Category Archives: Affordable Care Act

Unbelievable: Trump DOJ Refuses To Defend ACA In Court

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

Pre-existing Conditions Protection Will Be Taken From 130 million Americans. Do you feel like you are at war? The current government is doing all it can to make your life painful all in the service of giving tax breaks to … Continue reading →

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We Need One Health Care System In The US!

Posted on February 10, 2018 by

  'I want to help the American people see just how broken this system is.' — This man with ALS was denied life-saving treatment. So he confronted his health insurance company to find out why pic.twitter.com/YETZ5PARsW — NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 8, … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Medicaid Is So Screwed Up

Posted on January 14, 2018 by

Iowa’s Medicaid system has been going downhill since the day former Iowa Emperor Branstad declared that private companies would be allowed to start pecking slowly at the body in an effort to kill it. He said this would save it. … Continue reading →

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To Do List This Week: Vote, Sign Up For Healthcare, Call Congress

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

Back when I was in school  – when we walked miles there and miles back – one thing that was emphasized was that even as an average citizen you were expected to participate in the running of your government. Next … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Republicans In Congress Vote To Cut Medicare & Medicaid

Posted on October 28, 2017 by

Iowa’s Republican members of congress have once again leveled a boot into the ass of elderly, poor and disabled Iowans. Thursday the US House held a vote on the 2018 budget resolution. A major feature of that budget is the … Continue reading →

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Impeachable Offenses: Failure To Uphold The Law

Posted on October 21, 2017 by

http://bradblog.com/?p=12337  start at 4 minutes ends at 22:15. from bradblog: First up, Trump’s recent comments and actions to sabotage American health care are, as I argue, in violation of his sworn oath to “protect and defend the Constitution”, which includes … Continue reading →

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Party Of Death?

Posted on October 7, 2017 by

Note: US House votes for budget that has deep cuts to Medicaid and Medicare:    “The time is always right to do what is right.” Martin Luther King, Jr. As quickly as the news spread about the massacre in Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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Why Would The Senate Vote To Kill ACA When No One Wants That To Happen?

Posted on September 24, 2017 by

7 minutes Just a thought passing though my mind after another day of getting no answer from the Ernst office once again and the usual surly response at the Grassley office. I have a couple questions and some ruminations about … Continue reading →

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Fill In The Blanks

Posted on July 30, 2017 by

Often pictures convey complex thoughts much better and quicker than words ever can. Not only that, nearly every one who views a pictorial presentation takes away a different meaning:   Beginning with Teddy Roosevelt it has been over 100 years. … Continue reading →

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Cut Congressional Health Insurance If Our Health Care is Cut!

Posted on July 29, 2017 by

Bravo, Congressmember Loebsack! Email from Congress member Dave Loebsack concerning the pending legislation to dramatically slash access to healthcare in this country: Thursday, July 27, 2017 “If members of Congress vote to take healthcare coverage from millions of Americans, then they … Continue reading →

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