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Stephen Feller: Study: Higher Number Of Americans Insured Because Of ObamaCare
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A review of data on community health centers shows large increases in the number of people who have gained access to healthcare as a result of the Affordable Care Act, especially in underserved urban and rural areas of the United States. Researchers pin much of the credit to the expansion of Medicaid under the ACA, also referred to as ObamaCare, which has allowed people who cannot afford health insurance to have greater access to care.
They note, though, that there has also been a large increase in the number people who have purchased private insurance through the ACA-mandated state exchanges. “Our findings underscore the importance of the Affordable Care Act to the poorest Americans,” said Dr. Sara Rosenbaum, a professor of health law and policy at George Washington University, in a press release. “This report shows the importance of ensuring that the ACA’s resources reach all medically underserved communities, including those in the 20 states that have not yet expanded Medicaid.”
More here
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Thank you #POTUS for using that political capital to give us ObamaCare that @SenSchumer said you shouldn't have spent http://t.co/P7pTjcE0A3
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Donna NoShock (@NoShock) August 14, 2025
White House.gov
Hi!
Hi Dudette and Congrats on First :-)
Thanks GGail! Good to see ya! 😀
And you my dear :-)
I see y’all got hot weather out there now and on into next week when I get there. My hair will be in a pony tail the whole time :-)
Yay for Dudette!!
Thanks President Obama! 😃
Congrats Dudette on your Au :star: Ag :star: Bronze :star: and the Bouquet of Flowers too ;)
Thanks Dudette for sharing this. I respect Ms. Walker, but I don’t think it was her place to infer the drugs & his first wife alleged saving of Mr. Bond. It was never proven and he never admitted, so why put it in a poem?
This whole story needs to be told, not just bits and pieces.
It all began when the town refused the federal monies…
SILVERTON, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado town where a toxic mine leak earlier this month unleashed a torrent of heavy metals into Western rivers has decided to change course and request federal disaster funds to clean up the mine.
The Silverton Board of Trustees and the San Juan County Commission approved a joint resolution Monday to seek the money. It’s a reversal for local officials who long feared that designation as a federal Superfund site would harm economic development.
That decision came under fire when the partly collapsed Gold King mine ruptured Aug. 5, spewing 3 million gallons of metal-laced water. The waste entered a creek that feeds major rivers in several Western states.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had pushed for 25 years to grant Superfund status to the Gold King mine and other idled 19th century mines leaking heavy metals above Silverton. Superfund status would have brought in major funds for a comprehensive cleanup.
Local authorities spurned federal intervention, leaving a smaller EPA-led team to investigate a small if steady stream of pollution. That team accidentally breached a debris wall at the mine, unleashing the pool of contaminated water that turned the Animas River yellow.
In the resolution adopted Monday, local officials agreed that 20 years of attempts to clean the mine waste without seeking additional federal disaster help “have not had the necessary financial resources to address every mine site with an environmental issue.”
“We recognize that this is a regional problem and that it starts in our neighborhood,” Willy Tookey, chair of the San Juan County Commission, said in a statement after the vote.
The resolution also notes that there are no active mining operations in the Upper Animas River Basin to be held financially responsible for the cleanup.
The resolution does not expressly seek Superfund designation. But the resolution leaves that option on the table.
In Washington Tuesday, congressional members investigating the spill criticized the EPA for missing a deadline to turn over some documents.
“This information matters to the many Americans directly affected in Western states, who are still waiting for answers from the EPA,” said Texas Republican Rep. Lamar Smith, who leads the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
“congressional members investigating the spill criticized the EPA for missing a deadline to turn over some documents.”
smdh!
If there’s good news on ObamaCare, you always deliver it, Nerdy. Thank you for keeping us up to date and informed. ObamaCare stands right beside Social Security and Medicare as the great social achievements of the last century.
:)
That is tooooooo cute! :-)
Sure you liked #5! Of course saying that forced me to watch the entire clip to find out what #5 was - very devious of you, Sista D-ette! :D :D
Congrats on 1st Dudette :)
Thank you, NW, for continuing to highlight the expansive healthful consequences of #ObamaCare!
