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• Everyone Should Be Able To Afford Healthcare

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  According to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the national poverty rate for the continental US (for 2014) is $11,670/year. That's for one person, living by themselves. For every extra person in the household, you add $4,060.

• The "Poverty Threshold" for Obamacare
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• Advice & Tips When Applying For Obamacare

  Mar 31 2014

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  Need a one stop shop if you still haven't applied for health insurance coverage and are wondering what you need to do? Look no further. My hope is that this article will provide you everything you need to know to enroll in a health insurance plan before this years deadline.
• Medicare: America's First Single-Payer System

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  The single greatest legislative accomplishment in the second half of the twentieth century came on July 30, 1965, the date President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments that created Medicare and Medicaid.
• Medicaid: From LBJ to Obama

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  July 30, 1965 is a day that will go down as one of America's greatest days. After a truly bipartisan vote in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate, an amendment to the Social Security Act setting up our nations first public health insurance program passed and was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

• Refuting Bernie’s “Destroy-America plan” meme
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• Welfare in America
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• Medicare for All Act
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• Looming Shortage of Nurses
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• The Middle Class versus the Poor
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• Entitlement programs.
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• Paul Ryan wants to get rid of Medicare
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• "Entitlements" - Social Security and Medicare are NOT entitlements
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• Medicare Fraud
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• Medicaid and Annuity
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• Medicaid Expansion stopped in Virginia thanks to under-the-table dealings
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• The 5 biggest disagreements Republicans have on ObamacareThe 5 biggest disagreements Republicans have on Obamacare
  	Thu Feb 16, 2017 | vox.com Deep uncertainty and serious divisions within the Republican coalition about the way forward on Obamacare have surfaced in the new Congress, and they’ve put the future of...

• Still the third rail? Social Security, Medicare mostly unharmed in budget...Still the third rail? Social Security, Medicare mostly unharmed in budget...
  	Tue Oct 27, 2015 | latimes.com Social Security has long earned its status as "the third rail of American politics"--touch it, and your political career gets electrocuted. But its immunity had seemed...

• Final Call For Questions On Health Insurance As Deadline LoomsFinal Call For Questions On Health Insurance As Deadline Looms
  	Mon Mar 24, 2014 | npr.org There is just one week left to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. NPR's Julie Rovner answers last-minute questions about what happens after that.

• Why Florida's Immigrant Children Must Wait Five Years For Health CareWhy Florida's Immigrant Children Must Wait Five Years For Health Care
  	Mon Mar 24, 2014 | wlrn.org In Florida, children who were born outside the United States -- and live here lawfully -- have to wait five years to qualify for the subsidized health care program known as...

• New Ad Campaign Launches to Promote Access to Health Insurance for Pennsyl...New Ad Campaign Launches to Promote Access to Health Insurance for Pennsyl...
  	Mon Mar 03, 2014 | prnewswire.com A new marketing campaign launches today aimed at ensuring Pennsylvanians understand that healthcare coverage is within reach for uninsured children.

• Thousands Waiting for Medicaid Coverage Are Stuck in LimboThousands Waiting for Medicaid Coverage Are Stuck in Limbo
  	Mon Jan 06, 2014 | nbcnews.com In five states alone — Florida, Texas, Illinois, South Carolina and Arizona — about 104,000 people are still waiting to get enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health...

• How Will Exchanges Change Options For Kids' Health Coverage?How Will Exchanges Change Options For Kids' Health Coverage?
  	Tue Sep 24, 2013 | npr.org As the scheduled launch of the state health insurance marketplaces on Oct. 1 approaches, many parents have questions about covering their children. Here are a few we got...

• Medicaid, CHIP enrollment soars in FebruaryMedicaid, CHIP enrollment soars in February
  	Fri Apr 04, 2014 | usatoday.com Nearly 3 million people enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program in February, an increase probably spurred by the Affordable Care Act deadline of...

• U.S. database for tracking Medicaid frauds falls short, auditor saysU.S. database for tracking Medicaid frauds falls short, auditor says
  	Thu Mar 27, 2014 | reuters.com A federal data-sharing system meant to prevent healthcare providers banned from one state's Medicaid program from billing another state's program isn't working as intended,...

• HHS touts jump in Medicaid eligibilityHHS touts jump in Medicaid eligibility
  	Fri Feb 28, 2014 | thehill.com HHS said the bulk of determinations came in states that opted to expand their programs.

• Healthcare for Children, C.H.I.P.Healthcare for Children, C.H.I.P.
  	Wed Sep 18, 2013 One of the more successful government health-care programs is the Children's Health Insurance Program,...

• How to Apply for CHIP and Children's MedicaidHow to Apply for CHIP and Children's Medicaid
  	Thu May 23, 2013 Children and pregnant women in Texas without health coverage may be able to get low cost or free health...

• Senator Menendez Advocates for Protecting Curre...Senator Menendez Advocates for Protecting Curre...
  	Fri Feb 18, 2011 Senator Robert Menendez Questions Secretary Sebelius in the Senate Finance Committee over the need to...

• Republican Against Health Insurance for ChildrenRepublican Against Health Insurance for Children
  	Fri Jan 07, 2011 Republican Against Health Insurance for Children.

• Rep. Jim McDermott comments on Children's Healt...Rep. Jim McDermott comments on Children's Healt...
  	Tue Mar 16, 2010 Rep. Jim McDermott comments on Children's Health Insurance.

• Dad: Children's Insurance Program WorksDad: Children's Insurance Program Works
  	Wed Feb 17, 2010 KMBC's Kelly Eckerman talks with Andrae Smith, who was able to use the Children's Health Insurance...

• Children's Health Insurance Program BasicsChildren's Health Insurance Program Basics
  	Tue Feb 16, 2010 KMBC's Kelly Eckerman talks with Judy Baker about the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which...

• Speaker Pelosi on Children's Health InsuranceSpeaker Pelosi on Children's Health Insurance
  	Wed Jan 14, 2009 The House is considering the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, H.R. 2,...

• Rep. Tim Ryan on the Children's Health Insuranc...Rep. Tim Ryan on the Children's Health Insuranc...
  	Mon Oct 15, 2007 Rep. Tim Ryan discusses the need to override the President's veto of the Children's Health Insurance Program.