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Pence Press Secretary Katie Miller condescendingly blasts reporter for asking if uninsured can get tested for coronavirus

AlterNet logoVice President Mike Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller blasted a well-known reporter for asking if uninsured Americans will be able to get tested for COVID-19.

Miller, recently married to white nationalist and Senior Advisor to the President Stephen Miller, condescendingly criticized CNN political analyst Brian Karem during Wednesday’s coronavirus press briefing at the White House.

Karem, who is also the White House correspondent for Playboy, at the end of the event asked, “Guys, guys, can the uninsured, can the uninsured get tested?” Continue reading.

Skinny Repeal Bill Would Raise Average Premiums by $1,238 and Increase Uninsured

The following article by Emily Gee and Thomas Huelskoetter was posted on the Center for American Progress website July 25, 2017:

The Capitol is illuminated before sunrise in Washington. (Bloomberg)

Later today, the Senate is scheduled to hold its initial vote on repeal of the Affordable Care Act, although nobody, including the senators themselves, know which bill will be up for a final vote. Reportedly the options for consideration include a previously-unseen “skinny” version of ACA repeal that would only include a repeal of the coverage mandates and the medical device tax. But this skinny repeal bill, if passed, would still have negative effects on health insurance coverage. It would also discourage issuer participation in the individual market and increase the average marketplace premium by $1,238 next year.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that repeal of the individual mandate would result in 15 million fewer Americans having health insurance a decade from now. By 2026, about 15 percent of the nonelderly population, or 43 million Americans, would be uninsured. Continue reading “Skinny Repeal Bill Would Raise Average Premiums by $1,238 and Increase Uninsured”