Hey Bob! Thanks!
:)
Woooooot!
Glad she’s off the “wobbly” train
YUP!!! :)
Now, we have a few more to rescue!!
So relieved about this. Figured she and Jeff Merkley were surely YES votes. I actually sent back a fund solicitation letter saying I would donate as soon as she declared her support for Iran Deal. Now I have to make good on my promise.
Hahahahaha, good one Bob!
I realize its HuffnPuff but it’s a highly recommended article …
Need to be sure that everyone visiting TOD reads:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-cirincione-iran-deal-scenarios-20150823-story.html
“The nuclear agreement with Iran is supported by almost every nation in the world. It has the backing of nearly the entire American security establishment, current and retired. It enjoys the overwhelming support of nuclear scientists and policy experts. There is no credible alternative.
And yet, with almost a month to go before the vote, lobbying against the deal is intense. No Republican senator supports the agreement. Two prominent Democratic senators, Charles Schumer and Robert Menendez, have denounced it.
If the Senate follows their lead and kills the deal, it will spell humiliation for the United States, an unconstrained Iranian nuclear program and the increased risk of a new war in the Middle East.
Here is how rejection would play out. First, our allies would desert us.”
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Anyone you know who thinks they have an argument against @TheIranDeal, the contents of Joe’s OP-ED is all you need to counter their argument, factually. Please do read and spread it as widely as possible.
Throughout our negotiations with Iran, we were clear-eyed about Iran’s efforts to destabilize the Middle East, and we resolved not to let the regime off the hook. In fact, from sponsoring terrorist activity to human rights abuses, Iran continues to pursue destabilizing activities in the Middle East region that the U.S. and our allies continue to monitor and address.
So why did the U.S. spend nearly two years negotiating a nuclear agreement with Iran?
It’s a fair question with an important answer: As destabilizing as Iran’s regional activities are, they would be exponentially more dangerous with a nuclear weapon. And now that we’ve taken a nuclear-armed Iran off the table, we can ratchet up the pressure on its destabilizing activities—including its support for terrorism.
We are committed to countering Iran’s actions that threaten our national security interests and those of our allies, especially Israel. Here’s how:
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/08/19/countering-iran-how-us-and-our-allies-will-confront-irans-destabilizing-activities
Thanks Nerdy!
Ha, I remember when Chuck Todd said that it was a mistake for the WH to embrace calling ACA “ObamaCare”. Chuck Todd was wrong AGAIN.
I thought I’d try to appeal to Cory Booker’s good nature:
You’re welcome, Donna.
Keep on keeping on.
It’s time for Congress to pass a responsible budget [when they get back from their 5 week break].
Bwhahahahahahahaha!
What if you threw a party for Hispanic voters and no one came? In a real head-scratching moment, Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson went stumping for support in South Carolina and hosted a “Latino Outreach Event” at a local landscaping business. The audience of around 25 people, however, was all white — except for the company owner and his brother.
Read more: http://bluenationreview.com/ben-carson-throws-a-latino-outreach-event-and-no-actual-latinos-show-up/#ixzz3jrQ0dA2H
““Latino Outreach Event” at a local landscaping business.” a local landscaping business? a local landscaping business?
Am I the only one offended? What is he trying to say?
Ben Carson is another disgrace..
I like this approach:
And they should too!
HEADS-UP! *THIS* looks both interesting and promising! There’s going to be a Worker Voice Summit in WDC, and maybe someone you know, or even you, could be there.
Summary: The White House needs your help finding workers, employers, and organizers from across the country to join the first Summit on Worker Voice on October 7.
America is at its strongest when we work together to build prosperity that all of us contribute to and share. We are our best when the working men and women who are engines of economic growth are true partners in industry and innovation, with a robust voice in their workplaces. That’s why, last week, President Obama announced his intention to host a White House Summit on Worker Voice on October 7.
Now, we need your help finding workers, employers, and organizers from across the country to join this conversation.
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That’s why we’re pleased to announce that we’ll be accepting nominations for people from across the country to attend the Summit in Washington, D.C. on October 7. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the conversation with senior leaders from business, unions, and government who share their commitment to fairer, more productive, and more prosperous workplaces. And we will be counting on attendees to learn from each other too, and to take those lessons back to their communities to make even more of a difference.
***We’re looking for nominees who are making a difference for worker voice in their communities. Do you know someone who is bringing coworkers together to discuss common workplace issues, or who is inspiring workers to speak up? Do you know an employer who has taken great lengths to listen to their employees and learn what really matters to them? If so, nominate them to attend the Summit on Worker Voice.
There are limited spaces for attending the Summit at the White House, but there will be many other opportunities for joining the conversation. We’ll continue to provide updates on the blog about how you can join in.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/08/24/we-need-your-voice-and-nominations-summit-worker-voice
Hey GGail do you think your Boss would attend? Ask if you can nominate him……
Jojo, I’m just now able to read what VC posted and I thought about my boss as I was reading it.I’ll discuss it with him - first.
GREAT story:
It takes a Village.
Glad to see that there are Reps. in congress not willing to just let Israel do what they want and put it on our tab.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congresswoman-suggests-withholding-aid-to-israel-over-shooting-of-two-palestinian-teens_55db8b01e4b0a40aa3abdd3b?kvcommref=mostpopular
” Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) has requested the State Department open an investigation into whether the killing of two Palestinian teenagers last year by Israeli security forces warrants withholding of military aid under the conditions of the Leahy Law.
“The murders of Nadeem Nawara and Mohammad Daher highlight a brutal system of occupation that devalues and dehumanizes Palestinian children,” she wrote in a letter to two State Department officials, referring to the teenagers who were shot and killed May 15, 2014, during a protest at the Ofer prison in the West Bank. “It is time for a strong and unequivocal statement of U.S. commitment to the human rights of Palestinian children living under Israeli occupation,” McCollum continued in the letter, which was publicly released on Monday. ”
Good for her.
Folk need to stop doing this stuff ….
So so sad :shock:
Say those who have no effing clue of the destruction they will unleash. As if any of these pampered whiners could take care of themselves. No matter if the GOP tells them all they need is a gun, a cross, and white skin. They need skills, they need to know how to work together, care for one another and BUILD instead of destroy. The Founding Fathers they ain’t. These are the same jackasses who whine about every pothole in one breath, and then whine about taxes with another breath.
Same thing from a lot of Bernie supporters. Thom Hartman is still bitching that if everything falls apart, Utopia will result. My ass.
Translation: He’s a White male, rich, and not a Democrat….that’s all they care about. The Donald could probably say there will be NO more AK 47’s and no bullet magazines larger than ten and they probably would be OK with that too or maybe that will be what will make them wake up and go with the establishment candidate.
Cory=I-D-I-O-T
They Built this.
They encouraged him. They gave breathe to his racism. And before Trump, they cuddled the Teabaggers for years. Now a Warning?
I said it a few posts ago. These people are of a special class. They are below what is called “information voters:”. I wouldn’t be surprised that they bought thousands of those weapons sold in the recent past. They are simply scary.
Yes, NCLB. We’ve seen this before, throughout history, and it typically ends very badly. 8 Nov 2025 becomes more and more important every day.
I LOVE THIS! She said…”It’s on his hat”
“We know his goal is to make America great again,” another woman said. “It’s on his hat. And we see it every time it’s on TV. Everything that he’s doing, there’s no doubt why he’s doing it: it’s to make America great again.”
Drooling zombies.
I pray that none of these folks is my neighbor. Just thinking that I cross path with people that disturbed is a terrible thought!
The news media/stations need to quit giving Trump all of the free media attention. Let him wither on the vine.
ACA, aka ObamaCare posts are the Greatest. Thanks NW.
Without Our Health, life is meaningless.
#FORWARD!
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HA!
Thanks a traaaaaaaaaaabillion Nerdy!!!!
:)
In time for dinner.
Stephen Colbert - :D :D
Stephen Colbert ✔@StephenAtHome
.@JebBush will be on #LSSC Sept. 8! My first GOP candidate! Luckily I do 200 shows a year, so I think I can fit them all.
