billions of dollars?
Governor's should tell Mike and his boss Trump to become Medicaid recipients and see how their Senate Republican health care plan would work.
Pence Uses His Medicaid Expansion Plan as Sales Pitch to Governors
Ask Mike how can he have a Medicaid program that will be effective in covering qualified people with hundreds of millions of dollars less in funding. Can you imagine a huge population state like California which would be in the billions of dollars?
Governor's should tell Mike and his boss Trump to become Medicaid recipients and see how their Senate Republican health care plan would work.
Pence Uses His Medicaid Expansion Plan as Sales Pitch to Governors
Open thread for night owls: Trump regime okays exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean
Drill, baby, drill! In any part of America because "Freedom"! Maximizing American oil production when the market is flooded with oil makes a lot of "good" business sense by Mr. "You're Fired".
Damn the torpedoes! What will be left of this planet when the seventh generation rolls around?
Open thread for night owls: Trump regime okays exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean
Damn the torpedoes! What will be left of this planet when the seventh generation rolls around?
Open thread for night owls: Trump regime okays exploratory drilling in the Arctic Ocean
Thursday, July 13, 2017
READ: Senate GOP Releases Revised Obamacare Repeal Bill – Talking Points Memo
Republicans still want to harm tens of millions of Americans by changing the basics of how Medicaid funds patients. This kind of "thinking" will actively harm the disabled, elderly, and children. Think of it this way: Your grandma will be coming to live with you. Essentially Republicans are telling you that you will be at the mercy of the Big Health and Big Pharma because they are all for you to have the freedom to lose your coverage due to your moral failing to live a healthy life.
READ: Senate GOP Releases Revised Obamacare Repeal Bill – Talking Points Memo
READ: Senate GOP Releases Revised Obamacare Repeal Bill – Talking Points Memo
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Trump Administration Is Illegally Keeping Out Asylum Seekers, Lawsuit Says | HuffPost
TrumpLanders' treat those seeking asylum this way, cited from the lawsuit,:
"The lawsuit describes several examples of abuses allegedly committed by CBP agents to keep people from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. They include: “grabbing an asylum seeker’s six-year-old daughter’s arm and throwing her down onto the ground; holding a gun to an asylum seeker’s back and forcing her out of the [port of entry]; knocking a transgender asylum seeker to the ground and stepping on her neck; telling an asylum seeker she was scaring her five-year-old son by persisting in her request for asylum and accusing her of being a bad mother; laughing at an asylum-seeking mother and her three children and mocking the asylum seeker’s thirteen-year-old son who has cerebral palsy; and yelling profanities at an asylum-seeking mother and her five-year-old son, throwing her to the ground, and forcefully pressing her cheek into the pavement.”
Trump Administration Is Illegally Keeping Out Asylum Seekers, Lawsuit Says | HuffPost
"The lawsuit describes several examples of abuses allegedly committed by CBP agents to keep people from seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. They include: “grabbing an asylum seeker’s six-year-old daughter’s arm and throwing her down onto the ground; holding a gun to an asylum seeker’s back and forcing her out of the [port of entry]; knocking a transgender asylum seeker to the ground and stepping on her neck; telling an asylum seeker she was scaring her five-year-old son by persisting in her request for asylum and accusing her of being a bad mother; laughing at an asylum-seeking mother and her three children and mocking the asylum seeker’s thirteen-year-old son who has cerebral palsy; and yelling profanities at an asylum-seeking mother and her five-year-old son, throwing her to the ground, and forcefully pressing her cheek into the pavement.”
Trump Administration Is Illegally Keeping Out Asylum Seekers, Lawsuit Says | HuffPost
Trump: ‘I Will Be Very Angry’ If Senate Doesn’t Repeal Obamacare – Talking Points Memo
Tyrant Trump sits on his fat a** waiting to sign a bill that would have tens of millions of Americans lose their healthcare insurance in order to pay for the hundreds of billions of dollars in tax cuts for the 1%. If he doesn't sign the Republican bill that will have tens of thousands of American dying needlessly then he will get "very angry". Tyrant Trump is a traitor to the oath he swore upon the Bible to the US Constitution.
Trump: ‘I Will Be Very Angry’ If Senate Doesn’t Repeal Obamacare – Talking Points Memo
Trump: ‘I Will Be Very Angry’ If Senate Doesn’t Repeal Obamacare – Talking Points Memo
U.S. Set To Reach Trump's Desired Refugee Cap As Revised Travel Ban Goes Into Effect | HuffPost
Trumpland is a heartless and cruel land. Refugees are people running from the "mouth of a shark". Fearing people who are fleeing from war and devastation of their homes is the opposite of who we are as a nation (never the racist/facist "homeland") and as a people. Every single day Trump spits on the Statue of Liberty.
U.S. Set To Reach Trump's Desired Refugee Cap As Revised Travel Ban Goes Into Effect | HuffPost
U.S. Set To Reach Trump's Desired Refugee Cap As Revised Travel Ban Goes Into Effect | HuffPost
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
GOP Rep. On Meeting With Russian For Dirt: I ‘Probably’ Would Have Done Same – Talking Points Memo
He should be kicked out of Congress for wanting to work with a foreign power in the US elections that contravenes US law. He is willfully stating that he no longer will uphold and defend the US Constitution. This is what the Republican party has come to- standing for political power by any means possible.
GOP Rep. On Meeting With Russian For Dirt: I ‘Probably’ Would Have Done Same – Talking Points Memo
GOP Rep. On Meeting With Russian For Dirt: I ‘Probably’ Would Have Done Same – Talking Points Memo
Monday, July 10, 2017
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Saturday, July 8, 2017
Friday, July 7, 2017
Thursday, July 6, 2017
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Cruz plan could be key to unlocking healthcare votes | TheHill
Republicans are used car sales people of the 21st Century.
Cruz plan could be key to unlocking healthcare votes | TheHill
Cruz plan could be key to unlocking healthcare votes | TheHill
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Monday, July 3, 2017
Trump’s administration pursues radical expansion of offshore drilling
Low demand with increased production means low oil prices.
Trump’s administration pursues radical expansion of offshore drilling
Trump’s administration pursues radical expansion of offshore drilling