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Obamacare is ruled unconstitutional; judge parrots back reasoning – individual mandate no longer a ‘tax’ without revenue, rest of ACA falls as not severable from it; law remains in place during appeal
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1073752927796428800.html
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https://www.circa.com/story/2018/12/14/nation/obamacare-is-unconstitutional-texas-judge-rules
North Dakota Dems lose bid to force state’s Republican AG to withdraw from Obamacare court challenge
https://nsjonline.com/article/2018/12/judge-denies-effort-to-force-n-dakota-attorney-general-to-withdraw-from-obamacare-suit/
State mandates to buy health insurance or pay a penalty likely violate ban on IRS sharing tax return data
https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-december-2018-who-won-in-2018/
Obamacare a big flop; the number of newly insured through ACA exchanges largely offset by reduction in employer-provided coverage
https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-december-2018-who-won-in-2018/
Obamacare preexisting conditions mandate is very costly – premiums doubled in first 4 years and necessitated $1 trillion in new taxes; it also caused ACA’s narrow networks problem and skimpy drug coverage
https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-december-2018-who-won-in-2018/
Obamacare’s narrow networks problem to get worse in 2019
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2018/12/09/obamacare-doctor-choices-narrow-as-insurers-make-more-money/#4f286fd2437d
Obamacare muddies who is responsible for your care, as doctors must follow computer-based treatment protocols dictated by non-physicians
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/12/10/buyer-beware-reasons-not-to-enroll-in-obamacare
‘You can keep your plan’ they promised, but they failed to mention it would be priced out of sight for people who don’t qualify for ACA subsidies
https://khn.org/news/health-insurance-costs-crushing-many-people-who-dont-get-federal-subsidies/
Little Sisters of the Poor caught up in abortion drug mandate fight again as 9th Circuit blocks Trump administration’s Obamacare rules
https://www.lifenews.com/2018/12/13/federal-court-forces-little-sisters-of-the-poor-to-once-again-fund-abortions/
Medicaid expansion blows $300 million hole in Kentucky state budget; 188,000 were expected but 439,000 signed up.
https://aapsonline.org/aaps-news-december-2018-who-won-in-2018/
California Dem to reintroduce bill giving Medicaid benefits to illegal aliens
https://www.weaselzippers.us/404871-california-dems-pushing-for-medicaid-for-illegal-immigrants/
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!