📣 HEALTHCARE TWITTER: Does anyone remember a piece from a couple of years ago about the #TexasFoldEm lawsuit in which the reporter actually *asked* a bunch of GOP House/Senate members whether they intended to wipe out the entire ACA when they zeroed out the individual mandate??
If so, please contact me for a piece I'm hoping to publish tomorrow--I need to know the reporter and preferably the link to the story. There might have been more than one published. Thanks!
Cannon and I strongly disagree about his framing of CA banning #ShortAssPlans, but I agree that asking about actual healthcare POLICY decisions would make a hell of a lot more sense than whether or not Becerra is a doctor or not.
As for #ShortAssPlans in California, what Cannon is really talking about is availability of affordable individual market plans for those who earn too much to be eligible for #ACA subsidies.
This is a real problem, I agree. It's expected to be addressed in the short term by the #AmRescuePlan, and hopefully on a permanent basis via #HR369.
In California, they *partly* addressed the issue by adding their own ACA subsidies for those earning 400 - 600% FPL...
Once again: If we had flipped 1-2 more Senate seats in November, Sen. Manchin (& Sen. Sinema) wouldn't be causing nearly as many headaches. But...we didn't, so they are.
It sucks, but that's where things stand. And while Sinema *may* be primaryable in 2024, Manchin won't be.
"We just need a True Progressive for WV!"
Yeah, they tried that in 2018. He crushed her by 40 points in the primary. Then they tried again in 2020. She was crushed by *43* points in the *general* by Capito.
(and before anyone claims I'm gleeful about this...I raised over $56,000 for Swearengin in the general last year even though I knew it was likely a lost cause.)
A year later, #COVID19 has become truly nonpartisan by even the most cynical POV:
--Cumulative cases per capita are 8.9% higher in Red Counties
--Cumulative deaths per capita are now 3.3% higher in Red Counties #BothSides!
Counties w/highest cumul. #COVID19 cases per capita: 1. Crowley County, CO 2. Chattahoochee County, GA 3. Bent County, CO 4. Lincoln County, AR 5. Buena Vista County, IA 6. Lake County, TN 7. Dewey County, SD 8. Norton County, KS 9. Bon Homme County, SD 10. Buffalo County, SD
AS A REMINDER, Congress still has one shot to #MootTheSuit before SCOTUS issues their decision...but at this point it seems like everyone involved is taking it as a given that the law will be upheld after all.
If your response to this is "what about DeSantis?" you're doing it wrong.
Yes, if DeSantis covered up FL COVID deaths (which there was much speculation about last summer, including by myself), he absolutely should be investigated).
That doesn't change the facts about Cuomo.
If your response is "NY was slammed hard, no one knew how to handle it properly!" I agree entirely. This isn't about blaming Cuomo for the nursing home *deaths*, it's about how they were *reported* (or not).
In 45 states, you have until *May 15th* to #GetCovered.
In other states the deadline ranges from March 15th to "the end of the pandemic."
Here's a handy, updated chart with the latest start/end dates for the new #ACA COVID Enrollment Periods in every state. Note that 10 states have *some* restrictions on who's eligible to enroll, usually those who are currently uninsured only: