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Category Archives: Medicare for all
So Immoral
Supposed deeply religious man Speaker Mike Johnson prays for House to cut money for health care and food for the poor to give tax cuts to the rich: (1 minute) MAGA morality. It is not how most people think of … Continue reading
“Medicare” “Advantage” Gets Worse
(16 minutes) Remember “Medicare Advantage” is neither “Medicare” nor is there any “Advantage.” It should be a crime that private insurance companies are allowed to use the term “Medicare” which conveys some form of approval or oversight by the US … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Medicare, Medicare for all
Tagged medicare advantage, nursing homes, rural hospitals
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Comment Evokes Some Deep Thoughts
“A patchwork” (2 minutes): Does this ever happen to you? I bet it does. A question from a friend sent me off into a lengthy period of deep thought. The question was simply “What kind of Medicare supplement do you … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare for all
Tagged universal health care
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Sanders, Warren Propose SS Increase
FDR 0 The New Bill of Rights (2 minutes) Something that has been lost in the incredible assault on America and American values that has been the center of our politics for the past decade or more is the vision … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare for all, SCOTUS, Social Security
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, progressive values
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Reminder: Elections Are About Issues
Republicans push “culture wars.” Democrats have solutions to problems. A daily news letter from Robert Reich reminded me that elections should be about issues. On of the biggest issues that affects nearly every American every day is health care. Somehow … Continue reading
Posted in Covid-19, Economic Justice, Jobs, Medicare for all
Tagged Robert Reich
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My Pick? Elizabeth Warren
During the summer, prior to a candidate appearance we got into a casual conversation with a reporter from The Washington Post. She asked what we were looking for in a candidate and if we had a choice among those running. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Climate Action, Climate Change, Elizabeth Warren, Medicare for all
Tagged #trumpresistance Iowa, 2020 Iowa caucuses, caging children, Democrats 2020, Elizabeth Warren 2020, endorsement
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Robert Reich: The Real Deal With Medicare for All
As usual from Robert Reich a simple and straight forward explanation of an issue that opponents of Medicare for All will do all they can to scare you with massive price tags and frightening lies about health care crises. 5 … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Health Care & Medicare, Medicare, Medicare for all
Tagged M4A, Robert Reich
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Medicare Advantage – Not Medicare With No Advantage
It is sign up time for Medicare. If you are of the age for Medicare as we are you will have an almost daily mailer from some insurance company glorifying the wonders of their Medicare advantage program. Turn on the … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare, Medicare for all
Tagged executive order, gutting Medicare, Medicare Advantage Exxecu, privatizing Medicare
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While We Watch The Shutdown And the Rest Of The Circus
While our attention is once again diverted, there are shenanigans behind the curtains. The wannabe dictator/president is working hard on handing the corporations and the donor class all they want while he still has the power. Certainly not saying that … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Medicare for all
Tagged demolishing medicaid, medicaid
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Let’s make this the Health Care Congress
Coming out of the 2018 midterm elections in which health care was the top issue on voters’ minds, Protect Our Care is releasing a report this week on our blueprint for action in this next Congress. Voters elected a “Health Care … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Medicare for all
Tagged affordable health care, medicaid, Republican sabotage of the ACA
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