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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

“Indigent Care, Immigration, Medicaid, and ObamaCare”

By Alabama State Representative Allen Farley Four issues connected to one question: Who pays? In Jefferson County the question was: Who pays for Cooper Green Hospital?  Now the question for Alabama is:  Who pays for Medicaid and Obama-Care?  The central question involving all government programs is Who Pays??? We are the greatest nation in the … Continued
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November 26, 2012

Bentley Rejects Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In a speech on Monday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the state of Alabama would not be setting up a state health insurance exchange to implement Obamacare in Alabama and that the state would not expand Alabama Medicaid for an estimated 304,000 additional beneficiaries. Governor Bentley said, … Continued
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November 14, 2012

Texas Governor Rick Perry Says Texas Will Not Expand Medicaid and Will Not Set Up State Run Health Insurance Exchange

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter While the recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act (PPACA) has been widely acclaimed as a victory for President Obama and his controversial takeover of the health care industry, there was one caveat to that ruling.  The Court ruled that … Continued
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July 13, 2012

Sessions Comments On Obamacare Ruling

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama, issued a written statement following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (popularly referred to as Obamacare). Senator Sessions said, “The Court’s decision is further proof that the health care bill, from the … Continued
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July 5, 2012

Sewell Says She is “Delighted” by Supreme Court Decision on Obamacare

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Following the Supreme Court’s landmark 5-4 ruling that the federal government does have the power to tax individual citizens because they don’t buy health insurance, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D) from Selma released a written statement. Representative Sewell said, “I am delighted that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality … Continued
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July 2, 2012

BACHUS ISSUES STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT HEARING ON OBAMACARE

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia issued a written statement after oral arguments concluded at the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as Obamacare). Rep. Bachus said, “My view from inside the legislative process was always that Obamacare represented … Continued
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March 29, 2012