Trumpcare

A “Clinical” Approach To Healthcare

By Rebekah Chodoff Kuschmider

A few weeks ago my worthy compatriot DJ commented that he is the only one who’s been providing written commentary here on this website and that the rest of us are – and I quote – lazy slobs. I am writing this to prove that I am not lazy. Whether or not I am a slob is a different debate for a different day.

On last week’s podcast, Kevin asked me and DJ what we would do to fix Obamacare. We talked a lot about the aspects of Obamacare that deal with insurance costs, who bears those costs, and how we can better spread the costs around. That has become the cause celebre of healthcare discussions in America since 2009: who can have insurance and who will pay for it.

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Trumpcare Delayed Is Trumpcare Denied (Ep. 106)

This week’s MPU podcast looks at the GOP’s failure to pass an Obamacare repeal and replace bill, the U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, the potential for a U.S. ground war in Syria, the future of the Trump travel ban in the Supreme Court, and what the Founding Fathers might have thought of America in 2017.

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The Solar Wall (Ep. 105)

This episode of The More Perfect Union podcast looks at President Trump’s idea for a solar-powered border wall, what it will mean for the country if Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy retires, and what it will mean for Democrats if Jane Sanders’ legal troubles take Bernie down with her.

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International Man (Ep. 101)

Episode 101 of The More Perfect Union podcast looks at President Trump’s first overseas excursion, trouble brewing for Jared at home, the Trump budget, and the infamous Saudi glowing orb.

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Political Faith (Ep. 97)

Episode 97 of “The More Perfect Union” podcast covers the prospects of TrumpCare in the senate, the president’s executive order on religious freedom and his upcoming visit to The Vatican, the Jordan Edwards shooting, the fallout from Steven Colbert’s controversial monologue, and why Mika “hearts” Morning Joe.

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Trumpcare R.I.P. (Ep. 88)

In this “More Perfect Union” podcast episode the gang takes an in-depth look at the future of healthcare reform after the Trumpcare-Ryancare vote debacle and then has some laughs about the Devin Nunes-Adam Schiff war of words over the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation into Russian influence in the presidential election.

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More Perfect, After Dark: War and Peace (Ep. 87)

This special “After-Dark” episode takes listeners behind the scenes to hear what the hosts talk about after the podcast ends. This week they discuss the North Korean nuclear threat and how it compares to past situations in Iraq and Syria, how Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is handling his new role on the world stage, and whether President Trump is up to the task of international diplomacy.

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The Trump Budget (Ep. 86)

Episode 86 of “The More Perfect Union” podcast looks at the CBO report on the Obamacare replacement bill, Trump’s miserly budget, Rex Tillerson’s North Korean diplomacy, and why Ivanka was in meetings with Angela Merkel.

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TrumpCare Debut

Episode 84 of The More Perfect Union podcast looks at the February jobs report, the TrumpCare replacement bill, the firing of 46 U.S. attorneys, the voting rights mess in Texas, and tattoo ideas for one of the co-hosts.

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