📣 Graph #1: Since the end of June, COVID *case* rates in the reddest tenth of the U.S. have run 2.9x higher than in the bluest tenth:
📣 Graph #2: Since the end of June, COVID *death* rates in the reddest tenth of the U.S. have run 5.8x higher than in the bluest tenth.
This is down since last week, at least partly due to finally including *Nebraska* data, which nudged the national average down slightly.
📣 Graph #3: Since the end of June, COVID *case* rates in the least-vaccinated tenth of the U.S. have run 2.2x higher than in the most-vaccinated tenth.
Interestingly, it seems to flatten out once you get above ~60% fully vaccinated.
📣 Graph #4: Since the end of June, COVID *death* rates in the least-vaccinated tenth of the U.S. have run 4.3x higher than in the most-vaccinated tenth.
It'll be fascinating to see what happens once 5-100 yr olds finally start getting vaccinated.
--small-ball version of Medicare Part D drug negotiation!
--penalty if drugmakers increase prices more than inflation!
--$2,000 Part D out-of-pocket cost cap!
--$35/mo cap on insulin costs!
...but there's more!
A lot of these changes are just clerical/typo corrections or slight legalese tweaks to pass legal muster (think the #KingvBurwell debacle!).
Other changes are literally just bumping funding up a bit for one program or down a bit for another.
As an aside, this was precisely my point last spring when Bernie folks demanded that VP Harris fire the parliamentarian after she put the kibosh on including $15MW in the ARP bill.
If Manchinema oppose killing or even altering the filibuster they sure as hell aren’t gonna be onboard with firing the person who decides what can pass without the filibuster.
Setting aside the dire status of democracy at the moment, it's kind of interesting in a wonky sort of way to compare the *smaller* text changes which *don't* make much of a difference: rules.house.gov/sites/democrat…
1. MOST WILL HAVE MORE TIME BUT YOU STILL SHOULDN'T DELAY!
The final deadline has been extended by a full month in most states, but in order to have your COVERAGE START IN JANUARY you should still *ENROLL* BY DECEMBER 15th!
Here's the official enrollment deadlines for every state + DC. (Note: A few of these may change):
Here's 12 Things to Remember when you go to #GetCovered:
1. MOST WILL HAVE MORE TIME BUT YOU STILL SHOULDN'T DELAY!
The final deadline has been extended by a full month in most states, but in order to have your coverage start IN JANUARY you should still enroll by DECEMBER 15th!
2. AVOID JUNK PLANS & SCAMS; MAKE SURE YOU ENROLL IN AN OFFICIAL ACA POLICY.
There's lots of questionable website selling questionable policies these days. Stick to *official* ACA exchanges or *authorized* enrollment partners only!