From Save My Care (https://www.savemycare.org/): Four million. That’s the number of children at risk of losing health coverage if Congress votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It’s unacceptable that Congress would risk the wellbeing of so many children and … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-01-25/childrens-issues/advocates-repealing-obamacare-will-hit-pa-children-hard/a56076-1 January 25, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Medicaid expansion helped reduce the rate of uninsured children in Pennsylvania to 4.1 percent. (James Gathany, Judy Schmidt, USCDCP) HARRISBURG, Pa. – … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-supports/in-focus/defying-the-evidence-congress-rushes-to-repeal-the-aca By Suzanne Wikle Update: Since this piece was originally published on January 6, 2017, Congress has taken additional steps in the process to repeal the ACA. In the early hours of January 12, 2017 the Senate voted (51-48) to … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/06/gop-doesnt-want-public-know-how-much-obamacare-repeal-will-cost-study-shows-it-could Published on Friday, January 06, 2017 by Common Dreams Many are hoping that the same organized outrage that lead to the Republicans’ backtrack on the ethics rule change can also pressure lawmakers to rethink other unpopular—and outlandish—policies … Continued
Posted at http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/01/05/only-solution-trumps-less-expensive-far-better-system-medicare-all Published on Thursday, January 05, 2017 by Common Dreams When asked their opinion on healthcare, Trump voters “sounded as much like Bernie Sanders supporters” By Lauren McCauley, staff writer “The debate should be over whether we continue … Continued
Posted at http://www.clasp.org/issues/work-supports/pages/the-disastrous-consequences-of-repeal-without-replace-of-the-affordable-care-act December 08, 2016 By Suzanne Wikle Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the number of people with health insurance has reached an all-time high. Twenty million more people are now insured than prior to the ACA. Despite this … Continued