legislação, a sua oposição à opção de seguro de saúde público foi crítica para a sua remoção do projeto de lei resultante assinado pelo Presidente Barack Obama . https://t.co/POI8JJ382B
@Mikess85228893 More info for the 2 cant be 1 guy. So yes Obamacare was both single payer and insurance and yes the single payer was defeated and did not pass. https://t.co/4d878YXyKY
@spielblog @MadLib55X @mattyglesias Re: collusion. This stuff is endemic. https://t.co/2PoLKBFRII https://t.co/SXS6CQVhY5
RT @Helenhs: I created the “Public Option” for CA in 2001. It was part of Obamacare, until it wasn’t. Senators Bennet & Kaine are pushing…
The pathetically weak democrats, trying to win republican votes for Obamacare back in Obama's first term, bend over backwards to be bipartisan. Most disastrous event in modern history: The Origins And DemiseOf The Public Option | Health Affairs Journal h
@Vcast7O @susiepotatoes1 @jamie_elizabeth Are you thinking of the public option? The only thing that passed the House in 2009 was the ACA https://t.co/AERkoSWHaF https://t.co/NBBSFSwYxj https://t.co/8xOwaEupdu
@Miguel_blitzer @CorneliusMary @bfry1981 Did you know the House version of the healthcare system had a public option? No you didn’t- you don’t know anything. With that fact you are incorrect https://t.co/znglUmVVQS
@TravisLFarmer @Kallindril @jackcalifano Yes. It isn’t complicated. The public option failed because of Joe Lieberman, a right wing Democrat. https://t.co/j19sjA31QG
A Public Option doesn’t lead to socialized medicine.
@HeSmarterThanU @maggiesjones89 @Mike_Pence @realDonaldTrump It was the Senate. Republicans threatened to filibuster (back when that was a thing) & Harry Reid caved. https://t.co/VTJUsJQVtw.
@arindube My understanding is the earliest public option in an exchange setting game from Helen Halpin, a health policy researcher, from a CA state proposal. Hacker’s proposal in John Edwards 2008 platform was the first national public option. https://t.co
@VegasBoomer @SenKamalaHarris THAT is the consequence of a for-profit healthcare system. When the ACA was first drafted, it included a public option which would have eventually decimated the current system which has bankrupted hundreds of thousands. "Only
@geddy_vedder HE TRIED, Joe Lieberman blocked it. If Sanders was elected and M4A was blocked would you blame him? Also the ACA had major Medicaid expansion and subsidies that caused 40 million Americans to gain health insurance. It also protected pre exist
@geddy_vedder It was originally in the ACA, and it's not like he is responsible for it not passing. https://t.co/p8IUw50qHQ
@AnotherEsqInNYC @mariemorgan201 @CillizzaCNN @realDonaldTrump @JoeBiden WRT former President 'Professor Fraud' @BarackObama , as a patriot I championed him at the dawn of his administration. WRT to 'Obamacare' I left open the possibility that he was bein
@DGtheEnigma @eminently_me5 @petmymulletplz @RegBlackGrl @TheHonorableAT That was 18m when the executive and legislative branches were consumed w/preventing the US from sliding into a depression, and lessening the impact on poor and MC working families...w
@AJWathen Here ya go little fella x https://t.co/XLQXpTYCvQ
@politvidchannel And This: https://t.co/yyRAhCy0Ix
@Reicb23 @CasseroleBobby @bocxtop I just read this. https://t.co/xT3aGjCC9D It passed the House and would have passed the Senate if not for Joe Lieberman. I still think Obama gave it up too quickly but eh.
