Category: Healthcare
Trump Wants to Ditch Preexisting Condition Protections. Here Are the Times He Promised Not To.
The Trump administration declared Obamacare’s protections for people with preexisting conditions unconstitutional on Thursday—thanks to the tax bill passed by congressional Republicans and signed into law by President Donald Trump in December.
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Sessions takes aim at heart of Obamacare — coverage for pre-existing conditions
The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health insurance and provisions that guarantee access to health insurance regardless of any medical conditions.
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TRUMP TO THROW KIDS’ HEALTHCARE UNDER THE BUS TO SAVE CORPORATIONS
Just when you thought Trump couldn’t get any lower, he proposes throwing children and their healthcare under the bus to save wealthy corporations and billionaire donors.
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Ten Million Americans Could Bring H.R. 676 into Reality—Relief for Anxiety, Dread and Fear- MEDICARE FOR ALL
Medicare for all is what the Pentagon does. It is what President Harry Truman wanted from Congress back in the nineteen forties. It is time. Contact Congress to say it: the time for universal coverage- Medicare for All- is now.
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“Big Pharma: Market Failure”
“Big Pharma: Market Failure” proposes a solution that makes business sense for employers and health sense for employees. It is a compelling drama that reveals the truth of pharma cost and what we can do about it.
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Woman’s March on Asheville, January 20th, 2018
The Anniversary Women’s March on Asheville will take place downtown Asheville on January 20, 2018, at 11 a.m. The peaceful SIDEWALK march will start at the Roger McGuire Green in front of City Hall.
Read MoreThe Big Picture: How we got into this mess, and how we get out of it. A video by Robert Reich
This pretty much sums it up. Worth a watch in my humble opinion.
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What We Learned in 2017
It’s impossible to say that any particular scientific development was the most important in a given year. But if we had to choose some highlights from 2017, we’d opt for these unforgettable events and findings.
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Stopgap spending plan leaves out CHIP – kids’ health plan
This Republican Congress has made yet another statement about the depths of their commitment to the health of their constituents. Nine million kids get health insurance under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Congress let it expire on September 30, 2017. The program, created under a 1997 law passed with bipartisan support, provided coverage for children in families with low and moderate incomes as well as to pregnant women. It was instrumental in lowering the percentage of children who were uninsured from nearly 14 percent when it started to 4.5 percent in 2015. That number can now only skyrocket.
Read MoreShared from Vox.com: The Republican tax plan leaves a $1.5 trillion bill for the middle class to pay If paid for with spending cuts, the bill leaves 71.6 percent of Americans worse off.
The Republican tax plan leaves a $1.5 trillion bill for the middle class to pay If paid for with spending cuts, the bill leaves 71.6 percent of Americans worse off. By Dylan Matthews@dylanmattdylan@vox.com Dec 8, 2017, 11:00am...
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NAACP’s Transylvania Together Podcast
- The Opposite of Addiction, with Jim Hardy
- Meals on Wheels of Brevard, NC, with Board Member Sasha Jones
- The Community Side of Recidivism - Meet Peter McKinney
- Meet Mark Burrows, Director of Transylvania County Planning and Community Development
- Meet Nicola Karesh, a Writer, Poet, Community Activist and a Playful Spirit
- Meet Kyle Tinsley, Graduate of Brevard High School and former leader of the Acceptance Club
- Meet Bobby Jones of Cedar Mountain, NC. His grandfather was Solomon Jones of Solomon Jones Road, the road to Pretty Place.
- Meet the founder of Transylvania Indivisible. David Williams.
- How the Affordable Care Act (ACA) helped Cedar Mountain, NC get a new cafe
- Meet Dal Davis, a student at Brevard College.