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Anthony Wright @awright2care.bsky.social · 1d

Aaron Judge just created a meme... #Yankees

Anthony Wright @awright2care.bsky.social · 1d

“We shouldn’t need a shutdown to prevent a massive spike in health insurance premiums. After an election on affordability, GOP leaders are betraying their own voters to shut down the government to avoid extending tax credits that help 20M Americans afford health care"
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How Healthcare Leaders Are Reacting to the Government Shutdown - MedCity News

The government shutdown is drawing backlash from healthcare leaders over its potential to disrupt ACA subsidies, Medicare telehealth access and programs like SNAP.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 2d

On her trip to DC to tell Congress how important Medicaid is to her family, Theresa Luoni visited the Families USA office and shared some of her story with @awright2care.bsky.social.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 7d

Read the full statement from @awright2care.bsky.social: familiesusa.org/press-releas...

Families USA Statement on Congressional Republicans Refusal to Extend Health Care Tax Credits for Millions of Americans, Government Shutdown - Families USA

Republican leaders are betraying their own voters with their willingness to shut down the government to avoid extending tax credits.

familiesusa.org

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Anthony Wright @awright2care.bsky.social · 4d

Two 5:45pm United flights from Dulles to Portland,
but on different coasts..
even the airport codes
start the same!
#unnecessaryconfusion

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 9d

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 10d

Moldova 🇲🇩 👍

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 13d

Hospitals To Lose $32 Billion If Congress Doesn’t Extend ACA Tax Credits, Study Warns www.forbes.com/sites/brucej...

Hospitals Lose $32 Billion If Congress Doesn’t Extend ACA Tax Credits

Hospitals, physicians and other medical providers will lose more than $32 billion in revenue next year if Congress doesn’t extend tax credits for those with Obamacare.

www.forbes.com

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 16d

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Remember to talk to your doctor.
We prioritize science as the core of how we provide care, and that will never change.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 16d

It’s got to be so wild trying to teach law school classes now: “Um, yea, so there’s no such thing as ‘precedent’ or ‘law’ anymore — the law is just whatever John Roberts thinks helps Donald Trump the most right now.”

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 16d

#BREAKING: Over dissents from Justices Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the Slaughter case (allowing President Trump to remove the last Dem member of the FTC), *and* grants certiorari "before judgment" to decide whether to formally overrule its 1935 ruling in Humphrey's Executor.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 23d

Just take a moment. The whole thing is a scam. They are terrible at governing. Terrible. And all the noise is to distract from their fundamental incompetence in governance.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · 26d

Read the full statement from Executive Director @awright2care.bsky.social:
familiesusa.org/press-releas...

New Data Shows Need for Immediate Action from Congress to Extend Enhanced Premium Tax Credits - Families USA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, today released a statement following the release of the Census Bureau’s 2024 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data.

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Citizen Cohn / Jonathan Cohn @citizencohn.bsky.social · 28d

So what happens if Republicans won’t extend the Biden-era boost to ACA subsidies?

Put that question to @awright2care.bsky.social @larrylevitt.bsky.social and @charlesgaba.com

Some of the numbers surprised even me www.thebulwark.com/p/if-the-gov...

If the Government Shuts Down, Obamacare Will Be Why

The clock is ticking to avert a big rise in health care costs.

www.thebulwark.com

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Anthony Wright @awright2care.bsky.social · Sep 8

Appreciated Ricky Martin since he was in Menudo... great medley starting with Vida Loca and ending with Cup of Life.

How does he look that that while being my age...

Kris K. @kepkris.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ricky Martin showing how it’s done
#VMAs

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · Sep 4

Democrats should make a criminal referral to DOJ over Kennedy’s outrageous lying to the committee.

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · Sep 4

Sen. Wyden: This witness has lied to members of the Committee. I think it's unfortunate that I have to do this, but given the unprecedented nature of his behavior, I ask that the committee formally swear in RFK Jr as a witness.

GOP Senator: I will personally object and will reject your request

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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · Aug 31

James Stroud, who is one of at least 21 FEMA employees, put on leave after signing a letter criticizing Trump’s disaster preparedness, discusses the culture of fear within the agency.

“One thing that is underreported is the day to day agony and humiliation we’ve been suffering this whole time.”

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · Sep 2

An Aug. 29 policy statement from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency, will from now on bar nonpartisan groups such as the League of Women Voters from offering voter registration services at the end of naturalization ceremonies. /1

www.uscis.gov

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · Aug 31

Oh my God, this was perfect.

www.politico.com/news/2024/11...

‘Quack,’ or ‘disruptor’: Trump pick RFK Jr. gets mixed reviews

Health agency veterans are alarmed.

www.politico.com

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · Aug 27

As we see increasing premium costs as a result of Republican health care cuts, @awright2care.bsky.social shares advice on how you can be smart shoppers and active advocates in the fight to lower health care costs.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · Aug 26

Republican’s health care cuts are resulting in skyrocketing premiums for health care consumers across the country.

Watch @awright2care.bsky.social highlight some of these premium rate increases and tell your Congressmember to ACT NOW to extend tax credits to help people afford health care coverage.

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Families USA @familiesusa.bsky.social · Aug 19

Watch the full briefing here, including remarks from Families USA’s @awright2care.bsky.social:
www.youtube.com/live/ftJsue1...

Medicaid Turns 60 – The Road Ahead for Health Care Justice | News Briefing | 08/01/25

YouTube video by American Community Media

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Aug 13

The number of children injured or killed by cars while walking or riding a bike has fallen steadily since the 1970s, but CDC researcher note that this decline is not because streets are safer, but because fewer kids are out and about in the first place.

Kids need freedom. Dangerous roads make it hard to grant it.

Bigger cars, distracted drivers and worried parents mean fewer kids are roaming freely.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Anthony Wright @awright2care.bsky.social · Aug 6

Americans who purchase coverage as individuals will will face a one-two punch in their premiums next year: double digit increases in the base rate & expiration of enhanced tax credits--both deliberate decisions in the President's budget bill passed by Congress. insurancenewsnet.com/innarticle/h...

Health marketplace enrollees in for 'big brutal increases,' sticker shock for 2026

Health insurance marketplace customers will face sticker shock when they begin to shop for 2026 ACA coverage.

insurancenewsnet.com

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HealthBegins @healthbegins.bsky.social · Jul 31

Ignoring the systemic causes of poor health will only harm us all

MAHA rhetoric put health responsibility on individuals. Some patients feel blamed for illnesses. www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-... by @stephaniearmour.bsky.social @cbsnews.com CC @drandrealove.bsky.social @awright2care.bsky.social

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 3

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