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ACA [Obamacare]: Doing well–and doing good–in states that expanded Medicaid

October 29, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health care, Politics, Poverty, Republicans, States Leave a comment

At the same time that private-insurance enrollment via healthcare.gov is experiencing technical difficulties, the other side of the Affordable Care Act—the side that makes

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Obamacare shopping made easy: Click here

October 22, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Consumer issues Leave a comment

Want to know how affordable your health insurance might be under the Affordable Care Act, without actually having to sign up for a policy?

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More Affordable Care Act [Obamacare] deception, courtesy of Fox News

October 21, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Media Leave a comment

When AlterNet reporter Eric Stern saw Sean Hannity’s report on Obamacare horror stories, he decided to check it out. Hannity presented three married couples

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Obamacare: Behind-the-scenes benefits you’ve never heard of

October 17, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik ACA/Obamacare, Health, Health care Leave a comment

A funny thing happened on the way to Obamacare: It started working, as intended–but in behind-the-scenes ways that most people haven’t heard about. Drowned

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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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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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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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Government shutdown won’t stop Obamacare launch

September 25, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Congress, Government, Health care, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

They can hold their breath, stomp their feet, throw their toys, lock themselves in their rooms, refuse to eat dinner, and shout bad words

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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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