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Category: ACA/Obamacare

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) myths: “It’s bad for small businesses”

October 15, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Business, Employment, Health care One comment

One of the many Republican knocks against the Affordable Care Act [Obamacare] is that it “hurts small businesses.” But, on closer examination, “Obamacare” may

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It’s Washington’s turn to learn from baseball

October 14, 2013 Arthur Lieber ACA/Obamacare, Budget, Congress, Corporations, Democrats, Financial reform, Health care, Obama, Politics, Senate, Sports Leave a comment

From time to time, Congress has involved itself in the world of baseball.  Now it’s time for Congress to look at baseball for a

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Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) myths: “It all starts on Jan. 1, 2014”

October 9, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Children, Congress, Consumer issues Leave a comment

Republicans who want to “stop” Obamacare should know better: Not only is the Affordable Care Act already a law [not just a bill up

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Teasing out the knots. Connecting up the dots: Sen. Warren on the government shutdown

October 4, 2013 Renee Shur ACA/Obamacare, Congress, Democrats, Government, Politics Leave a comment

Sometimes it seems that contemporary American politics and the sometimes upside-down policies of our dysfunctional Congress are so entangled and opaque that it’s impossible

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Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) myths: “Death panels”

October 3, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Consumer issues, Health care, Republicans One comment

“Death panels” are not dead. Although the “death panel” argument against the Affordable Care Act has been debunked, shot down, mortality injured and ostensibly

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Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) myths: “It’s bad for women”

October 2, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Reproductive rights, Women Leave a comment

In the delirium that has preceded the launch of the Affordable Care Act, Republicans and other Obama-haters have tried to undermine the new law

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My Congressman’s newsletter: refreshing, intelligent communication

October 2, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, ACA/Obamacare, Activism, Campaigns, Congress, Democrats, Good government, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Those of us who are politically engaged often get dozens of on-line political solicitations every day. There’s a basic formula to them: This is

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Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) myths: The “government takeover of health care”

October 1, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Consumer issues, Health care Leave a comment

It’s a bit too generous to use the term “myth” when it comes to the outright lies that have been told about the Affordable

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Well-insured lieutenant governor tells uninsured peons to snub Obamacare

September 24, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Government, Missouri region, Republicans, States One comment

In a shameful display of partisan politics and hard-heartedness, Missouri’s Republican Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder has publicly urged uninsured citizens to forego the opportunity

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