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Trump threatens health of 380,000 Georgians

An abrupt move by the White House has put the health of hundreds of thousands of Georgians on the line. Trump is using the move to single-handedly dismantle Obamacare, and pressure Senate Democrats into voting on a new health care “compromise” bill. Trump unilaterally decided to cut the payments to insurers that lower the cost of health care for low-income consumers buying insurance through the marketplace. Georgia is projected to lose about $56 million between

Podcast Ep. 58: Single-Payer Health Care

On this episode of Better Georgia, we’re meeting with local progressive activist Jen Rafanan to tell her story about her experience with healthcare. We also discuss the single-payer insurance bill and the newest Republican health care bill. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and Review! You have to decide between going into debt or getting treated.” – Jen Rafanan Show Notes: What is in the single-payer

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“Pro life” hypocrisy in action

National Right to Life is one of the backers of the push to repeal Obamacare. Things shouldn’t shock me anymore, but this does. When National Right to Life and other anti-choice groups talk about their values — ones that many people find very appealing — they talk about “promoting respect for the worth and dignity of every individual human being.” The state affiliate of NRTL, the Georgia Life Alliance, even states in their mission statement,

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Keep up the pressure: Tell Senators no Obamacare repeal!

The Senate healthcare bill has suffered another crushing defeat, but leaders on Capitol Hill are scrambling to keep the measure alive. The U.S. Senate has been considering their version of the American Health Care Act — the disastrous Obamacare replacement that would gut Medicaid and put health insurance out of reach for many — over the past couple of months. Their version of Trumpcare is sometimes known by the acronym BCRA, which stands for the

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Tell Ga. Senators to oppose new healthcare bill today!

The Senate health care bill just released Thursday does not bode well for many Georgians. Our rural communities will be some of the most impacted by the proposed cuts to Medicaid, higher premiums and reduced consumer protections. So many rural communities are already facing the devastating impacts of hospital closures or cuts to services. Pregnant people are particularly vulnerable, and pregnancy complications can become life threatening when the nearest labor-and-delivery ward is forty miles away

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Health care rallies around the state opposing Trumpcare

Groups gathered to protest Trumpcare around the state Monday, encouraging U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue to veto the measure, also known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The measure will impact the one in five Georgians who rely on Medicaid and threatens $4 billion in funding for Georgia over ten years. Republicans in the Senate, unable to secure enough support, have delayed voting on the measure until after the fourth of July holiday,