Healthcare Issues

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They swore for months that Medicaid was not going to be cut. We called them out on their lies, a drama played out in small scale right here on BRD. Now, they've turned on a dime to claim that the massive, unprecedented cuts are no big deal.

GOP Senator On Fears Medicaid Cuts Will Lead To Deaths: ‘We All Are Going To Die’
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) dismissed concerns that planned Republican cuts to health care for vulnerable Americans will lead to people dying.

Too true and doubling down.

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They swore for months that Medicaid was not going to be cut. We called them out on their lies, a drama played out in small scale right here on BRD. Now, they've turned on a dime to claim that the massive, unprecedented cuts are no big deal.

Too true and doubling down.

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WTF is wrong with these people? Leaving aside the partisan perspective, her naked disdain for her constituents is atrocious. The 2026 opposition ads write themselves.

[GoCubsGo]

They swore for months that Medicaid was not going to be cut. We called them out on their lies, a drama played out in small scale right here on BRD. Now, they've turned on a dime to claim that the massive, unprecedented cuts are no big deal.

Too true and doubling down.

https://bsky.app/profile/salena.bsky.so ... izrrye222x

WTF is wrong with these people? Leaving aside the partisan perspective, her naked disdain for her constituents is atrocious. The 2026 opposition ads write themselves.

Trumpaloons have short and selective memories. 2024 is proof of that.

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Healthcare issues

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Trumpaloons have short and selective memories. 2024 is proof of that.

Good thing we have judges fish-slapping their poor memories.

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years

A federal judge ruled Monday it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants, adding that the cuts raise serious questions about racial discrimination.

U.S. District Judge William Young in Massachusetts said the administration's process was “arbitrary and capricious” and that it did not follow long-held government rules and standards when it abruptly canceled grants deemed to focus on gender identity or diversity, equity and inclusion.

In a hearing Monday on two cases calling for the grants to be restored, the judge pushed government lawyers to offer a formal definition of DEI, questioning how grants could be canceled for that reason when some were designed to study health disparities as Congress had directed.

Opps.

Young, an appointee of Republican President Ronald Reagan, went on to address what he called “a darker aspect” to the cases, calling it “palpably clear” that what was behind the government actions was “racial discrimination and discrimination against America's LGBTQ community.”

After 40 years on the bench, “I've never seen government racial discrimination like this,” Young added. He ended Monday's hearing saying, “Have we no shame.” ...

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As currently written the BB Bill will knock 4M off ACA coverage.

[GoCubsGo]

As currently written the BB Bill will knock 4M off ACA coverage.

Why do Republicans hate the American people?

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As currently written the BB Bill will knock 4M off ACA coverage.

Why do Republicans hate the American people?

Because they love the rich? It's even worse with a Cult Leader who agrees with them:

Trump administration makes sweeping changes to ObamaCare, ends ‘Dreamer’ coverage

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Dr. Oz Gets Core Tenet Of Medicaid Wrong In Fox Interview
The Medicaid administrator doesn't seem to understand Medicaid very well.

HuffPo is too generous, Oz is flat out LYING about recipients. It's what MAGA does. Then:

... Oz went on to claim, while providing no evidence, that states like California are draining Medicaid coffers by allowing undocumented migrants to receive medical care, while “places like Mississippi and Virginia are paying extra federal taxes to compensate for that.”

Again, that’s just not true. California is one of 13 states that sends more money to the federal government than it receives. Virginia and Mississippi, meanwhile, are on the opposite end of the spectrum....

Plus, undocumented migrants are NOT eligible for federal Medicaid dollars. California is paying the entire bill for them. MAGA just can't help itself.

Speaking of LIARS:

GOP Rep. Weirdly Lies About Helping His State Survive The Medicaid Cuts He Voted For
Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) insists he helped get $1 billion for hospitals in his state hit by Trump’s tax bill. Except his governor and state legislature did that.

