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Jasmine🍁🧡💛 💚💜 💙 🤎 🖤 🤍<p>This is a copy-paste of the highest importance! PLEASE READ AND SHARE! <a href="https://beige.party/tags/UsPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UsPoli</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/transrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transrights</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/GenderEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderEquality</span></a> </p><p>Comment period ENDS TODAY and has only 22K comments. Holy shit folks!</p><p>The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a rule that would remove gender affirming care from the list of Essential Health Benefits (EHB) from the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> provisions, which means any health insurance connected to the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> Marketplace (such as <a href="https://beige.party/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> cannot cover GAC beginning in 2026.</p><p>Furthermore, it also penalizes states that do mandate GAC as a EHB by forcing them to reimburse health insurance groups that cover GAC.</p><p>All federal agency rule changes must first pass through a public comment and review period, with all public comments being mandated by law to be attached to the documentation of proposed rule changes. This HHS proposal is currently up for public comment, but news media is NOT reporting on it! Please share this with EVERYONE you know who cares and invite them to leave a public comment.</p><p>You can comment anonymously.</p><p><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/19/2025-04083/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">federalregister.gov/documents/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/19/2025-04083/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability</span></a></p><p>From a <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> perspective, all the language about "consumers" and "improper" recipients makes me ill. "To preserve the integrity of the Exchanges" - THAT's their focus, ew. Dehumanizing on every front.</p>
CP 🍍<p>Sharing to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/tellcongress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tellcongress</span></a></span> </p><p>📢 Tell Congress who protect access to healthcare for immigrants, LGBTQ+ communities, and working-class families!</p><p>👉 <a href="https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam/114309537497487613" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@indivisiblete</span><span class="invisible">am/114309537497487613</span></a></p><p>h/t <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indivisibleteam</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TellCongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TellCongress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ImmigrantRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DACA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> confirms Dr. Oz to lead <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicare</span></a> and <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/03/senate-confirmation-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-00270913" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/04/03/s</span><span class="invisible">enate-confirmation-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-00270913</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/CMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CMS</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insurance</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/commercial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commercial</span></a></p>
Pat Fuller<p>While Brad Schimel tried to overturn the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AffordableCareAct" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AffordableCareAct</a>, Susan Crawford has spent her career fighting to protect healthcare for everyday Wisconsinites. Make your plan to vote for Judge Crawford by April 1st to protect our care. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CrawfordForCourt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrawfordForCourt</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StopShadySchimel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopShadySchimel</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BadBrad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BadBrad</a></p>
Teri G<p>Hey Wisconsin! While Brad Schimel tried to overturn the <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23AffordableCareAct" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AffordableCareAct</a>, Susan Crawford has spent her career fighting to protect healthcare for everyday Wisconsinites. Make your plan to vote for Judge Crawford by April 1st to protect your care. <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23CrawfordForCourt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CrawfordForCourt</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23StopShadySchimel" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopShadySchimel</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BadBrad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BadBrad</a></p>
WYM Mod<p>The ACA transformed healthcare access in the U.S. 15 years ago, allowing millions to secure coverage and alleviating cost inflation. While Republicans label it as socialism, historical insights reveal early GOP leaders once supported universal healthcare. Obama framed the ACA as a moral responsibility for leaders. The ongoing debate highlights the clash over health equality vs. individualism. Discover more about this critical legislation's impact at the source: <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-23-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/march-23-2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Obamacare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Obamacare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/HealthCareDebate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCareDebate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.vtip.me/tags/HealthEquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquality</span></a></p>
PeggyStuart<p>Brad Schimel is the complete opposite of what the WI Supreme Court needs. He supports banning abortion and sued to overturn the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a>.</p><p>We can’t let him on the court - vote for Judge Susan Crawford by April 1st.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrawfordForCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrawfordForCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StopShadySchimel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopShadySchimel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BadBrad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadBrad</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1879195/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1879195/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Why It Matters To All Patients <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AFLA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AFLA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlabamaHealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlabamaHealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlabamaHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlabamaHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlabamaPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlabamaPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BCBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCBS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BlueCrossBlueShield" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlueCrossBlueShield</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HealthInsurancePremiums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurancePremiums</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HealthcareReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareReform</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sports</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>As <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> Eyes <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> Cuts to pay for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s Agenda, States Could be Left With Vast Shortfalls</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> have proposed lowering the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> share of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/costs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costs</span></a> for Medicaid expansions, which could reshape the program by gutting one of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a>’s major provisions.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/senoirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senoirs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LowIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LowIncome</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthcareInequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthcareInequity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequity</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/medicaid-cuts-republican-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=9ED408CD-0835-4780-ABA7-FEBCBDF24F48" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/medicaid-cuts-republican-budget.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=9ED408CD-0835-4780-ABA7-FEBCBDF24F48</span></a></p>
Ian Stuart<p>Is anyone here attending <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RareDC2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareDC2025</span></a> ( <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RareDiseaseWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareDiseaseWeek</span></a> in Washington D.C.)?</p><p>I am unable to attend. It could be an excellent last opportunity to advocate for the protection of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> including insurance protections for pre-existing conditions. Another good ask would be to stop research funding cuts.</p><p>It is not a time for our most vulnerable folks to be silent.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ACA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InvisibleDisabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvisibleDisabilities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preexisingConditions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preexisingConditions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TrumpRegime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpRegime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p>Rapid unscheduled disassembly of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/affordablecareact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affordablecareact</span></a> underway nationwide. </p><p>Spare me cruel comments about how people who did not vote or voted “for this” deserve to have no health care now, when heretofore you were saying <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/universalhealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universalhealthcare</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/universalbasicincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>universalbasicincome</span></a> belong to everyone. Everyone includes fools who are deficient in judgment, in our judgment. </p><p><a href="https://www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2025/02/20/advocates-worry-funding-cut-could-threaten-health-care-access-in-wnc/78639785007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">citizen-times.com/story/news/l</span><span class="invisible">ocal/2025/02/20/advocates-worry-funding-cut-could-threaten-health-care-access-in-wnc/78639785007/</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@indivisibleteam" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>indivisibleteam</span></a></span> thank you! </p><p>Under the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> budget plan, the 32,000 people who receive coverage under the <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/VA07" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA07</span></a> would see their average premium go up by $1,060 per year — a 70% increase.<br>Many families would face even steeper consequences. A 60-year-old couple with a household income of $85,000 in VA-07 would see their <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/healthinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthinsurance</span></a> costs increase by $12,512 per year — a 173% increase in premiums.<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/tuskShutdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tuskShutdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dogees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogees</span></a> </p><p><a href="http://democrats-budget.house.gov/legislation/republican-rip-off" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">democrats-budget.house.gov/leg</span><span class="invisible">islation/republican-rip-off</span></a></p>
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺<p>Harris: &quot;The late great John McCain, I will never forget that night. Walked onto the Senate floor and said no, you don&#39;t. No, you don&#39;t. No, you don&#39;t get rid of the Affordable Care Act. You have no plan. And what the Affordable Care Act has done is eliminate the ability of insurance companies to deny people with pre-existing conditions.&quot;</p><p>Before I was born and before my newlywed parents even knew to expect me, my father started a new job. Because it was long before the Affordable Care Act, their employer-sponsored health care refused to pay for my birth because I was considered a &quot;pre-existing condition&quot;.</p><p>Fortunately for me, as my life&#39;s greatest health challenge culminated in 2017, the Affordable Care Act allowed me to get care that has allowed me to regain my strength, instead of likely dying before the age of 50 from a heart condition exacerbated by (if not gained from) years of overwork.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AffordableCareAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AffordableCareAct</span></a></p>