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Healthcare | Missouri Political News Service - Part 9

Entries Tagged as 'Healthcare'

Fact Check: President Obama On Health Insurance Premiums

September 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

Democrats were apparently telling each other “Happy 6 month #hcr anniversary!” yesterday, but there’s not a lot to be happy about as seemingly every day there are new stories about how the mandates in the health care law will increase premiums, even though Democrats promised they would go down. CONNECTICUT: “Health Insurers Are Asking For […]

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Another Day, Another Broken Promise On Obamacare: AP – “Costs Going Up, Not Down”

September 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Apparently one broken promise on health care deserves another. Following yesterday’s reports that health insurers are planning on raising premiums in response to the mandates in Democrats’ health care law, despite Democrat promises premiums would be lowered, today reports are that health care costs will still rise, despite Democrat assurances that it would lower costs. […]

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Yet Another Broken Health Care Promise: Higher Premiums

September 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Throughout the debate on President Obama’s unpopular health care bill, Democrats promised that the massive law would reduce health insurance premiums. In December last year, Obama announced, “We [Senate Democrats and the administration] agree on reforms that will finally reduce the costs of health care. Families will save on their premiums.” In a press release […]

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Yet Another Broken HealthCare Promise: AP: 3M Seniors Could Be Forced To Switch Drug Plans

August 26th, 2010 · No Comments

Since President Obama signed his massive, unpopular health care overhaul into law earlier this year, there has been a steady stream of news reports showing that it will not be able to live up to the promises made by Democrats as they were pushing the bill. Americans have heard now that the bill won’t slow […]

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Picture(s) of the Day: Dooley Shoots Healthcare Commercial; No Word Yet If Obamacare Opponents Called ‘Haters’ Again?

August 23rd, 2010 · No Comments

After an exhausting morning (while on the taxpayer’s dime mind you) of filming political commercials for the fall campaign, Mr. Dooley’s image consultants had him change out of the suspenders and into a casual look of khaki pants and a dress shirt to film an apparent healthcare themed commercial. With Missourians soundly rejecting Obamacare earlier […]

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Video: Sen. Cunningham and AG Cuccinelli (VA) Discuss Obamacare

August 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Hat tip:FoxBusinessNetwork FBN’s Judge Andrew Napolitano talks to Virginia and Missouri lawmakers about state initiatives against nationalized health care. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Pnpb3U-biFc” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related AP: McCaskill defends vote on health-care reform Rasmussen Reports: 55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law Howard Dean: HCR Mandate will be Gone by 2014 Visit msnbc.com for breaking […]

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WSJ: Democrats’ Spin On Medicare “Savings” Ignores “Most Damning Fiscal Indictment”

August 9th, 2010 · No Comments

In his weekly address Saturday, President Obama touted the report issued at the end of last week from the Medicare Trustees. He bragged, “According to this report, the steps we took this year to reform the health care system have put Medicare on a sounder financial footing.  Reform has actually added at least a dozen […]

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Democrats Stunningly Out-Of-Touch On Missouri Health Care Vote

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments

Considering the news on the massive, unpopular health care law this week, it’s pretty amazing how out of touch Democrats and the Obama administration are when they talk about the fallout from and reactions to their health care overhaul. Today, the trustees of Medicare are set to release a report on that program’s future solvency. […]

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Bad Week For Obamacare: Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Obamacare’s Individual Mandate

August 4th, 2010 · No Comments

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports today, “Missouri voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected a federal mandate to purchase health insurance, rebuking President Barack Obama’s administration and giving Republicans their first political victory in a national campaign to overturn the controversial health care law passed by Congress in March.” The New York Times adds, “Missouri voters on […]

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Obamacare Exposed: More Bureaucracy & Higher Premiums

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

It’s been a few weeks since the Democrats’ massive, unpopular health care law has been in the news, but there are several stories involving the bill this week, and, as has been the case since it was signed into law, they all feature negative consequences, hidden, troublesome provisions in the bill, or show the truth […]

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