Speaking of Weirdly:

Ag Secretary Suggests Replacing Migrant Farm Workers With 'People On Medicaid'
"I'm sure kicking folks off Medicaid and into farm work will go just swimmingly," one person said of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' proposal.

Our food supply is threatened by this MAGA stupidity.

FAFO. The consequences:

Experts Say Trump's Big Bill Will Shut Down This 1 Type Of Hospital — And It'll Impact Multitudes
Whether or not you’re on Medicaid, the cuts will still affect you. Experts explain how.

"Some rural hospitals will be forced to close because of the Medicaid cuts."

Who did most rural Americans vote for? Marginal hospitals are scrambling to learn how to treat leopard injuries.

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Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums

Great, millions more uninsured swamping our healthcare system. Thanks, TACO.

[supesalemgr2]

Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums

Great, millions more uninsured swamping our healthcare system. Thanks, TACO.

Thanks for reminding us that Obamacare only works with government subsidies.

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Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums

Great, millions more uninsured swamping our healthcare system. Thanks, TACO.

Thanks for reminding us that Obamacare only works with government subsidies.

Yeah, neither does Medicare. That's kinda the point of Obamacare (formerly Romneycare) - to make it possible for people without employer-provided coverage to afford private insurance. As a former insurance guy (I think), you'd know that very few people can afford to pay the entire cost of private insurance without employer or subsidy contributions. Ever seen the look on somebody's face when they see what their COBRA bill will be?

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Cost of Obamacare expected to soar as subsidies expire and insurers hike premiums

Great, millions more uninsured swamping our healthcare system. Thanks, TACO.

Thanks for reminding us that Obamacare only works with government subsidies.

Yeah, neither does Medicare. That's kinda the point of Obamacare (formerly Romneycare) - to make it possible for people without employer-provided coverage to afford private insurance. As a former insurance guy (I think), you'd know that very few people can afford to pay the entire cost of private insurance without employer or subsidy contributions. Ever seen the look on somebody's face when they see what their COBRA bill will be?

The point, indeed. It's adorable when SoupySales thinks he's been clever enough to devise a 'gotcha'.

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Thanks for reminding us that Obamacare only works with government subsidies.

Yeah, neither does Medicare. That's kinda the point of Obamacare (formerly Romneycare) - to make it possible for people without employer-provided coverage to afford private insurance. As a former insurance guy (I think), you'd know that very few people can afford to pay the entire cost of private insurance without employer or subsidy contributions. Ever seen the look on somebody's face when they see what their COBRA bill will be?

No response from SoupySales. Just like his idol he never admits a flub.


Judge allows Medicaid payments to flow to Planned Parenthood centers


Some judges are ignoring the SCOTUS ban on nationwide rulings. We'll see how it shakes out.

[supesalemgr2]

Thanks for reminding us that Obamacare only works with government subsidies.

Yeah, neither does Medicare. That's kinda the point of Obamacare (formerly Romneycare) - to make it possible for people without employer-provided coverage to afford private insurance. As a former insurance guy (I think), you'd know that very few people can afford to pay the entire cost of private insurance without employer or subsidy contributions. Ever seen the look on somebody's face when they see what their COBRA bill will be?

No response from SoupySales. Just like his idol he never admits a flub.


Judge allows Medicaid payments to flow to Planned Parenthood centers


Some judges are ignoring the SCOTUS ban on nationwide rulings. We'll see how it shakes out.

If the judges' actions have violated any laws they should be prosecuted. Not being a lawyer, thankfully, I do not know the consequences of ignoring SCOTUS rulings.

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That was fast.

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Trump Administration to Wind Down mRNA Vaccine Development

... mRNA vaccines have been credited by public health experts with saving millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many infectious disease experts have stressed that years of research have shown the shots are both safe and effective. But HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, claimed in a statement accompanying HHS’s announcement that “data show these vaccines fail to protect effectively against upper respiratory infections like COVID and flu.” ...

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Picking you out a spot?