Category: Healthcare

Matt Drudge Opts Out Of Obamacare – Ignores Question from Ezra Klein

Yes, Matt Drudge is the same conservative hero responsible for much of the daily Republican talking points. If he wants to, Drudge, the owner of the omline conservative’s bible called The Drudge Report, could afford to pay for his healthcare out of pocket. Pocket change. Today,  Matt took to Twitter and tweeted that he has… Continue reading Matt Drudge Opts Out Of Obamacare – Ignores Question from Ezra Klein

The Final Push

Far be it from me to argue with one of the greatest historical minds of the 20th century, but we essentially have an executive that serves a six year term, even if we get two extra bonus lame duck years for our efforts. So it has been with most other presidents, and so it probably… Continue reading The Final Push

While They Complained about The Website, SinglePayer Went Into Effect

Did you notice the best part? Did you see what happened when everyone was complaining about a website? Single-payer got started in America!!!Vermont is using authority granted in a provision under the Affordable Care Act to start a single-payer system. Most Americans still don’t know what the phrase “single-payer” even means. It had little support… Continue reading While They Complained about The Website, SinglePayer Went Into Effect

President Obama’s Approval Numbers Are On The Rise

The President’s poll numbers hit a low of 39% approval and 54% disapproval when this poll was taken during the December 21st to 23rd period. Around that same time, Americans were storming the healthcare.gov website signing up for policies that went into effect January 1st. But since the 39% lows, Americans are beginning to see… Continue reading President Obama’s Approval Numbers Are On The Rise

States See Huge Increase in Healthcare Sign up

WASHINGTON – States with their own well-running health insurance exchanges reported Wednesday an increase of 30 percent to 40 percent in enrollments from last week to this week. “We’re seeing huge interest,” said Peter Lee, director of California’s exchange, during a conference call sponsored by Families USA, a health care advocacy group that supports the… Continue reading States See Huge Increase in Healthcare Sign up

The Political See-Thaw

Yes, that sound you heard out of Washington was not just John Boehner’s rant against his conservative brethren, it might have been the long-awaited thaw in relations between the two parties in the Congress over the budget. And you probably thought that Republicans didn’t believe in warming. Well, don’t get too excited. After all, 94… Continue reading The Political See-Thaw

Senator Marco Rubio Is Covered – Signs Up His Entire Family for Obamacare

One of Obamacare’s biggest critics is now officially covered under the federal health care exchange: Sen. Marco Rubio. “Senator Rubio spent time looking at all the options and decided to enroll through the D.C. exchange for coverage for him and his family,” spokeswoman Brooke Sammon told the Buzz. Rubio took the federal subsidy afforded to… Continue reading Senator Marco Rubio Is Covered – Signs Up His Entire Family for Obamacare

Colin Powell Endorses a Single Payer Healthcare System

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has waded into the health care debate with a broad endorsement of the kind of universal health plan found in Europe, Canada and South Korea. “I am not an expert in health care, or Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, or however you choose to describe it, but I… Continue reading Colin Powell Endorses a Single Payer Healthcare System

Teaching, Unions and Social Justice

Giving of course my humble opinion, I believe we are at the high water mark of the anti-union, pro-market-force, evaluation-by-testing mania that’s gripped education. Or I could be seriously deluded and education is going through a profound change that will see radically different protocols for years to come. Monday is the National Day of Action,… Continue reading Teaching, Unions and Social Justice

New Texas Rule – You Cannot Advise Texans On The Benefits of Healthcare

It’s like a massive push to keep the American people ignorant to the benefits of having healthcare, and this push is happening in Republican governed states. Take Texas for example. A new Rule in Texas makes it illegal for anyone to advise someone else on what healthcare to get or the benefits of getting healthcare.… Continue reading New Texas Rule – You Cannot Advise Texans On The Benefits of Healthcare

Here’s The Link: CNN Poll – 70% of Young Adults Believe Obamacare Will Work

Earlier today, I tweeted a recent poll by CNN saying that 70% of young Americans believe the problems with the Obamacare website will eventually be fixed. Here’s the tweet: CNN Poll – 70% of young adults believe Obamacare will work. #p2 #tcot #GOPFail #Obamacare — Ezra Grant (@EzKool) December 1, 2013 Needless to say, some… Continue reading Here’s The Link: CNN Poll – 70% of Young Adults Believe Obamacare Will Work