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That aināt the only one but it ranks high on the list.
Plus, he uses the word āweā like it means all of āusā and basically it means the Republican candidates, Party and their establishment.
A full blown Obamacare minus the blocking and hold backs by the Repubs would include fixes for everything. āWeā would really like that and realize the need but āweā have a Congress that works against āusā and for a minority of lunatics.
John Oliver rocks but he canāt get caught up in that, āboth sides do itā, laziness.
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My local tv news was pointing this out in a brief segment they had on the coming rising cost of insurance. A self employed guyās insurance was going up substantially from an already kind of high cost, but he made too much for medicaid. And if he doesnāt get it he faces stiff fines.
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The best part was at the end of the segment when he pointed out the GOP candidate didnāt buy insurance for his business because he couldnāt afford it, and took government grants to rebuild it, and he said āthat should ring a fucking bell.ā
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At some point, maybe John Oliver will understand that for the most part the people in these Medicare Gap states generally vote Republican, and always will. Elections do have consequences, and right now these people are LIVING their consequences. It certainly sucks to be them, yet in my new way of thinking, this is precisely how our system of Democracy works. Remember, Obamacare is still barely at a 50% approval rating, even by those currently accessing benefits. People are very ignorant, and you really canāt save them, i.e. Kansas.
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And what about those in the Medigap who donāt vote Republican? Do they not matter? They are certainly not the majority of voters anywhere.
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Keep in mind that in Texas, Alabama, and several other states, primarily in the South, the Medicaid gap starts at $0 - you canāt qualify at all if you donāt have children. Even if you do, the parent(s) only qualify at 25% of poverty level, which is something like $4000/year income.
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Sadly, the people of KY probably have no idea that KYnect is Obamacare, and have no idea that their vote for Governor could be so crucial to their future health. It would be a shame for so much progress in a state that got it right to be undone
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Iām in NC, luckily have never had to use it, and have no idea what NC requirements are. If they said in the clip I saw I donāt remember.
Medicaid gap, not Medicare. If these people qualified for Medicare there wouldnāt be a problem.
I think that many do, thatās true, but not all by a wide margin Iād suspect. I do agree that people definitely should get the government they deserve and voted for, but it is often those with the least who pay the price for the idiocy of other voters.
I love the fact that John Oliver so steadfastly swears that he isnāt a journalist. I agree with him, because a journalist would NEVER get away with a story like this. However, he so expertly threads the needle between comedy and journalism that he probably deserves a Pulitzer anyway. This piece is brilliantly timed and on point. For tossup races in KY and VA it can make a real difference, because it will get extensive airplay without a lot of time for candidates to throw a smokescreen up. I hope it helps.
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Virginia is very similar but not quite as draconian. I am a single man living on SSDI, just below the āmedian.ā I do have Medicare, thank the universe. However, sometimes the copays can be really steep and hit really hard ā especially with big procedures, tests, surgeries. According to Virginia Medicaid rules, I make $4,500 per half-year ($9K the whole year) too much to even qualify for the minimal of assistance. Having full Medicaid as supplemental would go a long way to helping me keep food on my table the first half of the year. Medicaid qualifications should NOT be set by the states. The system is a sick joke at best.
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