Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn
@citizencohn.bsky.social
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Author of The Ten Year War
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absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
I was genuinely interested to see President Trump's health plan today. Guess we'll have to wait longer.
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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LIVE NOW: Join @samsteindc.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social and @kyledcheney.bsky.social as they talk the Comey indictment dismissal and what comes next. Watch it on:
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BREAKING: Comey Indictment DISMISSED, Halligan Appointment “Invalid” (w/ Kyle Cheney)
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November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
LIVE NOW: Join @samsteindc.bsky.social, @eggerdc.bsky.social and @kyledcheney.bsky.social as they talk the Comey indictment dismissal and what comes next. Watch it on:
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NEW: Republicans claim fraud is inherent in the Affordable Care Act. The Sunshine State shows the problem isn’t about the law. Read the latest Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social
How Florida—Yes, Florida—Complicates Trump’s Obamacare Attacks
Republicans claim fraud is inherent in the Affordable Care Act. The Sunshine State shows the problem isn’t about the law.
www.thebulwark.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NEW: Republicans claim fraud is inherent in the Affordable Care Act. The Sunshine State shows the problem isn’t about the law. Read the latest Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social
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It's true that broker fraud became a major problem in the federal marketplace circa 2023, and that $0 premium created an opening. But, via @citizencohn.bsky.social, state-based exchanges prevent such fraud without killing $0 premium, per CA and MA SBE directors 3/
www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
November 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's true that broker fraud became a major problem in the federal marketplace circa 2023, and that $0 premium created an opening. But, via @citizencohn.bsky.social, state-based exchanges prevent such fraud without killing $0 premium, per CA and MA SBE directors 3/
www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
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The bipartisan Problem Solvers' bill extending the enhanced subsidies takes a better approach to fraud: crack down on brokers.
The question: Can Republican reps bear to extend the enhanced subsidies without taking a gratuitous swipe at the poorest enrollees? 4/
The question: Can Republican reps bear to extend the enhanced subsidies without taking a gratuitous swipe at the poorest enrollees? 4/
On Earth 2, a rational compromise for Obamacare
Surprise! The Problem Solvers come up with a...problem solver
xpostfactoid.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The bipartisan Problem Solvers' bill extending the enhanced subsidies takes a better approach to fraud: crack down on brokers.
The question: Can Republican reps bear to extend the enhanced subsidies without taking a gratuitous swipe at the poorest enrollees? 4/
The question: Can Republican reps bear to extend the enhanced subsidies without taking a gratuitous swipe at the poorest enrollees? 4/
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Charging minimum premiums would in itself like cut enrollment by about a million 1/
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Charging minimum premiums would in itself like cut enrollment by about a million 1/
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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pretty obvious shift from following nonpartisan (scientific, medical) authority to following partisan authority. Public health advocates and researchers need to view that as the challenge, rather than rummaging around for the explanation for vaccine hesitancy in this or that community.
Republicans increasingly oppose requiring healthy kids to get MMR vaccines to attend public schools
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
2016 19%
2019 20%
2023 42%
2025 47%
www.pewresearch.org/science/2025... 🧪
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
pretty obvious shift from following nonpartisan (scientific, medical) authority to following partisan authority. Public health advocates and researchers need to view that as the challenge, rather than rummaging around for the explanation for vaccine hesitancy in this or that community.
NEW at @thebulwark.com
I wrote about the *real* Obamacare fraud story
It’s not the one Republicans are telling www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
I wrote about the *real* Obamacare fraud story
It’s not the one Republicans are telling www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
How Florida—Yes, Florida—Complicates Trump’s Obamacare Attacks
Republicans claim fraud is inherent in the Affordable Care Act. The Sunshine State shows the problem isn’t about the law.
www.thebulwark.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
NEW at @thebulwark.com
I wrote about the *real* Obamacare fraud story
It’s not the one Republicans are telling www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
I wrote about the *real* Obamacare fraud story
It’s not the one Republicans are telling www.thebulwark.com/p/obamacare-...
