Healthcare Mythbusting Follow-up – Tue. July 16
You asked for more in-depth information. Come hear more from General Insurance Services owner Steve Davis about:
- the Affordable Care Act (ACA/Obamacare)) vs the American Health Care Act 2017 (Trumpcare)
- rising healthcare costs & what can be done to reduce them
- the differences between Medicare and Medicare Advantage
- how Congress is dealing with healthcare cost.
- Dessert & Discuss
- Tuesday July 16, 6:30 pm
- Democratic Headquarters
He’ll also be glad to answer your questions.
Al Gore’s Climate Reality
Slide/Video Presentation
- Dessert & Discuss
- Tuesday July 30 6:30 pm
- Democratic Headquarters
View the presentation from VP Al Gore alongside a graduate of Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps training. In advance of a Mythbusting Forum, Mary Jane Curry will be leading a discussion on the Climate Crisis and what actions we can we take.
Myth-Busting Forum 2
A Beautiful Healthcare Plan: Promise or Threat?
Our recent Health Care forum was quite good, and we look forward to seeing our Democratic Party Health care advocates (and all others interested in the issues!) on July 16 for a more in-depth look at the ACA (Steve Davis to offer expert analysis), Trump’s proposed budget threats to Medicaid and Medicare, and Medicaid expansion in NC.
While we are awaiting the latest version of Trump’s threatened budget plans for health care, which he has stated will be ‘great’ and ‘soon,’ we know that there is no telling when and what we are in store for. So we press on…
Some possibly helpful points:
Sen. Phil Berger has declared medicaid expansion a bad idea-a ‘disincentive’ for people working. This is bases on ideology, not facts, as the analysis of Arkansas and other experience demonstrates:
https://khn.org/news/study-arkansas-medicaid-work-requirements-hit-those-already-employed/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73877862&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–G2kPPFbNIwx6ACqBPDUqj648BIUj1sSpeSlbyci3MIbM-5uBbGfRFr7Z1MBSNPz9ZkLFgu61R0ZPOBMiez0-6HX1oCg&_hsmi=73877862
https://www.ncjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BTC-REPORT-Medicaid-Work-Requirements_Final.pdf
Joe Sam had an excellent column in the Mountaineer recently…a very non-partisan, compelling argument.
An excellent analysis of Medicaid Expansion in NC:
http://hlp.law.wfu.edu/files/2016/01/Expansion-Issues-final-2b.pdf
We need to place the Trump administrations proposed attack on Medicare and Medicaid in historical perspective:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/the-republicans-war-on-medicaid
https://theweek.com/articles/585955/why-republicans-are-hellbent-destroying-medicare
The above will keep us all busy!!!
Senator Erica Smith Spoke to over 125 Democrats at a Successful Spring Rally
Introduced by our own Julia Buckner, State Senator Erica Smith gave us a rousing presentation highlighting her efforts in the General Assembly and her future aims. Senator Smith, who is running in a primary to unseat US Senator Tom Tillis, gave us a rundown of the ways in which our representatives in Washington have acted against the best interests of our state and the need to replace Sen Tiillis with a senator who has our best interests at heart.
Prior to her run for the NC Senate in 2014, Senator Smith worked as an engineer for Boeing Company, she then went on to teach high school math and she is also an ordained minister. She is the first woman to be elected to serve her district which includes Beaufort, Bertie, Northampton, Vance and Warren counties in northeast NC.
Senator Smith made the case for change in DC and told the enthusiastic crowd, “We need someone who will go the extra mile and lead that change!” She continued, “I am the most prepared candidate to lead that change in DC, with the intellect, ability and
integrity to get our state and nation moving in the right direction.”
The packed room at the Maggie Valley Inn was an appreciative and enthusiastic audience to her plan for the future. We hope to see Sen Smith in these mountains again soon. For more information on Senator Smith, her background and her six part plan, go to: https://ericaforus.com.
Myth Busting: We Are Our Own Worst Enemy
A crowd of approximately 150 attended our first Myth Busting presentation featuring Dr. David Crane, a world-renowned international prosecutor, who discussed the truth about foreign and domestic terrorism in America. Additionally, special speaker Haywood resident, Andrew Morgan, gave a personal testimony of his faith, Islam.
The Mountaineer gave us great coverage of the event. The article can be found here; First Myth-Busting Event Exceeds Expectations.
Potential topics for future events include Healthcare and Climate Change.
