Investigating Power
In October, the American Academy of Sciences and Letters honored health economist Jay Bhattacharya with an award for intellectual freedom. The professor has been a go-to expert for Republican politicians and right-wing groups working to politicize public health and government efforts to control COVID.
Charles Koch’s Americans for Prosperity and the Uihlein-funded Foundation for Government Accountability are actively opposing Medicaid expansion in 12 states that would cover an estimated 4 million uninsured Americans.
Both the Kochs and former House Speaker Paul Ryan decry government subsidies, except when it comes to their private interests, such as involvement in SHINE Medical Technologies, one of Wisconsin’s most heavily subsidized companies.
In call with GOP allies, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said ACA’s Essential Benefits Package will be on the chopping block.
Just hours before Paul Ryan held a presser to sell his health insurance “reform” bill, he was doing something else: fundraising.
CMD obtained the latest talking points prepped for Reps facing criticism over moves to repeal the Affordable Care Act.