Powerful. I’m reminded of @ZachWahls famous speech a decade earlier.

The part at the beginning about people “not getting it” also reminds me of something I seem to recall @GovHowardDean saying when he signed the first civil union bill into law (I could be getting this wrong):
As I recall, he said something along the lines of “Lots of people say they’re not comfortable with same-sex couples; I’m not sure I’m entirely comfortable with it either, but it’s not my job to be comfortable, it’s my job to do the right thing.”
Ah, here it is...via Rolling Stone: rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

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17 Mar
📣 PREPARE THYSELF: #ACA2.0 IS HAPPENING (Part 1):
acasignups.net/21/03/17/prepa…
Short version: The expanded subsidies in the #AmRescuePlan are fantastic, but are only for 2 yrs & only reduce premiums, not deductibles/co-pays. if @SenatorShaheen's #S499 becomes law, not only would that expansion be made *permanent*...
...but it would also accomplish the SECOND major provision of @POTUS Biden's healthcare vision by *upgrading the benchmark #ACA plan* from SILVER to GOLD *and* upgrade *CSR* subsidies as well. Combined, this would dramatically cut down deductibles/other out of pocket expenses.
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Absolutely agree. However, pretending that partisanship hasn't *directly* & *massively* impacted policy decisions is just as bad as "hoping the other side dies".

The Trump Admin decided it would be fine to downplay the pandemic because it would be "relegated to Dem states." 1/
Once that was set by Trump, most GOP officials started parroting it & the die was cast.

Health officials track COVID based on geography, pop. density, age, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic levels, etc.

"Partisan lean" SHOULDN'T have to be on that list...but it is now. 2/
Having said that, even if you don't care if MAGA dies of COVID on a pure human/decency level, you should still want them to get vaccinated if only because it'll take longer to reach herd immunity (especially for those who *can't* get vaccinated for medical reasons) otherwise.
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📣 NEW: PREPARE THYSELF: It may be in fits & starts, but #ACA2.0 *is* happening:
acasignups.net/21/03/15/prepa…
Four years ago I posted my (now sorely outdated) list of 20 changes to the #ACA I'd make If I Ran The Zoo (yes, I understand how awkward that title is at the moment): acasignups.net/18/02/12/updat…
In January, Sen. @MarkWarner introduced his Health Care Improvement Act which includes many of the same provisions: warner.senate.gov/public/index.c…
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📣🎉 THREAD: Now that the #AmRescuePlan is official, how much will YOU save w/the expanded #ACA subsidies? 1/ acasignups.net/21/03/14/new-h…
📣 Under the #AmRescuePlan, #ACA enrollees who ALREADY receive financial subsidies will see *extra* savings of up to $3,000/year or more on avg....

...and enrollees who AREN'T currently eligible for subsidies would see savings of up to $17,000/year or more. That's not a typo. 2/ Image
📣 Expanded #ACA subsidies under the #AmRescuePlan are *retroactive* to the beginning of 2021, which means *current* enrollees will receive the extra subsidies dating back to Jan 1! They may be applied to future premiums *or* as part of a tax refund next year. 3/
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📣📣 $80,000 worth of bullsh*t: The #AmRescuePlan spends 1/10th (or less) as much per enrollee as the media has claimed:
acasignups.net/21/03/15/80000…
I realize most people won't slog through the entire post, but I strongly urge folks to do so & to share widely...especially this summary which simplifies things as much as possible.

TL;DR: CBO score of the House version: $46.5B to subsidize 14.2 million people. Image
The $6.3B in "clawback waivers" have nothing to do w/subsidizing healthcare coverage in 2021/beyond, since recipients get to keep that $ whether they enroll in coverage in the future or not...it's effectively just an additional "direct payment" for several million people.
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This is PRECISELY why extending the 8.5% cap on health insurance premiums all the way up the income ladder makes sense even if it means rare cases of fairly well-off people receiving nominal subsidies. Image
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For instance, on average nationally, a 64-yr old couple earning $270,000/yr would receive...$7 per month. Of course the vast majority of those folks have employer coverage to begin with. Plus, they’re already paying more than that in surtaxes to help pay for the subsidies anyway. Image
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