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#FollowTheMoney – self-interested healthcare union money is behind the push for Medicaid expansion in red states. #SpeicalInterestLegislation
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/400003-meet-the-group-funding-the-fight-to-expand-medicaid-in-red-states
Outside special interest money is paying for the gatherers collecting signatures for Nebraska Medicaid expansion ballot petition. #FollowTheMoney
https://www.mccookgazette.com/story/2538867.html
Medicaid expansion does NOT keep hospitals from shifting uncompensated care costs to private payers; it makes the situation worse. #TheyWereWrongAboutEverything
https://idahofreedom.org/new-report-obamacares-medicaid-expansion-increases-costs-for-the-rest-of-us/
Nearly 7 million able-bodied Medicaid expansion enrollees are choosing not to work; program fostering dependency
https://www.watchdog.org/national/new-report-finds-million-medicaid-recipients-opting-not-to-work/article_1291413c-89ed-11e8-aba8-a78b8544894e.html
Claim: Medicaid expansion helps the working poor. Reality: able-bodied nonworking adults are the main beneficiaries. Claim: Medicaid has low state admin costs. Reality: That ignores federal admin costs.
https://idahofreedom.org/medicaid-expansion-cure-is-worse-than-the-disease/
The cost of Medicaid, initially $222 per user, has soared to $7,973, an increase of nearly 3,500%.
#Unsustainable
https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-july-2018-lbj-nixon-care/
Obamacare’s lack of competition, not termination of insurer subsidies, explains premium hikes
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/low-competition-reason-for-high-obamacare-rates-study-says
New short-term plans are an option for people who can’t afford Obamacare; renewal guarantees assure coverage if customer develops a preexisting condition
https://thefederalist.com/2018/08/06/short-term-plans-not-junk-insurance-obamacare/
Nevada insurer seeks average 5.2% Obamacare increase; this is NOT what we were promised. #LIARS
https://apnews.com/a82f4e701ac24852bb0ffa1af5724d79/Nevada-health-exchange-rates-expect-to-see-lowest-rise-yet
Insurers hiding abortion surcharge from customers against the law; Obamacare requires it be charged separately
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/08/10/obamacare-insurance-plans-are-secretly-forcing-you-to-fund-abortions/
ACA accountable care organizations are LOSING, not saving money. #TheyWereWrongAboutEverything
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/trump-administration-overhauls-obamacare-program-it-says-isnt-saving-money
Deconstructing the Single Payer Narrative (tweets & analysis) –
http://www.liberato.us/single-payer.html
REPEAL OBAMACARE NOW!
– legalize true catastrophic insurance
– return Medicaid to a poverty program
END THE OBAMACARE CONGRESSIONAL EXEMPTION!