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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2014, 06:18 PM Apr 2014

Just how sick is the GOP? They're willing to let thousands of Americans die because they hate Obama

One thing people forget about the ACA Supreme Court decision last year is that it allowed states to opt out of Medicaid expansion. This will have DEADLY consequences for people who live in those states.

Why did GOPers in those states opt out of Medicaid expansion even though the cost would be covered by the feds and it would greatly reduce the number of uninsured in those states?

Because....Obama.

Study: Thousands Of People Will Die In States That Don't Expand Medicaid
Dylan Scott – January 31, 2014, 11:00 AM EST

As many as 17,000 Americans will die directly as a result of states deciding not to expand Medicaid under Obamacare, according to a new study.

Researchers from Harvard University and City University of New York have estimated that between 7,115 and 17,104 deaths will be "attributable to the lack of Medicaid expansion in opt-out states" in a study published in Health Affairs.

"The results were sobering," Samuel Dickman, one of the authors, said, according to the Morning Call. "Political decisions have consequences, some of them lethal."

They projected that 423,000 fewer diabetics would receive medication to treat their disease. If opt-out states had expanded Medicaid, 659,000 women who are in need of mammograms and 3.1 million women who should receive regular pap smears would have become insured, the study found.

"Low-income adults in states that have opted out of Medicaid expansion will forego gains in access to care, financial well-being, physical and mental health, and longevity that would be expected with expanded Medicaid coverage," the authors wrote.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/harvard-study-medicaid-expansion-deaths

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Just how sick is the GOP? They're willing to let thousands of Americans die because they hate Obama (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 OP

Selfish Greedy Assholes. Cha Apr 2014 #1

This is why voting is so important. nt Cali_Democrat Apr 2014 #2

Not to mention the SC which they're busy Cha Apr 2014 #4

Their every move is retribution to Obama voters. Mitt Romney called us "The Forty Seven Percent". Tarheel_Dem Apr 2014 #3

They are INSANE! butterfly77 Apr 2014 #5

every single Dem congress, candidate, admin official, pundit, etc. should USE THESE EXACT WORDS Doctor_J Apr 2014 #6

Yes, dems should use the term Death Panels The Blue Flower Apr 2014 #7

Passive-aggressive behavior alfredo Apr 2014 #8

Cha

(297,723 posts)

1. Selfish Greedy Assholes.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 06:49 PM

Apr 2014

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

2. This is why voting is so important. nt

Reply to Cha (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 06:57 PM

Apr 2014

Cha

(297,723 posts)

4. Not to mention the SC which they're busy

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 07:40 PM

Apr 2014

tap dancing and top spinning about.

And The Climate CHANGE.

Tarheel_Dem

(31,241 posts)

3. Their every move is retribution to Obama voters. Mitt Romney called us "The Forty Seven Percent".

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 07:07 PM

Apr 2014

It's the reason we can't get an immigration bill. It's the reason they're trying to gut food programs that benefit the poor. And the sickest of all is what is stated in your o.p.

I can't believe that faced with all that, we continue to let divisive forces drive a wedge between the most reliable Democratic constituencies. This used to be a place for activism. These days it's just a DUmping ground for enemies of the president and the Democratic Party, and it is intended to demotivate and demoralize. One has to ask oneself who benefits from that division? I'm sure the answer won't be a surprise to anyone.

butterfly77

(17,609 posts)

5. They are INSANE!

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 07:50 PM

Apr 2014

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

6. every single Dem congress, candidate, admin official, pundit, etc. should USE THESE EXACT WORDS

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 07:59 PM

Apr 2014

I posted something identical last night.

The president needs to take the lead on these call-outs. So do Reid and Pelosi and Carney. Use their party affiliation. Use the words citizens will die.

Here's your fucking Death Panel

...picture of all of the Repuke Governors...

Sick of Republicans
Sick of milquetoast Dem letting them get away with it.

The Blue Flower

(5,446 posts)

7. Yes, dems should use the term Death Panels

Reply to Doctor_J (Reply #6)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 08:56 PM

Apr 2014

Throw it back at them.

alfredo

(60,077 posts)

8. Passive-aggressive behavior

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2014, 09:07 PM

Apr 2014

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