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Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Judith Solomon: Medicaid at 50: A Critical and Evolving Pillar to U.S. Health Care

The New Democrat Medicaid, is a very important health insurance program for people in poverty including the working poor, but also people who are disabled and senior citizens. The fact that it is also for seniors, I believe shows a … Continue reading

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The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare

The New Republic: The Long March to Medicare The fiftieth anniversary of the most successful government health insurance program in the country, if not the most successful health insurance program period. No other health insurer has provided more health insurance … Continue reading

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The Nation: Opinion- George Zornick- “Lets Just Get Rid of The Hyde Amendment”: Pro-Choice is Not Choosing Others to Pay For Your Choices

The Nation: Opinion- George Zornick- Let’s Just Get Rid of The Hyde Amendment I going to get to The Hyde Amendment and why I support that and why I’m against public funding for abortions. But I also want to use … Continue reading

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Reason: Video: “How Medicaid & ObamaCare Hurts the Poor

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStateNow on WordPress, April, 2013 It’s not that we have a Federal health insurance program for the poor that’s the problem. But how it’s setup and run that is the problem because Medicaid … Continue reading

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CATO: Blog: Ilya Shapiro: ObamaCare’s Medicaid Expansion Violates Federalism

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStateNow on WordPress, January, 2012 I would’ve gone farther to bring down healthcare costs with things like preventive care, taxing junk food and drink, getting junk food and drink out of public schools, … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times: Report: David G. Savage & Noam N. Levey: Medicaid Could be in U.S. Supreme Court’s Sights

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStateNow on WordPress, March, 2012 As part of trying to expand health insurance to uninsured Americans in 2010, when President Obama and Congressional Democrats created the Affordable Care Act in 2010, They put … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Times: Editorial: Healing Medi-Cal: Let California Have Medi-Cal

This post was originally posted at FRS FreeStateNow on WordPress, February, 2012 Los Angeles Times: Editorial: Healing Medi-Cal . A lot of states are swamped in deficit and debt thanks to high unemployment. With a lot fewer people working and … Continue reading

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TruthOut: Opinion: A.W. Gaffney: “The Problem With The Private Option”: Why This is a Good Way to Reform Medicaid

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear TruthOut: Opinion: A.W. Gaffney: The Problem With the Private Option This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger You can get on right-wing governors for not expanding Medicaid in their state all you … Continue reading

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The Fiscal Times: Blog: Eric Pianin: The Unintended Consequences of Expanding Medicaid

The Fiscal Times: Blog: Eric Pianin: The Unintended Consequence of Expanding Medicaid This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I have a hard time believing that people on Medicaid would end up going to the emergency … Continue reading

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