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Tag Archives: obamacare
The Facts About Obamacare: How Can So Many Be So Wrong?
Misconceptions still abound about Obamacare aka the Affordable Care Act. It is not astonishing or mysterious how so many people come up with so many wrong ideas. Fox News, conservative talk radio, and the regular corporate media pretending to … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare
Tagged affordable care act, health care reform updates, obamacare
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Framing the Medicaid Debate
Our family has been able to afford health insurance, and has had continuous coverage since my career in transportation began in 1984. It is a budget priority, regardless of our work situation. With the April 2013 16.3 percent increase from … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Legislature, medicaid expansion
Tagged affordable care act, hawk-i, Iowa Medicaid, IowaCare, Jennifer Vermeer, Medicaid expansion, medicare, obamacare
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Couple of Great Ideas
1) Don’t know if you may have heard of this, but members of the Occupy Wall Street have come up with a great idea: buy debt on the debt market for pennies on the dollar and then forgive that debt. The … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare, Labor, Occupy Wall St.
Tagged ACA, Branstad, medicaid, obamacare
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Health Care The Huge Winner Tuesday
Fear of anything resembling a national health care plan has been driving Republicans to do insane things over the the past 7 decades or so. Tuesday’s election may have been their last hurrah in trying to stop America from joining the … Continue reading
“How I Lost My Fear of Universal Health Care”
This last week I came across many articles that reinforce that what liberals and progressives are fighting for is the right thing for the country and for its citizens. I have actually been fighting in my mind which one to highlight … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare
Tagged obamacare, universal health care
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Labor Center Programs On UI Campus
iowaaflcio.org/ UPCOMING CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL PROGRAMS Iowa City Barbara Ehrenreich, Fall 2012 Univ. of Iowa Lecture Committee series Monday, Sept. 24, 7:30 p.m. Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City Ehrenreich, best known for her 2001 book, Nickel and … Continue reading
Posted in Labor
Tagged Iowa AFL-CIO, Iowa Lecture Committee Series, labor, obamacare, wage theft
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Vilsack Campaign Asks Stations To Pull False GOP Ads
It is about time someone started confronting the GOP lies that the media repeats and profits from with no accountability. We found this on ames.patch.com. Christie Vilsack’s campaign is requesting all television stations to pull the National Republican Congressional Committee’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign
Tagged Christie Vilsack, GOP Lies, medicare, NRCC false ads, obamacare, Rep. Steve King-IA
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Senator Harkin: Ryan Budget Will “End Medicare As We Know It”
The following guest opinion by Senator Tom Harkin appeared in the the Cedar Rapids Gazette Saturday. When Mitt Romney named Congressman Paul Ryan to be his running mate, he reminded Iowans of the choice we face in this election. One … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Election Campaign
Tagged Iowa seniors, Medicare voucher system, obamacare, Paul Ryan budget, Republican Medicare Plan, Romney-Ryan plan, Tom Harkin
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What’s In The Affordable Care Act?
Posted in Health Care & Medicare
Tagged ACA, affordable care act, health care reform, Justice Roberts, obamacare, Supreme Court upholds Obamacare
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New Report: Health Care Reform Benefits District-By-District
Are you personally benefitting from Obamacares? Find out by clicking on the interactive map. April marks the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. A new report prepared by Democratic Staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee shows what these provisions … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care & Medicare
Tagged affordable care act, health care reform, obamacare
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