@MichaelTanuvasa @corrlake @JohnFugelsang "What if we say the Dems won’t give us free healthcare?" That's the bad faith, right there, when the path the ACA took was complex and fragile. https://t.co/mshWDhOSRQ
@Astraea_Muse @rodrigosz @briebriejoy Man, your memory must be really selective. As a reminder, this is what happened the first time the public option was tried. So, your telling me that Mitch will even allow the Public Option to happen? https://t.co/ttzs
RT @RalphSmorra: @truncjon @nrlachance ACA included Public Option prior to Leiberman threatening filibuster https://t.co/6fixWKRJym Even w/…
@truncjon @nrlachance ACA included Public Option prior to Leiberman threatening filibuster https://t.co/6fixWKRJym Even w/o PO, millions got covg that wouldnt have w/o ACA Biden wants a Public Option. Trump doesn't want PubOpt, wants to cut Medicaid, pre-e
@KnowN0thing1 @Mike_from_PA @briebriejoy He had total support of electorate but he never had any backbone. It's why the Senate was lost. https://t.co/NSQY9Rn2Ht
@nc_boomer @sdmccoy4 @LeftwardSwing are you really serious? here is a comprehensive history of how obama tried and failed to get a public option in. the first 3 bills passed in the house committees included a public option https://t.co/FdUcvMTojH
@kburton40 @nodank_ Uh...Bill Clinton wasn’t president in 2010. But Nancy Pelosi fought hard for a public option in 2009 and it was included in the House bill that failed in the Senate. Honest article: https://t.co/Fj3qggQbUT
@beardzdefacto @AntifaMilkshake @biguyreviews @socalmd54 @WalkerBragman In fact, I think this is a healthy conversation to have. There was a public option in the ACA. Democrats fought for it, but in Democrat in particular said he would not support it. That
@DanielBellian @bowlegs69 @GregorySully @GregoryBuster1 @lockwoodx3 @Hypernormaliza2 @Jake_Ess @DavidAgStone @JoeBiden @MichelleObama @BernieSanders Obama can't just sign M4A if Senate doesn't pass it. It passed the house 3 times but Senate filibuster it
@anneli000 @Halcyon270 And that it is *somehow* MoveOn in Congress that failed to write the legislation. Except that in 2010 the ACA was passed. MoveOn was one organization of many that attempted to include a Public Option. https://t.co/puYwk7zR2Q https:/
@OWHnews Citation: https://t.co/fSVzy5QK0D
@RedBlackPattern @Thunda_munk @r0anea @nowthisnews https://t.co/6HVGRp95gt Sen. Lieberman, an Independent, opposed the Dems when he usually sided with them and threatened a filibuster, which means you need 60 out of 100 votes to pass. The Dems only had 57
@Hobbie_VK @BFthrift @HeerJeet Lieberman killed it. #ThanksLieberman ! https://t.co/lDrifNs0y3
@srm457 @MaxHamill @Gedsudski @cenkuygur @JoeBiden The health care reform proposals developed by the campaigns of Barack Obama in May 2007 and Hillary Clinton in September 2007 also included health insurance exchanges with a public option. https://t.co/gp
@LasgCoinTim @BassBassriley @MollyNagle3 @JoeBiden @ewarren You could do actual research. And stop cherry picking things that support your position. https://t.co/Rs26ZHUeWI https://t.co/nzuH3ycJcK https://t.co/JffZMy07u3
@hotelbusinesman @loganrasnic21 @mydogslife3 @AndrewYang @_WAIT_WHAT_WHY_ @JacobMcNair11 @beaversandbrush "The debate reached a critical impasse in November 2009, when Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), who usually caucuses with the Democrats, threatened to fil
@shuboogie @meezer2000 It was moderate democrats that killed the public option! https://t.co/kDlhMZ2VWB
@redgringrum @JoeBiden They actually tried. https://t.co/mfoOE2j4PK
@ronston8 @BernieSanders @JoeBiden The House & Senate couldn't even get the public option into the #ACA (@BarackObama didn't have the votes he needed) - if we had it, along with far more regulation on pricing and transparency, the system would be much
