Category Archives: Obamacare

Teleconference Today About Affordable Care Act Enrollment

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Trish Nelson

10:30 AM TODAY: NATIONAL, LOCAL EXPERTS TO HOLD TELECONFERENCE ABOUT AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ENROLLMENT BEGINNING Des Moines, Iowa — Today at 10:30 a.m., national and local health care experts will provide the media with accurate information about the implementation of … Continue reading →

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Hey – He’s Like Me!

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Dave Bradley

For those of you who read DailyKos you will recognize the following post as the writings of Bill Harnsberger aka “Bill In Portland Maine.” BIPM is the purveyor of much wit and much truth in his daily “Cheers and Jeers” column. … Continue reading →

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Talking The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) With Plouffe

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Trish Nelson
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Iowa Needs SNAP

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

I would normally not feature a message from IPP so shortly after doing so with their annual look at working Iowa. However, their treatment of  the Republican attempt to make millions of Americans and thousands of Iowans go hungry through … Continue reading →

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Caged Animals

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Dave Bradley

The old saying goes that there is nothing more dangerous than a caged animal. When a wild animal is caged it paces, schemes, looks for openings to get loose once more. They snarl, bark, growl to send fear into their captors … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget The ACA!

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Coming in a couple of weeks. PPACA, ACA or Obamacare, whatever you call it, will be rolling out on October 1st. As a sure to be customer, I could not be more excited. I have been effectively shut out of … Continue reading →

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Obamacare Coming!

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Dave Bradley

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 →

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The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Trish Nelson

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 →

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Before We Go To War…..

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Dave Bradley

Well, here we go again. The drums of war are beating. Stories of atrocities; stories of government run amok; stories of good guys and bad. Forgive me if I say that in my lifetime we have been down this path so … Continue reading →

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OFA to Fight for Obamacare

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Paul Deaton

A note from Organizing for Action received Aug. 6, 2013: We wanted to make sure you saw Governor Patrick’s note. Because the reality is that some groups are going to spend untold millions to confuse people and spread outright lies … Continue reading →

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