4:00 AM - 11 Aug 2025
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Oh No! Please don’t tell Trump. He’ll want to build ANOTHER wall :shock: :shock
quite a few ME updates in the sidebar …
“25 August 2015
by Deniz Yücel
This interview with Cemil Bayik, Kurdistan Communities’ Union (KCK) co-president, was conducted for German daily Die Welt and published on August 23rd. It was republished in the Turkish daily BirGun and translated from the Turkish into English to be published on Kurdish Question.
- Turkey began operations against ISIS and the PKK a month ago. Has ISIS got weaker since then?
Cemil Bayik (C.B.): ISIS had suffered heavy blows. One of the reasons behind Turkey’s attacks against the PKK is to defend ISIS. Turkey is not fighting against ISIS.
- Are they not fighting?
C.B.: Definitely not. Erdogan wants to be sovereign in the Middle East, he wants to be the caliph. ISIS is a part of the Sunni front against the Kurds and against Assad. And ISIS is not only a tool for Erdogan, they have an ideological closeness. The only thing is, there was a lot of pressure building on Turkey and they had to do something to save their reputation.
- But ISIS has just released a video threatening Turkey.
C.B.: In that video, ISIS is saying that Turkey has been surrounded by the PKK and the ‘Crusaders’. The AKP says almost exactly the same things. ISIS is protecting Erdogan and warning Turkey of the same enemies.
- Did the PKK suffer any blows?
C.B.: No. We took the necessary precautions. However, the war does affect us and our struggle against ISIS.”
Trump told the Univision anchor attending his presser (only saw the back of his head, but think it was Jorge Ramos) to “sit down.” What a loser that Trump is.
Ramos was escorted out, which clearly Bozo saw. Then he tells another reporter that “somebody” took him out, but he wouldn’t mind if he came back in.
A real leader with a spine would have stopped the guy from taking him out, listened to Ramos, and answered his question.
Just called Ramos “emotional.” Dog whistles all over the place.
Okay, media, what will you do about your fellow media person’s escort out? Still waiting.
The real question is this……WHPC, Ny/DC pundits cry like babies complaining about this or that this WH has not done. They threaten to not use Pete’s pictures. Through their Corporate Companies they have denied Pres Obama Time to address the nation.
Why didn’t they walk out in unison to protest the dismissal of a Sr Journalist?
I am listening to it now on line……Notice how Orderly the Press is now? They are not being rancorous and disrespectful.
These media fools are now too afraid to speak up, I’m thinking. They’ll run back to their outlets and maybe talk up Trump’s behavior. Or not.
Just saw that Jacqueline, it was Jorge Ramos. Told him to sit down and then “go back to Univision” before having one of his heavies throw him out. The ugliness of all this is astonishing.
This one might have a mini impact. I’m pretty sure Jorge Ramos is a very popular anchor. I’m pretty sure his being singled out will be seen as highly offensive by many.
But, then again, it’s Trump, so he’ll probably get a pass.
Can you imagine if Barack Obama had done something like that? Those right wing racists idiots would have a dam baby, even the men.The so call legit media would be piss and i mean piss.
The other turkey media folk should have walked out with Ramos. This whole thing is disgusting. And astonishing, as you said.
I knew it, was are sisters, just what I tweeted! Seriously, if they had any integrity they would have all walked out in solidarity, disgusting.
Wow - sisters! And I totally agree.
Integrity and the media? That went the day they went all googly about John McCain’s VP selection.
Ha, true enough 99ts! I’m planning on moving to Jupiter in January 2017, will you come with me?
I’m just not ever never talking or thinking about January 2017 without top level anxiety.
I mentioned a few posts back how I envy that deserted delightful beach you found for Danny’s vacation. We could transport ourselves to such a place when the crazies take over. :) Probably easier than getting to Jupitor
His fellow racists would Love it.
Remember when he denied the Des Moines(sp) Register, Iowans supporters of his cheered.
Ramos they will dance in the streets.
It was not an accident that Trump picked Ramos to throw out..think about would Trump have thrown out Chuck Todd…he knew that the media would not gripe about his treatment of Ramos…
All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing..Edmund Burke..
