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It's been two years since I was discharged from a nearly month-long hospitalization after a frightening and life-threatening medical scare brought a whole new meaning to spooky season. š§µšš«
ALT A bearded Mike in a hospital bed throwing the peace sign.
ALT A painting done by my husband, siblings, and friend that hung on the wall of my room in the recovery hospital.
ALT A photo of Mike in a wheelchair getting some fresh air outside of the hospital, wearing the bright yellow, hospital-issued socks.
ALT A photo of Mike and his husband in the car as they pull away from the hospital and head home.
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So what happened? What we have is complete Republican control of government during these aviation meltdowns. Right?
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āIt is time for CDC to begin daily measles briefings, the Dept of Health and Human Services to release a comprehensive measles plan, Congress to allocate more funds to measles control efforts, and the President to speak out forcefully in favor of measles vaccination.ā 3/3
āNoel Brewer, chair of an independent U.S. committee who presented findings about the countryās measles outbreaks to PAHO: āWeāve gotten comfortable letting children be stopped by a deadly disease and die from it.āā
That about sums up RFK Jr.ās approach to public health.
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. has lost its measles elimination status.
with @JenCalfas - free link: wsj.com/health/u-s-loses-meaā¦
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Huge news, and ā whatever you think of work requirements ā very necessary after the October 29 court decision vacating CMS's definition of medical frailty.
Two months was never going to be enough time to overhaul systems, enrollee communications, or training materials.
NEWS: The administration is giving states another 6 months before they must enforce Medicaid work requirements.
CMS told Medicaid directors today it's pushing the deadline from Jan. 1 to July 1. People can't be kicked off until then if states opt in.
washingtonsun.com/health/truā¦
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Big scoop here from @pw_cunningham
NEWS: The administration is giving states another 6 months before they must enforce Medicaid work requirements.
CMS told Medicaid directors today it's pushing the deadline from Jan. 1 to July 1. People can't be kicked off until then if states opt in.
washingtonsun.com/health/truā¦
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Mississippi Senator-Elect Scott Colom: What I kept telling people is: there are a lot of Republicans that are on Medicaid. There are a lot of Republicans who get their insurance through the ACA. I knew I was talking to issues [Republicans] care about, because I was campaigning and they were telling me: āThank God someone is talking about the fact that we donāt want to lose our health insurance, we donāt want to lose our hospitals.ā
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Outrageous. When the Trump Administration gutted the VA and cut thousands of staff, I knew it would have terrible consequences.
Now, we're learning of stories of veterans DYING waiting for the VA care they earned with their service. These are unacceptable and tragic consequences of the Trump Administrationās decision to gut the VA.
propublica.org/article/east-ā¦
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In 2017, there were 15 Democratic governors total.
Nine years later, there are 15 Democratic women governors - and 15 men too.
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Dr. Oz is currently overseeing the largest losses of health coverage in American history, relegating millions of Americans to charity care or none at all.
.@DrOzCMS on so-called Medicare for All: "When you socialize medicine, rich people buy the care they wantāeverybody else is stuck with what's leftāand you end up with a two-tier system where you actually hinder the ability of many folks to access care."
Policy reforms that connect people to health coverage they can afford to use for preventive care before their health worsens requiring emergency care helps lower costs and bills for everyone.
Glad these docs will be bringing their experience to the table in the next Congress.
It was great to spend time with fellow physicians in the Democratic Doctors Caucus during New Member Orientation. Weāve cared for patients in different parts of the country, but weāve all seen what happens when people canāt afford the care they need.
In the ER back home in Arizona, Iāve seen patients wait until they couldnāt wait any longer because they were worried about the bill. Iāll carry that experience with me into Congress. Iām looking forward to working with this group and with colleagues in both parties to lower health care costs and help people get care before it becomes an emergency.
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KY Gov. Andy Beshear: I believe that Americans and Americans families are in danger with RFK Jr. leading Health and Human Services.
We love to see it! A champion for Medicaid expansion
Cindy Holscher wins Kansas governorās mansion, keeping it in Democratsā hands
thehill.com/homenews/campaigā¦
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I took this screen grab in summer of 2020 - when @Joyannreid interviewed five Black Senate candidates from the South.
Mike Espyās campaigns laid the groundwork for Brandon Presleyās run, and then Scott Colomās. Dedicated Mississippians kept building. They saw what others did not
Mike Espy, Flonzie Brown Wright and others helped open the door. Now Scott Colom is walking through it. ow.ly/fqxF510677P
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"From a state that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as āsweltering with the heat of injustice,ā Colom is the first Black man popularly elected statewide in Mississippi"
@newsbysamuels captures the historic moment so well
washingtonpost.com/politics/ā¦
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Morrison would be the first former OBGYN who supports abortion rights to serve in the Senate (she was also the first in the House)
news w/ @burgessev : Democrats are starting to debate who will succeed Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., when sheās sworn in as governor next year.
Thereās one name that keeps coming up: Democratic Rep. Kelly Morrison
semafor.com/article/11/11/20ā¦
From the Hillarycare fight we got CHIP (Childrenās Health Insurance Program).
From the Obama era: the ACA (pre-ex, EHBs, 26 yrs, MedEx & more).
From the Biden era: Medicare drug negotiations, APTCs, Medicare insulin cap.
Every Dem era advances the fight for universal coverage.
Policy is championed in slogans and passed through negotiations. Getting wins in the next Congress and in the states that set us up for more big swings in 2029 will require a mix of both.
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