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TexasBushwhacker

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5. If all the states allowed the Medicaid expansion

Reply to Baobab (Original post)

Sun May 22, 2016, 04:36 PM

May 2016

the numbers would be dramatically better.

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ACA has only reduced the number of uninsured slightly, has not reduced racial disparities [View all] Baobab May 2016 OP

Good for the ACA! raging moderate May 2016 #1

How do you think its going to take, based on our progress to date? Baobab May 2016 #2

And the largest chunk of those deaths that weren't natural... scscholar May 2016 #3

I don't follow your logic. I am not talking about iatrogenic injury. Baobab May 2016 #8

That depends on how soon we can flip Congress. raging moderate May 2016 #18

We had huge majorities when this abomination was passed. The owning class got exactly what they Doctor_J May 2016 #20

So 4 supposedly smart people took data from 2008-14 pkdu May 2016 #4

Read the paper, it took that into consideration. Baobab May 2016 #6

By allowing the republicons to retake the WH WhiteTara May 2016 #9

If all the states allowed the Medicaid expansion TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #5

Medicaid is only available to people who are nearly destitute Baobab May 2016 #7

But the ACA also provides assistance for singles TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #10

the most important thing in there is the limit on OOP costs Baobab May 2016 #11

Its not far from perfect, you're being way too kind.. Not just that but its the latst in a chain of Baobab May 2016 #12

Hey, I'd much prefer single payer paid with payroll taxes TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #14

Single payer is free, it has to be and its the only means of payment, there are no tiers, no pay mor Baobab May 2016 #16

That's why it's a bit of a tough sell. Igel May 2016 #17

they run into something called competition policy, to be more specific 'crowd out' Baobab May 2016 #13

Competition, free trade yada yada yada TexasBushwhacker May 2016 #15

Its main purpose was to force everyone into our worst-in-the-world system. The death merchants are Doctor_J May 2016 #19

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