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Thom plus logo  After years of anticipation, Trump and the GOP have finally begun to unveil their healthcare agenda - and to paraphrase CBS' chief Les Moonves: it might not be good for America, but it sure will be good for the insurance companies!

Jonathan Cohn at the Huffington Post explains that this proposal "would change the rules for insurers that sell coverage through the Affordable Care Act's exchanges or directly to individuals".

But even more telling is the move to shorten open enrollment periods which The Hill reports is "intended to cut down on sick people gaming the system and driving up costs".

But isn't this rule just an admission that our healthcare system is designed to be difficult to access, so people are forced to "game it"?

-Thom

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Friday's Daily Stack Daily Stack
Hour One: Trump's 75 Minute Presser: Epic Meltdown or Brilliant Strategy?
Article: "State Dept. carries out layoffs under Rex Tillerson" by Margaret Brennan, Kylie Atwood.
Article: "Trump asks black reporter to schedule meeting with Congressional Black Caucus" by Mary Bruce, John Parkinson, Katherine Faulders.
Survey: "Mainstream Media Accountability Survey" by Trump Make America Great Again Committee.
Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Wikipedia.
Book: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell.
Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.
Book: "They Thought They Were Free" by Milton Mayer.
Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Wikipedia.
Article: "FCC Eliminates Fairness Doctrine in Rules Shake-Up" by Paul Bond, 8/22/2011.
Article: "Sturmabteilung" (Brownshirts).
Law: Posse Comitatus Act (1878).
Site: Alternet
Site: OpEdNews
Book: "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler.
Article: "Beer Hall Putsch" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Stephen Miller (political advisor)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Open Letter to Stephen Miller" by Duke University alumni.
Article: "Alan Berg" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: Obamacare replacement shifts money from the poor to the rich
Article: "House G.O.P. Leaders Outline Plan to Replace Obama Health Care Act" by Robert Pear and Thomas Kaplan.
Article: "Whip (politics)" by Wikipedia.
 
Talk Media News Segment:
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Article: "Trump voters applaud press conference" by Kayleigh McEnany.
Article: "In 77 Chaotic Minutes, Trump Defends 'Fine-Tuned Machine'" by Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman And Glenn Thrush.

Hour Three: Anything Goes Friday
Article: "Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump on Leak Concerns" by Shane Harris and Carol E. Lee.
Article: "Net metering in Nevada" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Who Owns Private Prisons? Most Likely, You!" by Amy Orr, Apr 3rd, 2015.
Site: OpenSecrets.org: Money in Politics -- See Who's Giving & Who's Getting
Article: "Monopsony".
Quote: "Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't." - Pete Seeger.
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