U.S. government program of medical insurance for persons with very low incomes. Do not confuse with "Medicare," which is the program for retirees.
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John Oliver nails it on state purges of the state Medicaid roles. As normal he hits several cases where people have been screwed around by idiotic paperwork requirements, dropping people without warning, dropping a child because the state says he...
by Dune
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The 2023 Nebraska legislative session was marked by significant legislative victories for Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska GOP. They passed a huge tax cut for the rich that may bankrupt the state, a near total abortion ban and restrictions on...
by NebraskaDemocrat
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Often lost in the accounts of the accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration, when they are even noted by the MSM, is the influence of VP Kamala Harris on the administration’s policies. ...
by lpeacock
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I have been hearing about efforts to help the homeless, here in Wichita, Kansas.
I started thinking about the topic, and some ideas came to me.
I am not an expert of any kind, but as I was ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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With the 2024 general election switching into high gear, the Biden rapid-response team is hitting Donald Trump hard on a key issue: Social Security and Medicare. Trump appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk ...
by Joan McCarter
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. It’s not complicated. This country, as TomDispatch regular and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign Liz Theoharis makes clear...
by TomDispatch
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Republicans just cannot give up on their dream of ending Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. Nor can they give up on the idea that they’ll be shielded from the voters’ blowback of cutting ...
by Joan McCarter
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Jim Pillen and his Republican allies in the legislature are out to prove that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. During the most recent legislative session, the Nebraska Republicans cut...
by NebraskaDemocrat
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on Tue Jan 02, 2024 at 08:10 AM PST
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Reposting this in light of Dartagnan’s currently trending diary “What 750,000 Americans signing up for ACA coverage in one day really says about our politics.” Over a week ago I posted a revised 2024 ACA Open Enrollment Period projection, in which I...
by Brainwrap
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Here’s one of the least surprising developments of 2023: The “pro-life” red states fighting hardest to force women to give birth are also hell-bent on making life miserable for young families. ...
by Joan McCarter
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Republicans, particularly elected Republicans, pretend to care about many things. They pretend to care about the border. They pretend to care about crime. They pretend to care about “woke” teachers and professors in our public schools and universities,...
by Dartagnan
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on Tue Dec 26, 2023 at 01:05 PM PST
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By Neelam Bohra � The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief , The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Nearly 1.7 million ...
by Texas Tribune
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In 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and in 2022, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” posted profiles of Jake Anderegg, a Utah State Senator who sponsored HB 391, the Utah GOP’s effort to prohibit the Medicaid Expansion in their state,...
by republicinsanity
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Old age is generally not a good time for severe�emotional shocks.�But millions of elderly Americans, along with an equal if not greater number of their (mostly) middle-aged�children, are quietly ...
by Dartagnan
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When it comes to children’s health, there are two terrifying headlines this week. The Washington Post reports that “ CDC data shows highest level yet of vaccine exemptions for kindergartners .”
by Joan McCarter
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on Sun Nov 12, 2023 at 07:00 AM PST
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Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected speaker of the House . The Republican Party’s speakerless fiasco dragged on for weeks, displacing former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy, hampering the U.S. ...
by Walter Einenkel
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Some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers, who say understaffing is hurting patient care, walked off the job Wednesday in multiple states, kicking off a major health care strike amid an extraordinary ...
by Associated Press
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President � Joe Biden � announced Tuesday that the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs � selected for Medicare's first price negotiations � have agreed to participate, clearing ...
by Associated Press
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Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today � The shroud of mystery has been removed on why Gov. Tate Reeves opposes expanding Medicaid. It is not a matter of cost. The governor simply does not support ...
by Mississippi Today
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Medicaid expansion to begin soon in North Carolina as governor decides to let budget bill become law North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he would let the � state budget bill � coming to his desk become law without his signature, opening the way for Medicaid coverage for 600,000 low-...
by Associated Press
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