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15 Nov, 6 tweets, 3 min read
📣 Weekly Update: Which *counties* have the highest per capita rates of #COVID19 cases & deaths? 1/
acasignups.net/20/11/15/weekl…
Counties w/highest per capita #COVID19 *cases*:
1. Norton County, KS
2. Lincoln County, AR
3. Chattahoochee County, GA
4. Bon Homme County, SD
5. Buffalo County, SD
6. Trousdale County, TN
7. Lake County, TN
8. Lafayette County, FL
9. Dakota County, NE
10. Buena Vista County, IA
Nearly 19% of Norton County, Kansas' entire population has tested positive for #COVID19.

83 of the 100 counties w/the highest confirmed rates of COVID-19 voted for Donald Trump by 6 points or more in 2016.
Counties w/highest per capita #COVID19 *deaths*:
1. Gove County, KS
2. Jerauld County, SD
3. Hancock County, GA
4. Emporia, VA
5. Kenedy County, TX
6. Galax, VA
7. Randolph County, GA
8. Dickey County, ND
9. E. Feliciana Parish, LA
10. Turner County, SD
19 of Gove County, KS's 2,636 residents have died of #COVID19, or 0.7%.

61 of the 100 counties w/the highest COVID mortality rate were solid Trump counties in 2016.
📣 Nationally, there are now 4% *more* #COVID19 cases per capita in solid Trump'16 counties than in solid Clinton'16 counties.

The mortality rate is still higher in Clinton'16 counties, but the ratio is down from 530% higher in April to just 48% higher today.

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15 Nov
To be honest, w/a 50/50 Senate & the filibuster staying in place, even if weakened (most likely), the more likely bet would be to pass the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act: acasignups.net/19/01/16/reps-…
#HR584 (the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2019) would extend the 3-year 100% FMAP rate for #ACA Medicaid expansion so that *any* state which expands the program gets 100% federal funding for the first 3 years regardless of when they implement it.
Under the ACA, the feds covered 100% of the cost for 3 yrs, but *only* if the state implemented expansion starting in 2014. If Georgia did so today, they'd have to pay 10% of the cost right out of the gate. This bill would take away the only legit excuse not to do so.
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15 Nov
Obama: "The coal industry is dead, but I'll help them retrain/relocate."
Coal Country: "NO!"

Clinton: "The coal industry is dead, but I'll help them retrain/relocate."
Coal Country: "NO!"

Trump: "I'm gonna lie about bringing back the coal industry!"
Coal Country: "YAY!"
Now fill in this blank:

Biden: "The coal industry is dead, but I'll help them retrain/relocate."
Coal Country: "______!"
Of course not everyone can relocate, so retraining does no good if there's no jobs available in the new field in your area.

Obama/Clinton/Biden: "We'll also invest in infrastructure to attract jobs in other fields TO COAL COUNTRY!"
GOP: "NO!"
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14 Nov
⚠️ REMINDER: Two Runoff Elections in Georgia could decide the fate of the #ACA. acasignups.net/20/11/11/two-r…
EVERYTHING is riding on the Georgia Senate runoffs. Support Jon @Ossoff, @ReverendWarnock, @fairfightaction and @MovementVote by donating today:

secure.actblue.com/donate/garunof…
NOTE: I've added several other Georgia-based GOTV organizations including the GA NAACP. Remember, while donations will be split evenly by default, you can also pick & choose which organizations you wish to donate to.
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13 Nov
THE UNINSURED POPULATION COULD BE REDUCED BY ~45% WITHOUT A SINGLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION BEING PASSED OR SIGNED INTO LAW...

...all it needs is a major outreach/marketing budget.
Millions of people are eligible for Medicaid/CHIP (either via ACA expansion or "standard" Medicaid) who either:

1) don't know they're eligible
2) have trouble w/the enrollment/application process
3) may feel embarrassed/stigmatized to admit they need help
The same is true of subsidized ACA plans (although I'd imagine only #1 & #2 are major issues for those).
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13 Nov
...except it could also give control of the House over to the GOP. Even in a D+7 district it would be left open for several months until the Special Election.

I thinks she’s so a fantastic job, but BIDEN SHOULD NOT REMOVE ANY DEMOCRATIC HOUSE OR SENATE MEMBERS RIGHT NOW.
I don’t think people fully appreciate how fucked we’d be if we lost the House this session. Even if we flip both GA Senate seats, we’d just reverse the problem. Zero legislation AND they’d try to impeach Biden out of the gate as “revenge” for Trump’s deserved impeachment.
For those who haven't been following along, via @CookPolitical, right now it looks like:

Dems: 221 (218 needed for majority)
GOP: 207
Uncalled: 7
Here's the status of those 7 races right now:
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13 Nov
📣 WASHINGTON STATE: @WAPlanFinder announces 182K #ACA exchange enrollees in first 4 days...for a simple reason:
acasignups.net/20/11/13/washi…
The Washington #ACA exchange also announced that 30% of *new* enrollees have selected the new "Cascade Care" policies...aka the much-touted Public Option plans.

It's worth noting that this only amounts to around 720 people so far...but it's early yet.
WA's new quasi-Public Option is an important step, but it doesn't magically slash healthcare costs in half...because the main expense isn't on the *carrier* side, it's on the *provider rate* side. I watched this play out in real time last year: acasignups.net/19/04/29/washi…
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