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Thanks for the link! I didn't

Obey — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:51:15 +0000

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Thanks for the link! I didn't know so many of the details of the bill were out already. A rather recondite issue, but I was struck with their index-linking strategy:

The medical commodities and services indices grew 2.5 percent and 3.3 percent over the same span.

I thought medical costs were rising because of technological advancements, not because we were just paying more for the same old equipment and services. The latter suggests a real problem of efficiency of how health care is delivered, especially given that I suppose the 50% rise in doctors' incomes over the last 6 years plays an important role. I wonder what happens to medical cost inflation indexes when you phase out HC insurance for millions of people. Do prices rise, since uninsured people pay higher prices? Do prices fall, since uninsured people lower HC demand? I would suspect (non-Medicaid) prices rise, making Medicaid funds tied to such an index (as in the House version of the bill) actually comparatively attractive.

Thanks for pointing out this

artappraiser — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 06:10:35 +0000

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Thanks for pointing out this Vox post apart from Sarah Kliff's pieces. it is indeed a question I had.

Backatcha:

I just found out how one figures out what is really up on this bill, one goes to one of the few serious conservative publications left:

It's Medicaid, Stupid

Shelley Moore Capito is a harbinger of what could stall health reform.

by Chris Deaton @ The Weekly Standard, June 20

concluding paragraph:

Centrist Republican Susan Collins and former presidential candidate Rand Paul, who represent the party’s ideological extremes in the Senate, are not expected to vote for the legislation. With only a 52-48 seat majority, that means Republicans’ margin for error is zero—and so Portman and Capito are about to get a lot of face-time.

Great links, thanks.

Obey — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 04:07:13 +0000

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Great links, thanks. Indivisible looks like it's growing to be a useful long-term organization. Glad they and a 1.5 million dollar ad buy (the equivalent of, what, 90 seconds of air time nationally?) inspire you with so much confidence, but color me skeptical. Any effective grassroots campaign should eventually trickle up to MSM coverage, but so far nada. That isn't a good sign.

Amber waves of blue - nice.

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 01:02:18 +0000

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Amber waves of blue - nice.

In the VOX article...

oldenGoldenDecoy — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 23:19:37 +0000

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In the VOX article...

“I think they’re doing stuff outside of DC. I don’t think they’re focusing on DC,” a Republican health care lobbyist told me.

This is where the challenges of the new media environment present themselves. The “Harry and Louise” ads in the 1990s are believed to have had their impact because they were seen by members of Congress, not because they rallied grassroots opposition.

This year, the industry seems to have flipped that script. They are banking on opposition in the states, stirred up through more targeted digital and television ads, to stop the bill. The events being organized by AARP, disease groups, and the doctor and hospital trade associations will be out in the rest of the country, not in Washington

Like the following actions...

Watch the Targeted Videos and Radio Ads in the Link.

Jun 18 | Community Catalyst Action Fund

Our New TV and Radio Ads Urge Senators to Vote 'No' on Health Care Repeal Bill

June 18, 2017 - The ad campaign highlights the damage the bill would inflict on Americans of all ages, particularly low-income children and seniors in need of long-term care.

And this action across the nation...

https://www.indivisibleguide.com/act-locally/

~OGD~