Tag Archives: Healthcare

Breaking! Healthcare is Like the Holocaust!

Posted on February 1, 2013 at 10:41 am by Bob Cesca

Not really, but an Idaho state senator thinks so. As the debate over Idaho Gov. Butch Otter’s proposed state health insurance exchange heats up, a North Idaho senator has sent out a mass email and posted a message on Twitter … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Day So Far

Posted on January 29, 2013 at 11:30 am by Bob Cesca

Not only did this quadruple amputee survive his wounds, but doctors came up with a new way to do limb transplants, which is, of course, phenomenal news for all of the wounded warriors coming home. Brendan Marrocco was the first … Continue reading →

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Indescribable Hypocrisy

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 2:04 pm by JM Ashby

This is not only grossly hypocritical, it’s also cowardly. A major Catholic health provider has successfully dismantled a wrongful death lawsuit brought against it by arguing — in defiance of its own long-held doctrine — that a dead fetus is … Continue reading →

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Republicans Clearly Don’t Have Any New Ideas

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:19 am by Bob Cesca

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant thinks Mitt Romney’s losing talking point on healthcare is an evergreen winner: There is no one who doesn’t have health care in America. No one. Now, they may end up going to the emergency room. There … Continue reading →

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Governor Rick Scott is a Lying Liar

Posted on January 9, 2013 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Publicly, Governor Rick Scott opposes the Obamacare expansion of Medicaid because of ideology, but privately he’s providing dishonest analysis to state officials to justify not expanding the program. Florida, which has one of the highest rates of uninsurance in the … Continue reading →

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Wendy’s Franchise Cuts Hours Because of Obamacare

Posted on January 8, 2013 at 9:45 am by Bob Cesca

A shitty job just got shittier. The owner of a Wendy’s store in Omaha, Nebraska clearly hasn’t read the news because every business that’s tried this has been yanked back by public outrage and boycotts. The company has announced that … Continue reading →

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We’re Off to a Good Start

Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

At noon today, I introduced the first bill of the 113th Congress to repeal Obamacare in its entirety. — Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) January 3, 2013 The 112th congress voted to repeal Obamacare 33 times. Will the 113th congress surpass that … Continue reading →

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An Historic Session of Congress

Posted on December 30, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Bill Day In other news, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals cited Citizens United while ruling in favor of a company that claimed the Obamacare contraception mandate violates their religious freedom. This is in direct contradiction to an … Continue reading →

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Supremes Uphold Obamacare Contraception Coverage

Posted on December 27, 2012 at 11:00 am by Bob Cesca

And the Morning After Pill, too. This is fantastic news: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday denied a request to block part of the federal health care law that requires employee health-care plans to provide insurance coverage for the … Continue reading →

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Republican Outreach

Posted on December 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm by JM Ashby

The Republican-controlled Ohio State Senate has approved a virulently anti-choice, anti-reproductive healthcare troll to the state medical board. via Realty Check Gonidakis, the former executive director of Ohio Right to Life, has been a leading figure in the state’s attempts … Continue reading →

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