Health Care

From The News & Observer: Give low-income families options for affordable health care

By Eleanore Wood / November 16, 2017 / Comments Off on From The News & Observer: Give low-income families options for affordable health care

Because the North Carolina General Assembly refuses to expand Medicaid many North Carolina families fall into the cracks between Medicaid and the ACA. These families make too much money to receive Medicaid and too little to qualify for ACA subsidies. Access to affordable care should be available to everyone.  Now with the essential CHIP program on the chopping block, this means…

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Washington Post: President Trump is throwing a bomb into the insurance marketplaces

By Eleanore Wood / October 13, 2017 / Comments Off on Washington Post: President Trump is throwing a bomb into the insurance marketplaces

President Trump is determined to make sure the ACA fails spectacularly by repeatedly sabotaging it’s infrastructure.  By cutting the advertising budget by 90%, shortening the enrollment period by 45 days, and now throwing the whole exchange into chaos by stopping important subsidies that cover low-income patients.  Undoubtedly this will raise insurance rates significantly, how much…

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From WRAL: Burr and Tillis stop fighting Obama, fix Obamacare

By Eleanore Wood / September 26, 2017 / Comments Off on From WRAL: Burr and Tillis stop fighting Obama, fix Obamacare

The Graham-Cassidy plan appears to be dead in the water for now.  However, Republicans are still determined to pass legislation that will gut medicaid, remove protections for people with pre-existing conditions, and charge the sick and the elderly much more.  The latest CBO report finds that millions of Americans would lose coverage all together under…

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Greensboro News & Record: Small group protests at Rep. Mark Walker’s office for continued ACA funding

By Eleanore Wood / August 9, 2017 / Comments Off on Greensboro News & Record: Small group protests at Rep. Mark Walker’s office for continued ACA funding

Donald Trump has recently threatened to stop subsidies which would lead to an increase in premiums and insurance companies pulling out from the individual insurance exchange market. About half a million North Carolinians are on the exchange that Trump and the GOP are determined to sabotage. In response to this, several North Carolinians gathered at Rep.…

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Raleigh News & Observer: After latest Obamacare repeal setback, NC Republicans want Congress to try again

By Eleanore Wood / July 31, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: After latest Obamacare repeal setback, NC Republicans want Congress to try again

Following the Senate’s failed “skinny repeal” of the ACA, North Carolina Republican Senators and Representatives are speaking out. They are willing to do anything to repeal the ACA, despite the 16 million Americans who would have lost their health care had the “skinny repeal” passed. Both North Carolina Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr have…

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Statement on U.S. Senate’s failure to pass Trumpcare

By Logan Smith / July 28, 2017 / Comments Off on Statement on U.S. Senate’s failure to pass Trumpcare

Progress NC Action released the following statement on Friday in response to Senate Republicans’ failure to pass the so-called “Skinny Repeal” version of Trumpcare, which would have eliminated health coverage for 16 million Americans and caused a 20% increase in premiums: “Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr have made a lot of noise about being…

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WRAL: Not dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal

By Eleanore Wood / July 19, 2017 / Comments Off on WRAL: Not dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal

After the Senate’s latest health care plan failed, Trump and the GOP are now rooting for a full repeal of the ACA as soon as next week. Trump has said he wants to repeal the ACA as quickly as possible and the Senate shouldn’t go into their August recess without putting a repeal bill on…

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Raleigh News & Observer: ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP plan collapses

By Eleanore Wood / July 18, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: ‘Let Obamacare fail,’ Trump says after GOP plan collapses

Monday it was announced the Senate didn’t have enough votes to pass their latest TrumpCare bill and in response, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he would like to repeal and delay. This means he would fully repeal the ACA without a replacement plan, leaving millions of Americans without health care and increasing premiums. Tuesday…

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Raleigh News & Observer: Yellow tape awaits protesters at Tillis’ office

By Eleanore Wood / July 17, 2017 / Comments Off on Raleigh News & Observer: Yellow tape awaits protesters at Tillis’ office

Thom Tillis is taking extra precautions to avoid speaking with his constituents. He’s not answering phone calls, not accepting mail and not allowing folks to enter his offices to leave messages or speak with him. He even has police tape blocking the entrance to one of his offices in North Carolina. Tillis is going to…

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NC Policy Watch: Judging by today’s event, protesters are starting to get to Tillis

By Eleanore Wood / July 12, 2017 / Comments Off on NC Policy Watch: Judging by today’s event, protesters are starting to get to Tillis

It’s no secret that Senator Thom Tillis has refused to host an in-person town hall since he was elected Senator, but Tuesday he took it a step even further. Tuesday he said he will not be accepting mail sent to his office nor will he be accepting visitors. Tillis is very clearly disrespecting his constituents…

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