I'm currently reading a comparison of health systems globally. There are about 4 sentences that really sum it up.
1/4: “The United States is the only developed country that lets insurance companies profit from basic health coverage”
After yet another Colorado school shooting, an eighth grader named Winston tells @KDVR: “I only moved here a few months ago, and I didn’t think this would happen so soon.” So soon. This is the heartbreaking effect gun violence is having on our kids. They now just EXPECT it.
Ok, so Republicans just introduced a 900 page bill none of them have read. But my team is going through it line by line and on this 🧵you can see the hidden provisions we found. Will update all day.
1/ NEW Medicaid cuts, so now 17 million - instead of 16M - lose health care.
So many people still don't realize how many protests are erupting across the country. The sheer number of them should be national news, but instead we rely on local papers and the stories of the protesters themselves to document them. Here are a few from this week. 🧵
New York