Very important information that needs to be spread far and wide.

Republicans don't care if Americans die.

Not sure if supporting and gleefully causing those deaths counts as "caring". But it sure as Hell ain't indifference.

Yesterday I met a lady who has a cyst in her ovary and is not eligible to get any insurance she needs to have surgery.

Those that suffer should be broadcast every day.

Simone Sanner
February 6, 2014

Dr. Steffie Woolhandler is co-author of the new study Opting Out Of Medicaid Expansion: the Health And Financial Impacts. The new study just released has found up to 17,000 people will die as a result of the refusal of red state governors to participate in expanded Medicaid programs.

There are 8 million people who will not receive coverage under the new law that are eligible for it. Of that 8 million, as many as 17,000 people will die having not gotten the medical care those in blue states have access to. Another 750,000 will suffer from untreated depression, diabetics will not have access to medication, and women will not have access to pap smears and mammograms.

Woolhandler attributes this to a political move on the part of red state governors, as the program is 100% completely funded by the federal government for the first three years. After those three years have passed, 90% of the costs will be funded by the federal government.

States making the investment in their people will see an approximate 50% reduction in the number of people without any health insurance whatsoever.

read more: http://aattp.org/17000-people-will-die-uninsured-in-red-states-because-gop-leaders-refused-medicaid-expansion/

Arkansas Republican Admits GOP Is Acting As A DEATH PANEL!

John Prager
February 19, 2014

Arkansas State Rep. Nate Bell (R) made a startling admission during a debate over Medicaid expansion on Tuesday: he doesn’t think that uninsured Americans should be educated about their health care options because it costs too much to insure them.

Bell, as a true representative of the “pro-birth, pro-death” party, offered up an amendment to the state’s proposed Medicaid expansion bill that would prevent Arkansas from using federal funds to promote the Affordable Care Act. The amendment would bar Arkansas from advertising on television, radio, print, or online, and would put a halt to Arkansas’ direct mail campaigns–a critical part of spreading the word about the Medicaid expansion.

Bell admits that “without active marketing, you probably get declining enrollment.” However, that’s not a problem to him–in fact, that’s exactly what he wants to accomplish. As Bell explains, “We’re trying to create a barrier to enrollment. In general, as a conservative, if I have the opportunity to reduce government spending in a program from what’s projected… I’m probably going to take that deal.”

You read that correctly, folks–Bell wants to prevent information from circulating in an effort to prevent the uninsured from obtaining insurance because it saves money. It’s almost like he is proposing that lawmakers ration healthcare to those who they deem to be more deserving, kind of like a panel. A panel that decides who lives and who dies.

Where have we heard that before?

http://aattp.org/arkansas-republican-admits-gop-is-acting-as-a-death-panel/

Sorry, I'm not letting half them off the hook because their own party so appalled them that they felt obligated to rebrand themselves.

I like concatenating teabagger and republican in a single word, to note that they are the same entity these days. That was in the headline.