@xtrixcyclex I’m certainly open to any candidate that supports a public option and who will take steps to repair the ACA. 100%. You might find this article interesting. https://t.co/V1DZa9zX3k
@Jacob_S_Hacker Funny I was just reading this and came across your name for the first time https://t.co/nJeJe5r6Xw
@neilh2o @TDPattillo Just found an interesting history of the public option if you have some time. I didnt realize theyd been trying to pass it as long as they have. https://t.co/6SGMraXLtH
@cromgood @tmstrickl_tim @plaidcladjester @catmarketer @shutupliverurok @MagnifiKat_ST @HawaiiDelilah @BernieSanders The entire approach put healthcare profits over actual care. This generation of Dems are a massive disappointment compared to the new deal
@erimfoster @outtastateplate @AdamPetruccione @GaryGrumbach @NewsHour @BernieSanders the public option failed to pass coz of lack of support from republicans and moderate democrats, so saying Obama sabotaged it is an outright lie https://t.co/1POlxCFsd6
@queenieF2013 “The strongest supporters included progressive interest groups led by labor unions—most notably the AFL-CIO and SEIU—consumer groups, and civil rights organizations.” https://t.co/8ERAsKapN4
@systemlordstech @ImNotOwned @Superninfreak @dylanmatt It was originally part of the ACA, it got dropped because they couldn’t get it passed with it included. Blame Lieberman. https://t.co/dHOMbE5EqT
@Conspiratorpres @Robillard @BernieSanders Here are the receipts for all of y’all Bernie Cult members - The Rise and Fall of the Public Option - https://t.co/SBYLnSjL7y
@auntwishy1 @nate_fight2020 @JohnCornyn @RANDCorporation Yes, he did. It wasn't that long ago. Its failure back in 2010 is all the more reason to go straight to #M4A instead of using half measures. https://t.co/clbM0LYor9
@_parentingstyle @TaritaC @thehill @BernieSanders And you suppose the answer is "corporate donations"? Er, consider again, "nuance." https://t.co/b2erOeAzyD The public option passed in Dem-House THREE times. If it was just about donations, this wouldn't ha
@coreygoodie @cenkuygur @JoeBiden Written three months after the ACA passed. https://t.co/J5BrOF3wtT
@cenkuygur @wealsoherdcats @JoeBiden Can you provide some more info? This analysis from three months after passage of the ACA in 2010 focuses on resistance to a public option in the Senate. Thanks in advance for your response. https://t.co/J5BrOF3wtT
FFS! The public option was in the original ACA and passed by the House of Representatives in 2009. Bernie didn’t have anything to do with it. #M4A #MedicareForAll #PublicOption https://t.co/FAzKSPuY1K https://t.co/KSlqIlrDLi
@PeteButtigieg Feels like ancient history, I know, but it bears mentioning once again that the public option was a *bridge too far* only two cycles ago, and even proponents wouldn't dare postulate that the public option could potentially lead to single pay
@brentwalton87 @SehzadeSoroush @HCandler @delacruz_angel_ @ChrisDJackson @JoeBiden Vice President and President are two different jobs? Did you know that? Here are receipts for you little padawan. https://t.co/BzX1wVNp8b https://t.co/PvnctDCGFT
It's important for my fellow peers to understand the history of healthcare reform in the US. It will not be easy to get anything close to M4A passed near-term. Let's shore up the ACA. The Origins And Demise Of The Public Option | Health Affairs https://t
RT @sahilkapur: @misyrlena By CONCEPT, I mean the idea of expanding Medicare to more people without mandating it. The three differ on the d…
@Clarknt67 @Kallindril @litknitgrit @danielmarans @daveweigel Not exactly. The House passed several versions with it, but Lieberman killed it by threatening to filibuster any bill that included it. https://t.co/AZYllp62x5 Obama decided things like covera
throwing a semi working system out to build a new one which works in ten years, will lead to ten years of hell...
