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The “wingnut hole” measured: 5 million without insurance thanks to GOP refusal
washington post ^ | december 31, 2013 | ryan cooper

Posted on 12/31/2013 3:25:06 PM PST by lowbridge

Edited on 12/31/2013 3:38:18 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Because of the decision on Obamacare by the Supreme Court, which left the decision to expand Medicaid (a key part of Obamacare) up to the individual states, most Republican-controlled states refused said expansion, leaving substantial portions of the citizenry in the lurch.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; deathpanels; medicaid; memebuilding; obamacare; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; ryancooper; zerocare
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1 posted on 12/31/2013 3:25:06 PM PST by lowbridge
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Washington Compost throwing anything at the wall.


2 posted on 12/31/2013 3:28:22 PM PST by Viennacon
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3 posted on 12/31/2013 3:28:40 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (A courageous man finds a way, an ordinary man finds an excuse.)
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We take no responsibility for the 5 million unable to get insurance due to the incompetence of the Obama administration (can’t design a web site).

I am concerned about the 90 million whose policies will be canceled due to not meeting the new standards, and the 220 million who will see the prices go up for the care they need.


4 posted on 12/31/2013 3:29:05 PM PST by donmeaker (A man can go anywhere on earth, and where man can go, he can drag a cannon.)
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I suppose that if Obammy wanted to give Medicaid to everyone and let the states foot the bill as he did with the expansion, any state government smart enough to dodge the bullet would be run by wingnuts.


5 posted on 12/31/2013 3:29:50 PM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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Alternative title: The Washington Post proudly presents today’s terrified Dem talking points.


6 posted on 12/31/2013 3:32:27 PM PST by Shannon
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To: Viennacon

Roberts truly is a mound of pure evil. He deserves none of his fringe benefits.


7 posted on 12/31/2013 3:34:09 PM PST by CincyRichieRich (Pajama-boy-in-chief's beatings continue until morale improves.)
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Everything bad that happens is due to those nasty Republicans and everything good that happens is due to us nice Democrats, nyah nyah, nyah nyah!

Just about the level of reporting one can expect from The Washington Post.


8 posted on 12/31/2013 3:38:22 PM PST by Jack Hammer
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How many Americans will go without health insurance simply because the GOP dislikes the president? Well, happy 2014, dear readers: initial estimates are in, and we have 5 million lucky winners!

No ...you moron....

The GOP led states didn't want to dump the cost of Medicaid on the rest of it's citizens...

The federal only committed to pick up 90 % of the cost...Wink...Wink...Nod...or until they ran out of money...O' Wait...they already are...

9 posted on 12/31/2013 3:44:47 PM PST by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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So, Obama eliminates insurance for 5 million and when the states don’t agree to provide them free health care it’s all the Republicans fault?


10 posted on 12/31/2013 3:45:49 PM PST by circlecity
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An overbearing and evil federal government forces it’s crap upon the states, when the states refuse, it’s the states fault?


11 posted on 12/31/2013 3:50:47 PM PST by vpintheak (Thankful to be God blessed & chosen!)
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There was a "bridge policy" in Obamacare to take care of this situation should it arise.The dems took it out to save 50 billion.

No one is reporting this.

12 posted on 12/31/2013 4:02:16 PM PST by NEPA (Give me liberty, not debt)
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so, let’s see, they cannot take my earnings and give them to someone else who “cannot otherwise get health care” or in other words, redistribute MY money so everyone is “equal”.....ignoring the fact that we have a county hospital here which MUST treat anyone who shows up at the door.....in fact will send an ambulance to pick them up!!!


13 posted on 12/31/2013 4:14:47 PM PST by terycarl
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sounds like the best remedy is to get rid of Obamacare...


14 posted on 12/31/2013 4:19:03 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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But wait, before Obamacare 5 million people had health insurance.

The idiocy of the low info leftist is epic.


15 posted on 12/31/2013 4:34:56 PM PST by RginTN
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Pure horse pucky.


16 posted on 12/31/2013 4:38:02 PM PST by vpintheak (Thankful to be God blessed & chosen!)
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Alternative title: The Washington Post proudly presents today’s terrified Dem talking points.

Great comment!

17 posted on 12/31/2013 4:52:04 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (We can thank Mitt Romney for the present situation in our country. His feet are made of clay.)
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ah WaPo trying to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear…..


18 posted on 12/31/2013 5:38:13 PM PST by Nifster
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those parasitical scum already get enough free sh-t


19 posted on 12/31/2013 5:44:59 PM PST by hecht (america 9/11, Israel 24/7)
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It’s more like they’re trying to make prime rib out of bull$**t. Won’t work no matter how hard they try.


20 posted on 12/31/2013 5:45:58 PM PST by Bob
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