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I don't know who needs this lesson to countravene the "scary Socialism will take your choice" Palin approach that we heard in 2009 with the ACA, but your insurance can deny any coverage based on cost NOW--& does every hour of every day. #M4A insures everyone. THAT is the lesson.
I have had to spend HOURS trying to convince my insurere--one of the top insurance companies in the country--to pay for my OXYGEN, which is essential for me to BREATHE. For two weeks I have been fighting over the cost of ny lung medication. AND my premium is $1,978.10 PER MONTH.
So these Palinesque "death panels" arguments against #M4A are a throwback to 2009 and the passage of the #ACA which wasn't even insurance, just a law making insurers accountable. There are MILLIONS of uninsured kids--new study last week. We have to do better than fearmongering.
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Victoria Brownworth
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WTAF is this? What about Warren, Sanders, Buttigieg, Harris and Yang--all polling ahead of Steyer?

CNN to host Iowa presidential town halls with Tom Steyer, Joe Biden cnn.com/2019/11/04/pol…
My colleague @Will_Bunch who hates to see me have public meltdowns in which I use acronymic cursing since I don't curse on here reminds me that @CNN gave everyone town halls and that everyone else did theirs nearly a year ago, but Biden was trying to avoid his. Also, follow Will.
@Will_Bunch @CNN I do hope the first question @TomSteyer gets at his @CNN town hall right after he is asked about buying his way into the primary is "Why did your campaign steal the data mining from the only black woman in the race?"
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Victoria Brownworth
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While I applaud housing homeless people as I was once homeless myself and there is no more desperate feeling or circumstance, one has to remember how many people are driven to medical bankruptcy and even homelessness by the health insurance industry.
Also, more than half of America's homeless have serious mental health issues and most healthcare plans don't cover mental health care in even the most basic ways. So health insurers like United Health are conttibuting to the circumstance of untreated mental illness in America.
And let me reiterate that America needs full medical coverage and only 3 candidates support #MedicareForAll: @ewarren @BernieSanders & @KamalaHarris. Every other candidate equivocates on why not every American needs medical coverage. Millions of kids have no coverage right now.
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Time for a late dinner with my hard-working wife and some Netflix and crochet.
This has been a terrible day.
You can't quite see the stitch yet. It's nice. However, this yarn is very bulky and hellish to work with and I will never work with it again. But it looks great and is super soft. So that's all that matters.
Oh and Criminal on Netflix is terrific. (If you like crime shows.)
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Bob Cesca
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Thread! Due to ignoramus Trump and poorly-informed pundits, too many Americans think the #ACA is nothing but the mandate, pre-existing coverage, and healthcare.gov. It's SO much more. If the O'Connor ruling stands, these items will disappear:
1) The Medicare Part-D doughnut hole that forced seniors to go without meds for part of the year is supposed to close by 2020 thanks to the #ACA. Repeal would re-open it.
2) Insurers *have to* cover maternity care, preventative care, mental health, lab tests, disability care...
...pediatric care including dental and vision, prescription drugs, ER visits, etc.
3) The #ACA eliminates annual and lifetime limits on coverage so you will always be covered regardless of health.
4) Establishes limits on how much you have to spend out of pocket...
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Charles Gaba
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⚠️ GRAPHICS-HEAVY THREAD: Next week, the #TexasFoldEm lawsuit brought by 20 Republican Attorneys General against the #ACA goes to court. The Trump Administration is refusing to defend against it even though it EVERY legal expert says it’s a pile of steaming garbage. 1/
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3/ Here’s a reminder of the idiotic “argument” the #TexasFoldEm plaintiffs are using:
1. SCOTUS ruled the #ACA mandate is only Constitutional because it’s a tax.
2. The GOP repealed the mandate tax.
3. Therefore, they get to repeal the rest of the #ACA as well.
Really. That’s it.
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Peter Morley
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Under The Affordable Care Act, Health insurers can NOT charge more or deny coverage to you or your dependents on your insurance b/c of #PreExistingConditions of ANY kind.

Here are the 20 @GOP state AGs & Governors trying to nullify the #ACA

What YOU need to know!

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Feb.18: 20 States, led by TX, sued, claiming #ACA was illegal:

AL
AR
AZ
FL
GA
IN
KS
LA
ME (Gov. Paul LePage)
MS (Gov. Phil Bryant)
MI
NE
ND
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
WI
WV

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In 2012, Chief Justice John Roberts stopped a 2012 lawsuit to make ACA illegal. Roberts said Congress could not order people to buy insurance....BUT

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⚠️ THREAD: According to the HHS Dept., appx. 130 MILLION non-elderly Americans have pre-existing conditions which would likely get them either denied coverage or charged so much for coverage they’d be effectively priced out of the market. 1/
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BREAKING: Trump's radical leaked “public charge” reg that will separate families, discriminate against ppl w/disabilities & effectively deny healthcare & other basics to legal immigrants & citizen kids just moved to OMB, meaning could be dropped soon reginfo.gov/public/do/eoDe… 1/
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1/ THREAD: Trump’s signing his EO tomorrow. Here’s how it can destroy the Individual Market: acasignups.net/17/10/10/how-t… #ACASabotage
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