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Wendell talks AHCA on “All In with Chris Hayes”

“All In with Chris Hayes”, MSNBC, 3-23-2017, Joy Reid (Sub Host)

Wendell Potter & Ali Velshi…

The new plan to cut out the heart of Obamacare

Community rating: the defining feature of the earliest health insurance – and the one thing that keeps carriers from gouging customers.

Community rating is the one thing that keeps insurance companies from gouging most of their customers. It’s the thing that helps makes the health insurance marketplace even remotely fair.

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A Major Health Care Victory in Indian Country

Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote about how an American Indian tribe in Washington state defied a powerful special interest that was making it difficult for members of the tribe to get the dental care they needed.

It was a big gamble, but it paid off. What tribal leaders did was hire the equivalent of a nurse practitioner in dentistry—a dental therapist—to practice on the Swinomish Reservation, despite opposition from the state dental association and the fact that the

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Bipartisan Agreement On Health Care? On Dental Care, Absolutely

Dentist tools are photographed in the surgery room of dentist Sevan Arzuyan in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, March 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

If you think Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on anything related to health care, you’d be wrong. A remarkable bipartisan effort is taking shape at the state level that could result in millions of Americans having better access to care in a way barely addressed by federal lawmakers.

I’m talking about better access to dental care. Recent poll

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‘Obamacare Saved My Life, Too.’

Donald Trump says everyone will be ‘beautifully covered’ after repeal. Why this Philly demonstrator isn’t buying it, and why you shouldn’t either.  

You’ve been told for years that Obamacare has been bad for the middle class. That’s it’s the reason premiums are increasing and why more people are in high deductible plans.

You’ve been told that once it’s repealed everybody will be “beautifully covered.”That would be great. But Kristin Wolf isn’t buying it. And neither should you.

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Trump Pledge to Repeal Obamacare Will Trigger Insurance Marketplace Chaos and Political Backlash

Listen to Scott Carter and Wendell Potter’s conversation on Between the Lines. Check out the full post here.

http://www.btlonline.org/2017/mp3/170106b-btl-potter.mp3

Ever since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, known widely as Obamacare, the Republican party has staged continuous rhetorical attacks on the health care law – and held more than 60 votes to repeal the legislation. Now with the election of Donald Trump to the White House, and Republicans maintaining control of both the House …

Repeal Obamacare? GOP Should Be Careful What They Wish For

Now that they’ll control the White House and Congress, Republicans still haven’t got a clue what to do about health care.
Felue Chang (right), who obtained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, receives a checkup from Dr. Peria Del Pino-White at the South Broward Community Health Services clinic on April 15, 2014 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

For years, Republicans have been condemning Obamacare and vowing to repeal and replace it. Now that they’ll soon be …

Bully Back: Chapters 70 – Finish

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You can purchase Adam Bruckner’s Bully Back here. 100% of proceeds go to the youth program at the Helping Hand Rescue Mission in Philadelphia. A place of hope, faith, action, and change.

Be sure to check out Bully Back’s website, and purchase the 2015 prequel, Better Bullying here.

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Regardless Of Who We Vote For, Health Insurers Will Win

As we get close to the election, it’s clear that something should be done, at the federal or state level or both, to address the shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act.

The news that premiums on the so-called Obamacare benchmark health plans will be 25 percent higher on average next year came on the heels of earlier reports that people in most states will have considerably fewer health plans to choose from.

The health care consulting firm Avalere, which tracks

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Bully Back: Chapters 61 – 69

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You can purchase Adam Bruckner’s Bully Back here. 100% of proceeds go to the youth program at the Helping Hand Rescue Mission in Philadelphia. A place of hope, faith, action, and change.

Be sure to check out Bully Back’s website, and purchase the 2015 prequel, Better Bullying here.

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