“he knew that the media would not gripe about his treatment of Ramos…”
Exactly right Prettyfoot, we would have seen solidarity if it had happened to one of ‘their own’ - the lack of support Ramos received was shameful.
yes it is MsChips…once again..Trump has pulled the scab off of racism and white privilege for all to see who cares to look
I just laughed at him until recently Prettyfoot, it was all like a bad circus act, but now I’m beginning to think he might actually win the damn nomination - his opponents are so pitiful, and the racist trash are adoring him. And if he’s up against Hillary, could he win? This really isn’t funny any more.
nope
To paraphrase the great Paul Mooney, Ramos was operating under the “illusion of inclusion”. He got his wake up call today.
ohhhhh i do not think he had any illusions…..this is not on Ramos…this is on the other reporters who stood by and did nothing
I was referring to Ramos’ disrespectful behavior toward PBO (he was mimicking Bill O’Reilly in talking over and being rude to PBO). Trump is a scumbag, but I don’t feel much sympathy for Ramos. #Karma
I understand what you mean, however Ramos is a symbol to his people…what they do to him…they do to his people..
So very true, pf. So very true. And shameful.
First they came for the Hispanics, and I did nothing …
14 yrs old.
WVa has now over 50% of her citizens dependent on the State and Fed Gov’t.
Yet they continue to vote Republican in order to cut government spending, and funds to all those welfare queens and anchor babies.
Yep…..in his supporter’s minds…….TRUMP deported Ramos.
Love this reply…
So Donald Trump is a christian.
A christian that has never ask the Lord to forgive him. Trump a christian????? Well everyone want to know if POTUS is a christian, okay is Trump, Bush, and the other 15 clowns a christian?
Yes, Presbyterian.
Someone should ask him…..when was the last time he attended a Church Service.
Nerdy & Chica, I have a piece ready to be posted tonight if possible. Thanks.
Loved your essay this past weekend. Thanks for including my comment.
Welp, I know what I’ll write about next. Jorge Ramos.
Can’t wait!
Yeah……but M. Kelly is who the press cares about.
They didn’t walk out……Why was that? They didn’t even protest. The US Media has now once again exposed themselves for the Lame, Lazy and Shallow Spineless idiots that they are.
Ramos is back.
He is trying to ask questions…..now thank you by Trump?
Just joining in now—Trump allowed his guards to remove Jorge Ramos from his presser?
And the other “journalists” didn’t follow Jorge out the door.
This country is in even worse shape than my fears.
If there is one Hispanic who vote for Trump, they deserve to be ship back to Mexico or where ever it is they come from.
Well, I wouldn’t go that far, but I get the gist of what you’re saying!
I’m glad you understand what I was saying. , jacquelineoboomer. I didn’t really mean for them to be thrown out of the country.
I understood, totally, bella. And we all know your good heart. Not to worry.
What?
Huh? If they have a vote, they’re American.
Trump said he did not throw reporter out security did. He does not mind if he comes back, but he cannot stand up and scream. He needs to wait till he is called on. Ramos did come back and when he asked questions Trump just held his hand out and talked over him. He was asked how he would deport the large number of people and he said by good management. “Excuse me!”with his hand out and talking over the journalists saying whatever he wants regardless of what they ask seems more like a bully than even Putin. I wish the press would ignore him instead of giving him free airtime.
Jorge Ramos is an American citizen.
I don’t think racists know the difference
Sen. Booker will support the Iran Deal.
SONJIA! Welcome back, and it’s glad to see you return as bearer of good - I mean - GREAT news! :)
Thanks, Sonjia! (Finally he supported it - good!)
So it took a visit by Christie, Rabbi Botech(sp), Adelson, etc for Sen Booker to say: Nope. And YES to the #IranDeal
This is very good news!
How do you know? It would be very welcome news, but I cannot find confirmation on his Twitter feed.
Nerdy’s tweets
http://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/25/a-tweet-or-two-307/
I had to post this good news.
cjtown @ladyc10
Trump was cool with folks when he was only trashing the black guy, now that he has went after Hispanics, women and John McCain, not so much!