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Category Archives: Health Care & Medicare
Obamacare Coming!
Despite 40 votes to rescind the legislation and all sorts of other efforts, the monster that threatens to sink the GOP is still alive and is just about to show itself in its full regalia to the world. Yep, the derisively … Continue reading
The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act
Healthcare.gov To prepare to enroll, you can learn about types of health coverage, research your questions, and figure out what you need to know before open enrollment begins. Click here to go to the IOWA page to apply for coverage, … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, Obamacare
Tagged ACA, health care marketplace, Iowa health insurance, obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
President Obama called out the Republican Party the other day for not having an alternative to his signature health care plan despite their desire to simply throw it into the trash can. Of course this is just one of many … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Climate Change, Health Care & Medicare, marriage equality, Vote Fraud
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Loebsack Honors Medicare
As many of you may know, my family struggled to get by when I was growing up, and my grandmother often relied on Social Security survivors benefits to put food on the table. I know personally how important initiatives like … Continue reading
Posted in David Loebsack, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare
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Despite Republicans, Medicare Still Alive
Slightly over 48 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson took a trip to Independence, Missouri to sign the newly passed Medicare bill. Independence was the home of former President Harry S. Truman who had worked tirelessly during his administration to pass … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Social Security
Tagged Great Society, Head Start, President Johnson, SNAP
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Short Thoughts On A Saturday Morning.
One of our daughters lives in Mississippi. This is of course one of the states that would rather watch a woman die than to let her have a needed medical procedure if it was called for. It scares the hell out … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, medicaid expansion, Walmart, womens rights
Tagged ACA, Bernie Sanders, Mississippi
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The Courtney Report
Expanding affordable health care for more working Iowans was a top priority during the 2013 session. Our bipartisan work led to the Iowa Health & Wellness Plan. It’s Iowa’s approach to implementing the federal Affordable Care Act, which requires states … Continue reading
Posted in Branstad, Courtney, Courtney Report, Health Care & Medicare, Iowa Legislature
Tagged Branstad vetoes, iowa driver's license, state parks
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Good Bye Bachmann
The way she lies, is someone doing a fact check on this one? Based on her history, it has about a 10% chance of being true that she is really quitting. Sadly the circumstances that produce a Bachmann have been made … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged Bachmann, march on Washington, obamacare, Scotus, social security
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Crying Happy
In a world that seems to give us little but scary news any more the story of the young women being rescued from captivity in Cleveland was indeed great news. Three young women that had disappeared as much as a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Health Care & Medicare
Tagged Cleveland, Elizabeth Warren, missing persons, stack market
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Dear Iowa Legislators, Branstad Plan Is Just Plain Dumb
This is an open letter to my legislator, Tom Sands. Mr. Sands is a banker in Columbus Junction. There have been two competing versions of Medicaid Expansion passed in the Iowa legislature. The one passed in the Senate is the … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, medicaid expansion
Tagged Branstad plan, morality, tom sands
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