@dvglasgow We've seen the "two-stage" legislative plan before--its how PrezO killed public option he campaigned for--(with an assist from filibuster threats by Joe Lieberman): https://t.co/hbHIm4HFEQ
RT @sahilkapur: @misyrlena By CONCEPT, I mean the idea of expanding Medicare to more people without mandating it. The three differ on the d…
@misyrlena By CONCEPT, I mean the idea of expanding Medicare to more people without mandating it. The three differ on the details of how they'd go about it. Public option predates all three, with roots in 2001/2002 and passed by House Democrats in the ACA
@HummingbirdRSO @spagritty @Here4TheBoooos @neeratanden @magi_jay John E. McDonough - Inside National Health Reform - 2011 Lawrence Jacobs and Theda Skocpol - Health Care Reform and American Politics - 2010 Helen A. Halpin and Peter Harbage - The Origins
@JoeEDeyoung @SusiAnsujali @HoarseWisperer @SRuhle @NPR @titonka @MariaTeresa1 @MarkLeibovich @MichaelSteele @MSNBC A reminder that most of the proposed improvements to the ACA were originally included in the plan, then shot down by both parties as being t
RT @Bonnieinchgo: @AnnaEngelbrech5 @TeamPelosi Exactly right. The Republicans made sure it wouldn't work as designed. First up - they mad…
RT @Bonnieinchgo: @AnnaEngelbrech5 @TeamPelosi Exactly right. The Republicans made sure it wouldn't work as designed. First up - they mad…
@AnnaEngelbrech5 @TeamPelosi Exactly right. The Republicans made sure it wouldn't work as designed. First up - they made sure the Public Option excluded. https://t.co/AUJBpOOmzX
@bartonlorimor @PostOpinions @RahmEmanuel It's common knowledge that he and Kathleen Sebelius cut the public option from the ACA to appease special interests and republicans like Joe Lieberman. Whether that was WH driven or not is 🤔 https://t.co/B42bYjDWqS
@mcanon18 @EmmaCaterineDSA A supermajority for all of 72 days over the course of that two years. https://t.co/PICee2Lizc
RT @schmeisy: Obama wanted to include a public option in his ACA plan, but backed off due to strong GOP opposition. Biden says he wants to…
Obama wanted to include a public option in his ACA plan, but backed off due to strong GOP opposition. Biden says he wants to improve on the ACA, but is opposed to a public option. Why isn't he being pressed on this? Some background from 2010 https://t.co/S
RT @della_morte_: @The_Slavsquatch This lays out how the public option was conceived, who championed it and how, and its eventual demise wh…
RT @della_morte_: @The_Slavsquatch This lays out how the public option was conceived, who championed it and how, and its eventual demise wh…
@redhotnerd @pavanvan @roon0292 @GordsUK @KaraFloridaDem Wait, what, dems did not oppose the public option?? Umm, I was alive and paying attention back then, this was a battle within the dems in both houses. https://t.co/3Hl80smx1L
@nodavesclub @EclecticRadical @Monaheart1229 @StevenCoxUSA @Christyw277 @bob323la @AmyMcGrathKY @MikeForKY Your comment made me do some research to refresh my memory. I came across this outstanding article that I cannot recommend highly enough. https://t.c
@alizasongbird @jcoff316 @Jimmyspolitics @sahilkapur @annecronin @justicedems Republicans with an assist from some moderate Democrats. https://t.co/VQNDBxgJse
The Origins And DemiseOf The Public Option https://t.co/X9fLIleMo6
RT @CorinneAM: The chronology of the public option is here https://t.co/NdjsIPa0Mu
RT @CorinneAM: The chronology of the public option is here https://t.co/NdjsIPa0Mu
The chronology of the public option is here https://t.co/NdjsIPa0Mu
RT @LionMyth: @med4all2020 @SenSanders Dem accepted loss of public option "Lack of support among moderate Democrats, opposition from Repu…
@Fixerguy2 @BobSmith4152 @TimNissen1 @trayNTP @skau61 @NoFascistLies @DystopianR @mindylee26 @KingTherapy @crazycdn123 @cable_kimbra @ShaunHensleyCA @EclecticRadical @LaineyRubin @SpeakerPelosi https://t.co/LHSObTtlUT Senate Democrats were engaged in a hi
RT @thackerpd: What do you mean "will fight"? The reason there was no public option offered in ObamaCare is because they killed it. https:…
What do you mean "will fight"? The reason there was no public option offered in ObamaCare is because they killed it. https://t.co/q1AoxkS7e6
@Fixerguy2 @BobSmith4152 @TimNissen1 @trayNTP @skau61 @NoFascistLies @DystopianR @mindylee26 @KingTherapy @crazycdn123 @cable_kimbra @ShaunHensleyCA @EclecticRadical @LaineyRubin @SpeakerPelosi Also, this thread started Justice Dems. Ive given them no $$.
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