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‼️ On today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show ‼️
#AASchapiro of @propublica.org
@citizencohn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
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#AASchapiro of @propublica.org
@citizencohn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
🔊Listen Here:
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Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
‼️ On today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show ‼️
#AASchapiro of @propublica.org
@citizencohn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
🔊Listen Here:
siriusxm.us/Signorile
Give us your calls at: 866-997-4748
#AASchapiro of @propublica.org
@citizencohn.bsky.social
@aftynbehn.bsky.social
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"I get pretty worked up over stuff like this. So why don't you give me your non-worked-up view of what the fuck is going on."
@jvl.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social talk the CDC's embrace of vaccine-autism disinformation:
@jvl.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social talk the CDC's embrace of vaccine-autism disinformation:
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"I get pretty worked up over stuff like this. So why don't you give me your non-worked-up view of what the fuck is going on."
@jvl.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social talk the CDC's embrace of vaccine-autism disinformation:
@jvl.bsky.social and @citizencohn.bsky.social talk the CDC's embrace of vaccine-autism disinformation:
Read @jvl.bsky.social on last night's CDC website changes, the threat to public health and what it all means for the future of our governing institutions www.thebulwark.com/p/is-rfk-jr-...
What If the Most Dangerous Man in the Administration Isn’t Donald Trump?
The U.S. government is now pushing misinformation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Read @jvl.bsky.social on last night's CDC website changes, the threat to public health and what it all means for the future of our governing institutions www.thebulwark.com/p/is-rfk-jr-...
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It is not the end of history, but it also isn't the end of politics:
The key here is that SSDI recipients are a sympathetic group, and a picture was painted for the Commissioner: disabled people dying in the streets, but as they're doing it, they'll be telling everyone about *you*
The key here is that SSDI recipients are a sympathetic group, and a picture was painted for the Commissioner: disabled people dying in the streets, but as they're doing it, they'll be telling everyone about *you*
The Trump Administration is abandoning plans for the biggest-ever cut to Social Security Disability Insurance, which would have hit older workers hardest.
The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
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The rule would have devastated up to 1.5 million workers' financial stability, retirement security & access to health care.
wapo.st/4o48J24
Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar
The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.
wapo.st
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
It is not the end of history, but it also isn't the end of politics:
The key here is that SSDI recipients are a sympathetic group, and a picture was painted for the Commissioner: disabled people dying in the streets, but as they're doing it, they'll be telling everyone about *you*
The key here is that SSDI recipients are a sympathetic group, and a picture was painted for the Commissioner: disabled people dying in the streets, but as they're doing it, they'll be telling everyone about *you*
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An important piece of reporting. Even congressional Republicans wanted to include appropriations-bill language to protect Congress's power of the purse. But Russ Vought has pressured them to cut the language, and the House Republicans rolled over. www.notus.org/congress/mar...
A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress’ Spending Authority. The White House Stopped Him.
Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, a top appropriator, tried to add guardrails from ‘pocket rescissions’ in an appropriations bill. But then Office of Management Budget Director Russ Vought talked to him.
www.notus.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
An important piece of reporting. Even congressional Republicans wanted to include appropriations-bill language to protect Congress's power of the purse. But Russ Vought has pressured them to cut the language, and the House Republicans rolled over. www.notus.org/congress/mar...
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In the latest edition of The Breakdown, @citizencohn.bsky.social takes a look at the GOP's great new plan on healthcare which not be...any of those things: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In the latest edition of The Breakdown, @citizencohn.bsky.social takes a look at the GOP's great new plan on healthcare which not be...any of those things: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
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We also need to know *which* subsidies are in play. As I understand it:
Paragon has proposed converting CSRs to HSA contributions
Cassidy has proposed converting ePTCs to HSA contributions
Trump has proposed (I think? this is least clear) converting *all* subsidies to HSA contributions.
Paragon has proposed converting CSRs to HSA contributions
Cassidy has proposed converting ePTCs to HSA contributions
Trump has proposed (I think? this is least clear) converting *all* subsidies to HSA contributions.
Wonky but important question for understanding the effects of proposals to convert ACA premium tax credits to health savings accounts: How big would the contributions be? Would they vary by income, age, and geography in the same way as the premium tax credits?
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We also need to know *which* subsidies are in play. As I understand it:
Paragon has proposed converting CSRs to HSA contributions
Cassidy has proposed converting ePTCs to HSA contributions
Trump has proposed (I think? this is least clear) converting *all* subsidies to HSA contributions.
