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Embrace Universality, Reject Means Testing

August 6, 2019 Reece Ellis 2020 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Campaigns, Candidates, Education, Health care, Politics Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders also has a student loan forgiveness proposal; he wants to forgive all of it. That’s it. There are no formulas, no missives full of technocratic language, and no barrier to entry other than having accumulated student loan debt.

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Where does Claire McCaskill stand on Paul Ryan’s plan for Medicare?

November 20, 2016 Willy Kessler Activism, Social Sec/Medicare One comment

TPM’s checklist of those who support or oppose House Speaker Paul Ryan’s phaseout of Medicare has been updated to show that Claire McCaskill is

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10 awesome things we accomplished that were bigger than Medicare-for-All

May 17, 2016 Stacy Mergenthal 2016 Election Leave a comment

Bernie Sanders has some pretty great ideas about what America should look like. Medicare-for-all and tuition-free college are two of his biggest proposals. Those

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From Obamacare to Medicare for All: Easier said than done

March 8, 2016 Gloria Shur Bilchik 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Bernie Sanders, Good government, Health care One comment

A Medicare for All health system [aka “single-payer”] would be a great step forward for the US. But how difficult will it be to

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Gutting Medicare: Tea Party legacy?

July 28, 2015 Willy Kessler 2016 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

My introduction to the Tea Party involved a Town Hall meeting where several Tea Party seniors were waving signs inscribed “Save our Medicare.” They

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Why is Medicaid a state program?

July 22, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Congress, Consumer issues, Federalism, Financial reform, Government, Health care, History, Human Rights, States Leave a comment

We repeatedly hear that this state or that state is cutting back on Medicaid eligibility and benefits. For most progressives, it’s insulting. For anyone

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Decoding Republican Medicare-speak

December 10, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Budget, Democrats, Language/Words, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

As Vice President Joe Biden said during his 2012 debate with Congressman Paul Ryan, “Use your common sense, folks. Who do you trust on

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Robert Reich: Understanding the Fiscal Cliff (in 2m 30s)

December 10, 2012 Madonna Gauding Budget, Congress, Corporations, Economy 2 comments
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Dear Governor Nixon: Extend Medicaid coverage in Missouri

November 29, 2012 Stacy Mergenthal Employment, Government, Health care, Human Rights 2 comments

Dear Governor Nixon: During the debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we learned many things as a country. Chief among them, in my

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Why government should be—and is, quite effectively—involved in health care

November 26, 2012 Mary Clemons Good government, Health care, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

What do conservatives mean when they say, “Government should be kept out of health care as much as possible?” as a Missouri State Representative

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