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riversedge's JournalRepealed and Replaced is the Fox runner today...
I listed to this short segment. Nothing but lies from idiots and liars. Spouting Republican talking points only.
.@SecPriceMD makes the case for why sick people should pay more for health care.
No, really.
He said that.
https://twitter.com/AynRandPaulRyan/status/860531556166672384
ather of Blowback? @barney_cannon 22m22 minutes ago
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Tom Price belongs in jail for insider trading! His crimes are far worse than those of .@MarthaStewart #LockHimUp
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M. M.? @handson25 25m25 minutes ago
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@SecPriceMD has totally abandoned "though shall do no harm" hasn't he?
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Principessa Sandra? @bobswife64 25m25 minutes ago
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Guess that whole compassionate conservatism thing left the building. Rs only wanted 2 kill ACA & this bill proves it.
#SoulessGutlessWonder
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Baddash? @badashfan75 17m17 minutes ago
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You can select the kind of coverage that you want it just cost five times as much. Think of all the choices you'll have
White House fires its chief usher the first woman in that job
Source: washpost
By Ashley Parker May 5 at 11:15 AM
Angella Reid is show in Lafayette Square in front of the White House on Oct. 18, 2011. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
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When the White House residence staff arrived at work Friday morning, they were told that Reid was no longer employed, according to someone with knowledge of the dismissal. A White House official confirmed that Reid is no longer working at the White House.
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Despite the unusual title, the chief usher oversees all activities in the White House residence and works as general manager of the building, handling everything from the large staff of butlers, maids, chefs, florists and electricians to fiscal, administrative and personal duties.
The chief usher also works closely with the first family, including providing guidance on the furnishings, art and decor..................
.................Douglas Brinkley, a presidential historian and professor of history at Rice University, said that it is highly unusual for an administration to fire its chief usher, especially without providing any explanation. “If there is a very compelling reason for the dismissal, the White House needs to tell the public” he said. “Otherwise it comes off as cruel.”
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/05/white-house-fires-its-chief-usher-the-first-woman-in-that-job/?utm_term=.54ec7b2c9f05
https://twitter.com/TPM/status/860519133582168064
Trump &anti-womens health Members of Congress have turned being a women into a pre-existing conditi
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Donald Trump and anti-women’s health Members of Congress have turned being a women into a pre-existing condition.
https://twitter.com/ACLU/status/860257179848323073
From the Rose Garden to the Capitol, a Dark Day for Women’s Health
By Georgeanne M. Usova, Washington Legislative Office
May 4, 2017 | 5:30 PM
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Today the Trump Administration and Congress doubled down on their dangerous agenda for women’s health.
https://www.aclu.org/blog/washington-markup/rose-garden-capitol-dark-day-womens-health
First, in a Rose Garden ceremony, President Donald Trump signed an executive order squarely aimed at rolling back the Affordable Care Act’s guarantee of birth control coverage. While it was less sweeping than the leaked draft order that circulated months ago, make no mistake: It is a license to discriminate. It means that soon a woman and her family could lose birth control coverage — an employment benefit she has earned —simply because her boss has a religious objection to it. Women could be literally paying for their bosses’ religious beliefs.
Then, just down the street, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) — the Affordable Care Act repeal bill championed by the President. The bill would threaten access to health care for millions of people, with the burden falling hardest on people with disabilities, LGBT people, low-income people, communities of color, and, yes, women. It would block patients from accessing care at Planned Parenthood, gut coverage requirements for maternity care, and put even more restrictions on coverage for abortion care. In short, it would make it harder for women to access the care they need, whether they seek to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, to have a healthy pregnancy, or to raise a healthy family.
Taken together, these two actions roll back many of the strides the ACA made toward eliminating discrimination against women seeking health care.....[listed]....
#Chaffetz is all smiles as he scoots back from a fully-insured #surgery to repeal #health coverage
I truly do despise this man.
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TheDaddy? @Joel_Schaffer 1h1 hour ago
Rep. Jason (POS) Chaffetz returns from surgery for pre-existing condition to vote away your coverage
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Shalini Pammal? @ShaliniPammal 1h1 hour ago
Chaffetz was all smiles while scooting in after a fully insured surgery to repeal health coverage for millions.
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Andrea J. Miller? @Andrea_Jil 2h2 hours ago
Andrea J. Miller Retweeted David Corn
Guess Chaffetz doesn't realize he now has a pre-existing condition...oh wait, he'll have coverage when goes to work for a DC lobbying firm
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This is actually quite disgusting. Look at smile. https://twitter.com/BenMarter/status/860160883095371776 …
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Margot Tobias? @mrtobias50 2h2 hours ago
After surgery for a pre-existing condition, he votes to take that coverage away for the rest of us.
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Dr Aliya Olds? @aliya_Hshah 3h3 hours ago
https://twitter.com/Estherhhoward/status/860301146098991104
#Chaffetz is all smiles as he scoots back from a fully-insured #surgery to repeal #health coverage for millions.
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Thistallawkwardgirl? @thistallawkgirl 21h21 hours ago
Chaffetz returns after surgery for a p-ec to vote for a bill removing coverage for p-ec's from Americans, who paid for his surgery #VoteNo
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House Republican mocks congresswomans 'hysterics' after she attacks Trumpcare
Source: thinkprogress
Rep. Jackson Lee gave a passionate speech about the Republican health care bill.