Paragon has proposed converting CSRs to HSA contributions
Cassidy has proposed converting ePTCs to HSA contributions
Trump has proposed (I think? this is least clear) converting *all* subsidies to HSA contributions.
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Clear as mud.
Trying to assess GOP health plans right now is like “trying to read tea leaves, only the cup is full of mud”
— @adrianna.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
— @adrianna.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Not-So-Impressive “New” Health Care Ideas Republicans Want to Rush Out
What GOP leaders are missing in their mad scramble to remake health care policy.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Clear as mud.
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The are awful. They crash. They don't recognize your insurance number. They list active providers that retired 3 years ago. They say a provider speaks Spanish who uses a translator over Zoom
The only thing they do with support tickets is acknowledge they received it
The only thing they do with support tickets is acknowledge they received it
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The are awful. They crash. They don't recognize your insurance number. They list active providers that retired 3 years ago. They say a provider speaks Spanish who uses a translator over Zoom
The only thing they do with support tickets is acknowledge they received it
The only thing they do with support tickets is acknowledge they received it
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@citizencohn.bsky.social on the ill-fated healthcare "plan" Republicans want to rush out the door before their constituents get hit with massive premium spikes.
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Not-So-Impressive “New” Health Care Ideas Republicans Want to Rush Out
What GOP leaders are missing in their mad scramble to remake health care policy.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
@citizencohn.bsky.social on the ill-fated healthcare "plan" Republicans want to rush out the door before their constituents get hit with massive premium spikes.
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Breakdown @thebulwark.com is essential reading with all of Trump's healthcare chaos. Check it out: www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
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Proud of HuffPost for this front page:
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Proud of HuffPost for this front page:
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You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
College journalism exposes the rot of ‘grown-ups’ | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus a history lesson on the real ‘Charlotte’s Web,’ and fascism,
www.inquirer.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You know what media is NOT bending the knee in the Trump era? College journalists! The Harvard Crimson's brutal takedown of the lecherous ex-prez Larry Summers is just the latest example of students showing a failing 'grown-up' media how it's done
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It
As the Trump-GOP scheme to gerrymander the midterms suddenly faces big new setbacks, a Democratic operative who’s leading in these fights explains why the battle isn’t over—and what must happen now.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Trump's corrupt scheme to rig 2026 is suddenly falling apart:
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
*Court strikes down Texas GOP gerrymander
*Indiana GOP lacks votes to redraw map
*Big Dem win in Virginia could give Ds more seats
On the pod, DLCC head Heather Williams is informative on what's next:
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Trying to assess GOP health plans right now is like “trying to read tea leaves, only the cup is full of mud”
— @adrianna.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
— @adrianna.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
The Not-So-Impressive “New” Health Care Ideas Republicans Want to Rush Out
What GOP leaders are missing in their mad scramble to remake health care policy.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Trying to assess GOP health plans right now is like “trying to read tea leaves, only the cup is full of mud”
— @adrianna.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
— @adrianna.bsky.social
www.thebulwark.com/p/not-so-imp...
Today @jvl.bsky.social goes through the transcript of Trump's McDonald's speech -- I mean, really goes through it -- and comes to the conclusion that "this is a man in noticeable mental decline"
See for yourself here www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
See for yourself here www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
Trump is not have all the mentals. McDonald’s. Water. Sir! (Very strong.)
An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday’s McDonald’s summit.
www.thebulwark.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Today @jvl.bsky.social goes through the transcript of Trump's McDonald's speech -- I mean, really goes through it -- and comes to the conclusion that "this is a man in noticeable mental decline"
See for yourself here www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
See for yourself here www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-n...
Evidently the plan is to stop subsidizing the big, fat insurance companies and give money directly to people so they … can buy coverage from the big, fat insurance companies.
Trump: "THE ONLY HEALTHCARE I'LL SUPPORT OR APPROVE IS SENDING MONEY DIRECTLY BACK TO THE PEOPLE W/ NOTHING GOING TO THE BIG, FAT, RICH INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHO HAVE RIPPED OFF AMERICA LONG ENOUGH. THE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE & BUY THEIR OWN, MUCH BETTER, INSURANCE. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!"
November 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Evidently the plan is to stop subsidizing the big, fat insurance companies and give money directly to people so they … can buy coverage from the big, fat insurance companies.