The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Louisiana Offers Clear Example Why States Should Expand Medicaid – Not Reduce It
A look at one state, Louisiana, shows the potential effects of the Republican plan on Medicaid recipients – notably, a decline in health for a large portion of the population, and an increase in the cost of healthcare.
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Can California Achieve Universal Health Care in the Age of Trump?
The country’s biggest state has a very interesting idea...
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Trumpcare Would Leave 24 Million Without Insurance by 2026, Says Congressional Budget Office
The Republican health care plan would cut spending on subsidies to help Americans purchase health insurance while rolling back the ACA's Medicaid expansion and capping per-person spending on the program.
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Amid GOP Attacks on Health Care, the Movement for Single Payer Is Growing
Donna Smith has braved cancer, battled predatory insurance companies and fought relentlessly for health care reform for more than a decade. But she's not sure she'll survive the aftermath of Election Day.
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How the Humble Town Hall Became a Battle Arena for the Trump Resistance
In more than 300 cities and towns in 49 U.S. states last week, tens of thousands of citizens flooded to congressional town halls and activist meet-ups billed as “resistance recess," dwarfing the early days of the Tea Party.
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Government: 18 Million Could Lose Coverage After Obamacare Repeal
The Congressional Budget Office also estimated that premiums for policies purchased through the marketplaces or directly from insurers would increase by 20 to 25 percent next year if Obamacare is repealed without a replacement.
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Act Out! [84] - The One Thing That Can Stop Climate Devastation and Inside the Sick Care System
This week, climate change might not be a thing on the presidential stage, but it's definitely a thing outside our sick mirage democracy.
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US Doctors Call for Universal Healthcare: "Abolish the Insurance Companies"
A group of more than 2,000 physicians is calling for the establishment of a government-run universal healthcare system in the US, saying the Affordable Care Act didn't go far enough in removing barriers to healthcare access.
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How the Wealthy Are Ruining American Health Care
Corporate lobbyists and wealthy activists dictate much of American politics today – and nowhere is that clearer than in the political battle over the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, where uber-wealthy donors impair access to healthcare.
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King of Corporate Handouts: How Governor Bobby Jindal Ransacked Louisiana
Under the Jindal administration, Louisiana has become a tax haven for industries ranging from fracking to film production to oil extraction – while instituting cuts to public education and driving the state into a financial hole.
