Category Archives: Affordable Care Act

Friday Open Thread | Update on the Legislative Evil Known as Trumpcare

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

From Andy Slavitt: Andy Slavitt‏Verified account @ASlavitt My tweets soon summing up what is happening on Trumpcare tonight and what it means. Follow if interested. 2- Senate will vote on a bill tonight. There is still no text, no CBO … Continue reading →

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Thursday Open Thread | Some in the GOP want to downsize the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Posted on July 27, 2017 by

Meadows: CBO should downsize, aggregate think tank reports By Niv Elis – 07/24/17 02:20 PM EDT House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) is trying to eliminate 89 positions from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s staff and require the office … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Open Thread | Where We Are Now On Trumpcare

Posted on July 26, 2017 by

I know today is a rotten day. I know that you are probably sad, disheartened, pissed off, and just absolutely disgusted. Disgusted that those SOB’s voted to take away healthcare from at least 23 million people…so that the Koch Brothers … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Trumpcare Kills and They Want to Start with Senator John McCain

Posted on July 25, 2017 by

The lengths of their evil just know no bounds: Senate GOP: McCain may return for ObamaCare vote Tuesday By Alexander Bolton – 07/24/17 05:31 PM EDT Senate Republican Whip John Cornyn (Texas) told reporters Monday that McCain was trying to … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Sound the Alarm -Update on Trumpcare : CALL CALL CALL

Posted on July 24, 2017 by

We are going to check in with my go to folks on Trumpcare: Andy Slavitt and Topher Spiro. They are as up to date on the GOP’s attempts to pass the Legislative Evil known as Trumpcare as anyone.   From … Continue reading →

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Another Explanation of the Legislative Evil Known As Trumpcare

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

Another Twitter explanation from Andy Slavitt: Andy Slavitt ‏Verified account @ASlavitt 6h6 hours ago 1. Having a lot of conversations today with people on all sides of the Senate health bill jockeying. Some tweets coming up. 2. I need one … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | McCain’s Surgery May Be More Serious Than Thought

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

The condition for which Senator John McCain had surgery on Friday may be more serious than initial descriptions have implied, and it may delay his return to Washington by at least a week or two, medical experts said on Sunday. … Continue reading →

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