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“Women’s vote? We don’t need no women’s vote!” That’s what the GOP leadership in Congress seems to be saying with this boneheaded push of theirs to allow all employers to deny contraception in their health insurance plans.
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) would allow any employer to deny birth control coverage to any employee for any reason. The GOP leadership will move forward with the legislation, despite the fact that a vast majority of Americans, especially women, support the right to contraception.
“If we end up having to try to overcome the President’s opposition by legislation, of course I’d be happy to support it, and intend to support it,” Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell said. “We’ll be voting on that in the Senate and you can anticipate that that would happen as soon as possible.”
http://deepbrainmedia.com/2012/02/13/gop-determined-to-end-access-to-contraception-altogether/“Women’s vote? We don’t need no women’s vote!”... more
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As many as 20 states probably will not operate new insurance programs for Americans who have been denied health coverage.As many as 20 states probably will not operate new insurance programs for Americans... more
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The Obama administration and Senate Democrats are debating a health care reform outline that will insist upon a public option for insurance but leave open the possibility for it to be kicked in via triggers.
Multiple Democratic sources tell the Huffington Post that the White House and key members of the Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committees are in the process of hammering out key principles on health care reform -- with a meeting scheduled at the West Wing this afternoon. One of the components will be music to progressive ears: that any bill includes an option publicly run health insurance coverage. But it also comes with a caveat that could engender opposition from that very same constituency.
A trigger would pave the way for public option to come into place only after certain market conditions are met -- mainly if private insurance companies are unable to achieve various metrics for coverage within a certain time frame. The proposal would placate many of the private health care actors who consider a public plan the first step towards a single-payer system. Progressives, however, view it as reform in name and not substance.The Obama administration and Senate Democrats are debating a health care reform... more
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This is an old article, but I placed it here because it lists some of the costs to provide illegal immigrants with health care, which many U.S. citizens are denied because of age or status. Such as:
Not over age 65
Not under age 18
Not pregnant
Not from another country...
For 12 states, the government pays hospitals for providing emergency services to illegal aliens. In 2005, the state of California got $70 million to help with dismal shortfalls. California's San Diego County was about $100 million in the red and Los Angeles County about $140 million.
70 million for illegal immigrants to cover a shortfall. I am probably going to piss some people off, that is ok. Makes people talk, that is good. Even if they are yelling to some extent. So, why did I post this? As a person who lives in poverty, yes I do, as I bring home 1234.00 a month. I have no insurance. Yet I pay taxes and I am not covered. I don't want to pay more taxes either, I can't afford it, no matter how it is packaged. So....I'd like to know WHY I might have to pay TWICE to get something the second time around? I believe, my humble, humble, opinion, which I know is going to offend and for that I am truly sorry, that we should not provide people from another country, who are not here LEGALLY, any insurance benefits at all. Would the 100 million used in San Diego not help cover those who are citizens, who do not have coverage and already pay taxes (unless a child of course) without the need to raise taxes yet again? I know I would vote for it in a heart beat, but if you were to ask me to pay more taxes with the possibility, still again, of no coverage at all? Hell no. This particular issue is one that really, really gets my blood boiling...many want it, raise more taxes, yet I and many others ALREADY PAY AND DO NOT BENEFIT.
Posted mainly as an exercise in discussion...hope this is permitted.This is an old article, but I placed it here because it lists some of the costs to... more
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