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Explaining the Affordable Care Act: Separating Fact from Fiction
07/02/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Monday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: ACA, Obamacare, Supreme Court, mandate, John Roberts, Valerie Arkoosh, National Physicians Alliance, pre-existing conditions
Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we're going to discuss the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Health Care Act. But first three listener comments about last Friday's program.
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Over the weekend Governor Rick Scott said the state of Florida will not expand Medicare or create an insurance exchange- both provisions are part of the ACA or so called Obamacare. Scott is part of a conservative movement that is trying to halt health care reform....
Be the first to commentUnfiltered Audience Reaction to the Supreme Court Decsion on the Affordable Care Act
06/29/12 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Friday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, pre-existing conditions, health insurance
Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll open the phone lines- to follow up on Democracy Now’s conversation about the Supreme Court decision on health care.
But first four listener comments about yesterday’s program which was a debate about whether or not we know the truth about what cause the buildings at the World Trade Center to collapse on 9/11.
Yesterday the Supreme Court in a five to four decision upheld the federal health care reform law. The law- s...
Be the first to commentThe Supreme Court Begins Hearing Arguments About the Affordable Health Care Act
03/26/12 Robert LoreiLast Call Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Obamacare, Affordable Health Care Act, Karen Higgins, National Nurses United, single payer health care, Medicare for Life
Good afternoon, welcome to The Last Call. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up we'll open with a discussion about health care. Today the US Supreme Court began hearing three days of arguments about "Obamacare" The Affordable Health Care Act. We're joined now by Karen Higgins who is co-president of the 170,000 member National Nurses United. The group said today in a press release: “Whether the Court overturns part or all of the law, or the Affordable Care Act remains...
3 commentsAnti Obamacare Plaintiff Files for Bankruptcy Beacuse of Medical Bills
03/19/12 Robert LoreiLast Call Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Wendell Potter, Mary Brown, Affordable Health Care Act, bankruptcy, plaintiff, Obamacare, Deadly Spin, 911 calls, Trayvon Martin
Good afternoon, welcome to The Last Call. I'm Rob Lorei. Earlier this month there were news reports that the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act had filed for bankruptcy in part because of her high medical bills. We'll talk about the case and preview next week's Supreme Court hearing on "Obamacare" with Wendell Potter who is a former insurance company e...
Be the first to commentSebelius: federal healthcare law gives options to women listen
03/08/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: women's health, health care, Obamacare, Kathleen Sebelius
More than 17 million American women are uninsured, but the health care law signed by President Barack Obama could drastically reduce that number. Many provisions in the law make preventative care more accessible and affordable for women of all ages.
Tanya Showers said she’s been without basic health insurance for at least 4 years.
“It’s been very hard. I go to the hospital sometimes, to the emergency room just to get help."
“An...
Be the first to commentIn Tampa U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services asks for support of health care law listen
02/02/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Thursday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, health care reform, Kathleen Sebelius, Medicare
After only 18-months in office, President Barack Obama signed a health care reform law that stops insurance companies from denying coverage based on a pre-existing condition. But now he’s up for re-election. His rival opponents say they will work to have it overturned if they are elected. This afternoon, [Kathleen Sebelius](http://www.hhs....
Be the first to commentPushback against Florida's decision not to implement parts of new federal healthcare law listen
11/08/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, healthcare, healthcare insurance, health insurance, health care reform
Florida has put off implementing some provisions of the Affordable Care Act set to take effect in 2014. But a local non-profit wants residents to know how those provisions could provide expanded healthcare options for Floridians.
In a letter to cabinet officials and agency leaders, Florida House Speaker...
Be the first to commentWendell Potter: Health insurance whistleblower listen
09/28/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Wendell Potter, health care, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act
Wendell Potter made a career of covering for health insurance companies who wouldn’t cover their patients. He got tired of being a tool for one of the nation’s top healthcare providers used to ensure their bottom line. After resigning from the company in 2008, Potter became insurance providers’ worst nightmare.
At a touring free clinic in rural Virginia, Potter saw thousands of uninsured people being treated on the ground, in parking lots and even in barns. S...
Be the first to commentPostal workers rally this afternoon; and a former health insurance insider reveals the truth about for-profit health insurance
09/27/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: NALC, postal workers, Al Freedman, Alan Peacock, Joe Henschen, Wendell Potter, health insurance companies, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, single payer
On the first part of today's program we'll talk with three members of the Letter Carrier's Union about rallies scheduled across the country today in every congressional district to oppose proposals to cut service. Our guests are all members of the National Association of Letter carriers. They are Al Freedman the state vice president, Alan Peacock who is president of the Tampa local and Joe Henschen who is executive vice president of the Pinellas Park local. FMI http://www.saveamericaspostalse...
Be the first to commentRepublican Presidential Candidates Debate Last Night In New Hampshire
06/14/11 Robert LoreiRadioactivity: Live Call-In (Tuesday) Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Republican debate, Rick Santorum, Herman Cain, Michelle Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, tea party, Afghanistan War, Obamacare
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll hear excerpts of last night's GOP Presidential candidates debate followed by your comments on the debate.
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