The 25 GOP-led states that are refusing to expand Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act are not just turning down an estimated $42.6 billion in 2014 alone, they’re also missing a chance to save 27,000 lives — according to a new study from the pro-expansion group Health Care for America Now (HCAN). HCAN’s… Continue reading Report: 27,000 Will Die This Year Because Republican States are Blocking Obamacare
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Death and Destruction as Tornados Wreck The Midwest
At least six people died as a result of the severe weather system that wreaked havoc as it swept across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky Missouri and Ohio. “The whole neighborhood’s gone. The wall of my fireplace is all that is left of my house,” Michael Perdun told The Associated Press by cellphone from the Illinois town of… Continue reading Death and Destruction as Tornados Wreck The Midwest