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Just a month ago, @JohnJamesMI answered this question by saying that "tort reform" was the solution.

I shit you not: He thinks that limiting medical malpractice lawsuit awards would somehow bring about guaranteed coverage of pre-existing conditions.

acasignups.net/20/10/14/michi…
TO BE FAIR, I decided to watch his full response. It actually gets WORSE.

"Market-based, patient-centered approach"
"Allow competition through tax, tort & regulatory reform"
"Expanding risk pools across state lines"
"Allowing associations for choice"

clickondetroit.com/news/2020/10/1…
HE ACTUALLY DUSTS OFF THE ANCIENT "SELL INSURANCE ACROSS STATE LINES" CHESTNUT.

(The ACA already allows insurance carriers to do this, by the way. None of them have been remotely interested.)
He now insists that the part of the ACA which *shouldn't* be struck down by the Trump/GOP lawsuit is its protections for coverage of pre-existing conditions.

THAT'S THE MAIN PART WHICH THE PLAINTIFFS AND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION *WANT* STRUCK DOWN.
Holy shit, I CAN'T WAIT to transcribe this entire exchange into a new blog post. It'll have to wait until tomorrow, though...gotta go help winterize my mom's house this afternoon...
Update: I watched and transcribed it so you don’t have to:

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Charles Ghoul-ba Profile picture
20 Oct
MICHIGAN: John James tries explaining his position on healthcare policy again. It does not go well. acasignups.net/20/10/19/michi…
A lot of people have seen this clip of @JohnJamesMI (who's running for the U.S. Senate for the 2nd time) blurting out "I'm not a politician!" in response to being asked what he plans on replacing the #ACA with if it's struck down, as he has called for...
...however, that clip was cut off pretty abruptly, so I watched the entire segment to see if his *full* response was any better.

Short answer: It's *even worse* when you watch the whole thing in context.
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Charles Ghoul-ba Profile picture
20 Oct
⚠️ IMPORTANT re the Trump/GOP lawsuit to strike down the #ACA:

--Yes, the case will be *heard* by the Supreme Court on Nov. 10th.
--However, the actual *ruling* in the case isn't expected until next spring.

THIS IS VITAL FOR SEVERAL REASONS: 1/
acasignups.net/20/09/22/updat…
1. First, this means the *2021* Open Enrollment Period, which starts on *November 1st*, is still on and 2021 policies *should* still be valid thru the end of next year.

2. More importantly, it buys Dems time to make the case moot--but ONLY IF THEY WIN A TRIFECTA THIS YEAR.
2/
If Dems #KeepTheHouse, #FlipTheSenate *and* #KickTrumpOut, they should time to pass & sign a simple bill which would do one of three things:

1. Reset the federal penalty to $1 or higher,
2. Explicitly state the mandate is severable, or
3. Strike out the mandate language itself
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19 Oct
⚠️ WEEKLY UPDATE: Which *COUNTIES* have the highest per capita rates of #COVID19 cases & deaths? 1/
acasignups.net/20/10/19/weekl…
Counties w/highest per capita #COVID19 *cases*: 2/
1. Lincoln County, AR
2. Chattahoochee County, GA
3. Trousdale County, TN
4. Lafayette County, FL
5. Lake County, TN
6. Lee County, AR
7. Dakota County, NE
8. Buena Vista County, IA
9. Buffalo County, SD
10. Chicot County, AR
In Lincoln County, Arkansas, over 2,200 of the population of 13,000 have tested positive to date. That's 17.3%.

14 of the top 20 counties were solidly won by Trump in 2016. 3/

NYC's boroughs:
#458 (Bronx)
#590 (Staten Island)
#673 (Queens)
#941 (Brooklyn)
#1,507 (Manhattan)
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16 Oct
Ugh...the actual audio is even worse. He flat-out admits that he doesn't give a shit about Trump being a disgusting misogynist con artist grifter who sucks up to dictators as long as he keeps ramming through right-wing judges.

npr.org/2020/10/15/924…
To clarify: The order is reversed in the audio: He *first* states that he's thrilled that Trump is ramming through all of the right-wing judges that Sasse wants him to, *then* starts going off about what a piece of shit Trump is.

It amounts to the same thing in practice, though.
I mean, which is worse?

"It sucks that he's a rapist, but at least he nominates hard-right judges."

"I'm glad he nominates hard-right judges, I just wish he wasn't also a rapist."
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16 Oct
LOUISIANA: Preliminary avg. 2021 #ACA premium changes: +6.9% individual market, +5.2% sm. group market (unweighted):
acasignups.net/20/10/16/louis…
NOTE: An increasing number of insurance carriers are redacting their actuarial memos *and* more URRT files aren't being made publicly available via the SERFF database. This means there are more states where I can only run an *unweighted* average this year.
I don't know if this is due to Trump's HHS weakening transparency regulations, *state* insurance depts. doing so, or if the carriers are simply redacting more memos/forms and seeing whether anyone notices or cares, but whatever the cause, it's disturbing.
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15 Oct
And yet he continues to vote for Trump's corrupt nominees while waggling his finger at Democrats for not being "civil" enough.

Fuck you, @BenSasse, you spineless toady.

I know it's an extreme long shot, but you can donate to help PRESTON LOVE here:
secure.actblue.com/donate/retakes…
Remember when the GOP got the vapors over @AOC comparing ICE ripping children from their parents & putting them in cages to "concentration camps"? Yeah, guess what?
Note that Sasse claims he's "criticized" Trump for "spending" but has anyone actually heard him publcly "criticize" him for mocking evangelicals, grifting and "flirting with white supremacists"?
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