Category Archives: Health Care & Medicare

A Sad Anniversary Today

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Dave Bradley

One Year Ago Terry Branstad Unilaterally Privatized Iowa’s Medicaid Administration. It Has Been A Disaster. One year ago today – April 1, 2016, Governor Terry Branstad completed his goal of handing huge amounts of taxpayer money over to private business … Continue reading →

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At Least One Iowa Congress Member Cares

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Dave Bradley

about Iowans and making health care actually available. Once more – Thank You Congressman Loebsack, for fighting for Iowa and Iowans!

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Loebsack Slams GOP Repeal of The Affordable Care Act

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Trish Nelson

“This legislation will rip quality health care from Iowans..covering fewer people at higher cost.”

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An Unadvertised Bomb Inside Repealing The ACA

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Look out Kids, Mom and Dad may break you Filial responsibility. Ever hear of it? This is an old concept in law that goes back to the English poor laws in the 1600s. Stated simply, it means that children are … Continue reading →

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Will Republicans Hide Because Of Healthcare?

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers drowned out by chants of “Save Our Healthcare” at MLK Day Rally Remember last year shortly after Antonin Scalia died and Chuck Grassley reinterpreted the constitution to read that he, as chair of the Judiciary Committee, … Continue reading →

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Iowa-stan

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Iowa Needs You, Donald Kaul! Considering the coming of what promises to be a MEMORABLE Iowa legislative session this spring, my mind wandered to days of yore when a young writer for the Des Moines Register would annually make fun … Continue reading →

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Fighting The Healthcare Battle Again

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dave Bradley

Bernie speech on healthcare: (15 minutes) A little trip down memory lane: The major issue in early 2008 was not the economy until Republicans broke the economy in the middle of the year. The state of access to healthcare in … Continue reading →

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So Many Lessons From The EpiPen Scandal

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dave Bradley

video: about 3 minutes Is it a scandal? When you gouge the public just crank up profits, it sure seems like a scandal. The very first lesson is that allowing monopolies in any field is a bad idea. So called … Continue reading →

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Democratic State Senators To Hold Medicaid Hearings

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Dave Bradley

On Monday, August 29, Iowans can share their experiences with Medicaid privatization with legislators from 9:30 to 11:30 AM in Room 103 at the Iowa Statehouse. To participate, sign up using this online form: http://interspire.iowasdc.info/surveys.php?id=31 Speakers will have three minutes … Continue reading →

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Privatization Has Consequences

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Trish Nelson

 

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