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, holds up a printed article from The Washington Post, as she questions Secret Service Director Julia Pierson, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. CREDIT: AP/J. Scott Applewhite
After Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) gave a scathing critique of the Republican health care bill on the House floor before a vote on Thursday, a Republican colleague sneeringly described her remarks as hysterical.
Jackson Lee asked that Republicans have compassion for the people who would be most harmed by the bill: low-income people, people with preexisting conditions, and seniors.
Jackson Lee said:
God have mercy on your soul. I am a person living with a preexisting disease. I am a breast cancer survivor. And this heartless and callous bill, with 24 million plus people being thrown off of their health care, and reverse Robin Hood of stealing from the poor and the seniors laying in their bed where you’re doing an age tax that is five times more than any other young person has to pay, is disgraceful. And the pittance you’ve giving for preexisting conditions — $8 billion — they say you need $25 billion … I want to make sure that Medicaid is provided for working families … I don’t want the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg on the streets, to steal bread from the market because they can’t get any health insurance. God have mercy.”
After her time expired, Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) responded, “If I had to defend Obamacare, I'd go into hysterics too.”
“Hysterics” is a pretty loaded choice of word to use to describe Jackson Lee’s critique..................
Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/trumpcare-hysteria-mockery-aefba2b3d92f
Sexist pig
https://twitter.com/BenDAvanzo/status/860149943251726336
"This bill is about the worldview that defines this [Trump] administration... and we have a moral
Glad to see my Senator--Tammy Baldwin standing next to Joe Kennedy
Tax March? @taxmarch 9m9 minutes ago
"This bill is about the worldview that defines this administration... and we have a moral obligation to fight back." – @joekennedy
https://twitter.com/taxmarch/status/860180505681158145
Retiring Republican lets loose on House health bill
Source: Axios
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, ...............................
"Despite amendments and changes, the AHCA still fails to provide for the needs of my constituents. I will not support a bill that has the potential to severely harm the health and lives of people in South Florida and therefore I remain steadfast in my commitment to vote NO on the AHCA. The recent addition of further funds to high risk pools continues to be inadequate and fails to cover those who need it most. If enacted, the older and poorer South Floridians will be worse off and will find it more difficult to obtain quality healthcare. My constituents should not have to take a step backward in their ability to obtain treatment for any illness and thus, I will vote NO."
Read more: https://www.axios.com/retiring-republican-lets-loose-health-bill-terrible-for-older-sick-peo-2392334795.html
She will have a NO vote for #TrumpCare
https://twitter.com/TheDemCoalition/status/860154381752258561
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Little-Noted Provision of GOP Health Bill Could Alter Employer Plans
Source: WSJ
Last-minute amendment would allow states to obtain waivers from certain Affordable Care Act
Updated May 4, 2017 9:36 a.m. ET
Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers—about half of the country—could be at risk of losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs for catastrophic illnesses, due to a little-noticed provision of the House Republican health-care bill to be considered Thursday, health-policy experts say.
The provision, part of a last-minute amendment, lets states obtain waivers from certain Affordable Care Act insurance regulations. Insurers in states that obtain the waivers could be freed from a regulation mandating that they cover 10 particular types of health services, among them maternity care, prescription drugs, mental health treatment and hospitalization.
That could also affect plans offered by large employers, health analysts said.
The ACA prevents employer plans from putting annual limits on the amount of care they will cover, and it bars lifetime limits on the 10 essential benefits. But in 2011, the Obama administration issued guidance stating that employers aren’t bound by the benefits mandated by their state and can pick from another state’s list of required benefits. That guidance was mostly meaningless because the ACA established a national set of essential benefits.
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Under the House bill, large employers could choose the benefit requirements from any state—including those that are allowed to lower their benchmarks under a waiver, health analysts said. By choosing a waiver state, employers looking to lower their costs could impose lifetime limits and eliminate the out-of-pocket cost cap from their plans under the GOP legislation.................
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-noted-provision-of-gop-health-bill-could-alter-employer-plans-1493890203
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From left, CMS Administrator Seema Verma, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Mr. Pence met with House Republicans to lobby for health-care legislation. Photo: Eric Thayer/Getty Images
By Stephanie Armour and
Michelle Hackman
Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal
Source: Vox.com
Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for themselves and their staff.
Updated by Sarah Kliffsarah@vox.com May 3, 2017, 9:17pm EDT
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Update: After Vox reported this story, Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) released a statement saying he would close this loophole. Read the story here. The fix, however, will be contained in separate legislation and not offered as part of the American Health Care Act. The version of the bill the House will vote on Thursday still contains the exemption for legislators described below.
House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.
The new Republican amendment, introduced Tuesday night, would allow states to waive out of Obamacare’s ban on preexisting conditions. This means that insurers could once again, under certain circumstances, charge sick people higher premiums than healthy people.
Republican legislators liked this policy well enough to offer it in a new amendment. They do not, however, seem to like it enough to have it apply to themselves and their staff. A spokesperson for Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), who authored this amendment, confirmed this was the case: Members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping these Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged this particular issue to me.
A bit of background is helpful here. Obamacare requires all members of Congress and their staff to purchase coverage through the health law’s marketplace, just like Obamacare enrollees. The politics of that plank were simple enough, meant to demonstrate that if the coverage in this law were good enough for Americans, it should be good enough for their representatives in Washington. .............
Read more: https://www.vox.com/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendment
ACA is great for Congress, their staff and families but not for the rest of us.
Please call your Reps-of all strips-even if it is say thanks-if they are DEMS.
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