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18 Nov, 4 tweets, 3 min read
📣 MICHIGAN: Updated/Corrected: Over 156,000 Michiganders have gained Medicaid coverage in the #COVID19 era thanks to #ACA expansion: acasignups.net/20/11/18/michi…
Here's how "Healthy Michigan" (#ACA expansion) enrollment has grown since it was launched in April 2014. It ramped up & hovered between 650K - 700K until February 2020...after which enrollment has taken off again.
That's a 23% increase since February. If the #ACA is struck down by the Trump/GOP lawsuit, *830,000 Michiganders* would be screwed.

That's one of MANY reasons why the Georgia Senate runoffs aren't just about Georgians. Donate to #FlipBothGASeats today: secure.actblue.com/donate/garunof…
(note: that's 830,000 *in addition to* the ~220,000 Michiganders enrolled in subsidized private ACA plans who would ALSO be screwed...that's over 1 million people or nearly 11% of the state population)

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Charles #GetCovered-ba Profile picture
18 Nov
On the one hand, Medicaid expansion under the #ACA is up to the Governor & state legislature (which is why Georgia hasn't done so yet).

HOWEVER, if @ReverendWarnock & Jon @Ossoff are elected, the Senate could pass #HR584: 1/

acasignups.net/19/01/16/reps-…
#HR584, introduced by @RepTerriSewell & @RepVeasey last year, is very simple but would have a huge impact. Right now, if Georgia decided to expand Medicaid under the #ACA, they would have to pay 10% of the cost out of the gate. 2/

acasignups.net/19/01/16/reps-…
In Georgia, expanding Medicaid via the #ACA would provide healthcare coverage to up to 474,000 Georgians. Assuming $6,000/yr apiece total, Georgia would have to contribute $280 million/year.

Under #HR584, Georgia wouldn't pay anything for the first 3 years. 3/
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Charles #GetCovered-ba Profile picture
17 Nov
That's Monica Palmer on the left.
She apparently only wants white people's votes counted.
Oh yeah...this photo comes from a story last week about an ethics complaint being brought against her for having a conflict of interest.

candgnews.com/news/complaint…
Population of Detroit: ~79% black (~531K / ~673K total)

Rest of Wayne County: ~15% black (~164K / ~1.08M total)
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Charles #GetCovered-ba Profile picture
17 Nov
📣 OK, I delayed doing this long enough; as promised, I've finally started running my full analysis of the ~$5.9 million* I raised for Democratic candidates throughout the 2019-2020 Election Cycle.

*(still raising $ for the GA Senate runoffs)

First up: The U.S. Senate:
The grey rows are Dem Senate candidates who either dropped out or lost in the primary. A total of $36,824.95 was donated to these candidates. I debated how to categorize Adrian Perkins/Antoine Pierce since neither one was technically the Democratic nominee--there WAS none in LA.
The orange rows are for Undecided (Ossoff / Warnock / 3rd Party Orgs for the Georgia Senate Runoffs). I've raised a total of $628,784.57 for these two races combined so far; I could see hitting perhaps $700K total by Jan. 5th.

Speaking of which...

secure.actblue.com/donate/garunof…
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Charles #GetCovered-ba Profile picture
17 Nov
#FunFact: I've been an expert witness in 2 civil cases. The second time, I was originally supposed to testify the 1st day fo the trial but kept being rescheduled; I finally testified on the 5th day...but I had to sit in the courtroom for ~8 hours each day...at $150/hour.
The case involved both sides being clueless in different ways. A web developer working as a "volunteer deputy" at the Macomb County Sheriff's Dept. developed & maintained an elaborate website for them for free for 3 yrs...then demanded to be paid for his work, including back pay.
The plaintiff (the web developer) claimed that he was owed $300,000. He & his expert witnesses went on & on about how incredibly impressive/sophisticated the code was; all the nifty database tools he had implemented; etc etc.
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Charles #GetCovered-ba Profile picture
17 Nov
This is something I've caught some heat from other healthcare advocates over.

I *hate* #ShortAssPlans & would prefer to ban them...but only *after* we #KillTheCliff & beef up the APTC formula. Until then they're a necessary evil, though they should be strongly discouraged.
ACA plans are affordable for those earning up to 200% FPL & for most earning 200-400% FPL, but are unaffordable for many earning >400% FPL due to the subsidy cut-off.

#ShortAssPlans suck, but until the 400% cut-off is removed, they're a kinda/sorta viable option for those folks.
The ACTUAL solution is to #KillTheCliff, which @HouseDemocrats did in July & which is a core provision of #BidenCare...@dylanlscott's point is that if killing the 400% cut-off isn't doable, #ShortAssPlans may continue to be a necessary evil for some people.
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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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