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Category: ACA/Obamacare

Biden-Sinema-Manchin

Another reason why Manchin and Sinema should vote like Dems, at least for now

December 1, 2021 Arthur Lieber 2022 Election, 2024 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Democratic legislation, Good government, Infrastructure, Senate Leave a comment

It’s really hard to be a Democrat these days. All of this contributes to why it is especially important now for Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to join their fellow Democrats and support the Build Back Better Act.

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Obamacare-Subsidy-Calculator

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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Pre-existing conditions

Big winners in 2018 midterms? Every American with a pre-existing condition

November 10, 2018 Renee Shur 2018 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Health, Health care Leave a comment

Regardless of party affiliation or which party’s candidates voters cast their ballots for on November 6, the big winners in the midterm elections are

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ACA

The latest assault on ACA [Obamacare]: DOJ won’t defend it in court

June 8, 2018 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Courts, Health care, Politics, Trump Leave a comment

In a dramatic break from a long-standing norm of defending federal laws, Attorney General Jeff Session has announced that the Department of Justice will

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Trump Infrastructure

Next: Republican Meanness in an Infrastructure Bill

December 19, 2017 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Government, Infrastructure, Republican Brain, Trump Leave a comment

The House has passed a tax bill that is disproportionately kind to the wealthy; the Senate is about to do the same and then

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ACA/Obamacare

Can you still get health insurance for 2018 via ACA/Obamacare? Yes, you can

October 18, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care, Trump Leave a comment

Donald Trump’s recent statements and tweets have created confusion and chaos in the health insurance market, just as open enrollment for ACA/Obamacare is about

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sabotage

Signing up for ACA Obamacare? Republican sabotage makes it harder to enroll

October 8, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare Leave a comment

This year’s open enrollment period for ACA/Obamacare is from November 1, 2017 to December 15, 2017. That is a mere six weeks, compared to

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graham-cassidy

Infographic: How Graham-Cassidy stacks up, in one chart

September 22, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

How does the Graham-Cassidy “repeal and replace” bill compare to current law [aka Obamacare, ACA]? Roll Call has done the hard work of creating

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Problem Solver Caucus

Dems – Beware of sleepwalking into compromise

August 1, 2017 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Democrats, Economy, Health care, Politics, Republican Brain, Social Sec/Medicare Leave a comment

We can see it now, the smiling faces of more than forty Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives who are working on

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mcCain

John McCain, please spare us

July 26, 2017 Reece Ellis ACA/Obamacare, Republicans Leave a comment

Recently, Senator John McCain of Arizona was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of brain cancer. John McCain served his country first as a

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