No Comment Necessary: Pre-Existing Conditions and Car Wrecks
Via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ralph Hudgens, the Georgia Insurance Commissioner, last month compared pre-existing conditions to a car wreck that was “your fault.” The Georgia Democratic Party...
View ArticleACA in Action: 4 Million Georgians no Longer Denied Coverage or Charged...
(Source: Democratic Party of Georgia) Release: Thursday, December 5, 2013 Affordable Care Act in Action: 129 Million Americans no Longer Denied Coverage or Charged Higher Premiums Due to...
View ArticleAnother Georgia Republican Forgot The Camera Was Rolling, Accidentally Spoke...
Georgia's Republican insurance commissioner is stepping back from his claimthat pre-existing medical conditions are similar to a car crash that is the driver's fault. Commissioner Ralph Hudgens made...
View ArticleGeorgia insurance commissioner: It’s ‘your fault’ if you have a pre-existing...
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View ArticleObama Intends To Propose NSA Reforms, Reassure Americans
WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he intends to propose National Security Agency reforms to reassure Americans that their privacy is not being violated by the...
View ArticleGeorgia Republican Who Made 'Callous' Pre-Existing Condition Remark Has One...
A day after Georgia's Republican insurance commissioner Ralph Hudgens was criticized for "out-of-touch" remarks on pre-existing medical conditions, spokesman Glenn Allen revealed that Hudgens has a...
View ArticleTop Georgia Democrat Fights To Prove Obamacare Can Overcome Deep South...
WASHINGTON -- For Democrats like Stacey Abrams, Georgia's House minority leader, advocating for the Affordable Care Act in a strongly conservative state is a daunting task. Her Republican colleagues,...
View ArticleRepublicans Introduce Bill to Block ACA, Harming Millions of Georgians...
(Source: Democratic Party of Georgia) Republicans in GA State House Introduce Legislation to Block Implementation of All Provisions of Affordable Care Act The Cost of ACA Obstructionism: 478,000...
View ArticleDCCC Launches Online Campaign To Rebut Obamacare Repeal Efforts
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee began a paid effort on Tuesday to rail against conservative efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. "FacesOfRepeal," an online campaign of photos,...
View ArticleRepublicans put spotlight on Obamacare critics in Georgia
GAINESVILLE, Georgia (Reuters) - Republicans went to the American South on Monday to press their opposition to President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law in a U.S. congressional hearing that...
View ArticleSTATEMENT REGARDING ACA ANNOUNCEMENT (State of Georgia)
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleSTATEMENT FROM COMMISSIONER HUDGENS REGARDING HIS FILING DEADLINE DELAY...
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleWebsite ‘Kinks’ a Personal, Political Embarrassment for Obama
By Agence France-Presse on 1:34 pm October 22, 2013. Category International, World Tags: health care, Obamacare, US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare from the...
View ArticleBoris Lushniak, U.S. Surgeon General, Says Health Care Website Is Making...
By Daniel Lovering CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The acting U.S. surgeon general said on Tuesday he was "enthusiastic" about the recent improvements to the troubled HealthCare.gov website,...
View ArticleSenator David Shafer Releases Statement Supporting Emergency Appeal to Delay...
(Source: State of Georgia) ATLANTA (July 30, 2013) - Senate President Pro Tempore David Shafer (R - Duluth) today released the following statement supporting the emergency appeal by Insurance...
View ArticleObama gives apology for healthcare Web site flaws
US President Barack Obama went on television on Monday to admit glaring failures in the rollout of the new healthcare law that he has championed for so long. Web site errors that have slowed signups...
View ArticleHUDGENS ISSUE STATEMENT ON AETNA AND COVENTRY OPTING OUT OF HEALTHCARE...
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King...
View ArticleFear, obsession behind state officials’ ongoing opposition
“Let me tell you what we’re doing...
View ArticleDoyle McManus: If the obstacles to enrolling in Obamacare mean that only...
One of these weeks, now that the Obama administration has recruited a SWAT team of computer whizzes, Healthcare.gov will recover from its shambolic debut and turn into, well, just another website....
View ArticleRepublicans should get out of the way of Obamacare
AFTER PRESSING for months, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) last week finally convinced his legislature to expand the state’s Medicaid program as part of the national restructuring of the health-care...
View ArticleHealth law too costly if only the sick enroll
One of these weeks, now that the Obama administration has recruited a SWAT team of computer whizzes, HealthCare.gov will recover from its shambolic debut and turn into, well, just another website....
View ArticleFATAL BRYAN COUNTY FIRE RULED ACCIDENTAL (State of Georgia)
NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Atlanta, Georgia 30334...
View ArticleHealth Zone
Obamacare: Georgia obstructs uninsured from insurance market Friday, September 13, 2013 Share this: CommentsComments(1)Comments() Email Print 0 As insurance marketplaces are set to open Oct. 1, at...
View ArticleBUTTS COUNTY FATAL HOUSE FIRE RULED ACCIDENTAL (State of Georgia)
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther...
View ArticleRepublicans Are Trying to Sabotage Obamacare at State Level
Before some Republicans in Washington were fighting to repeal, defund and now delay the healthcare law known as Obamacare, their allies in state capitols were similarly hard at work obstructing its...
View ArticleTwo companies won't offer plans in Georgia's Obamacare health exchange
ATLANTA - Two insurance companies told the state Thursday they will not offer plans in Georgia’s health exchange next year as part of Obamacare. That still leaves five plans participating, but the...
View ArticleTwo companies won't offer plans for Georgia's health exchange
ATLANTA | Two insurance companies told the state Thursday they will not offer plans in Georgia’s health exchange next year as part of Obamacare. That still leaves five plans participating, but the...
View ArticleJohn Barrasso Slams Obamacare: 'It's Time To Start Over'
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wy.) said the Obamacare website glitches are only "the tip of the iceberg" in what he considers a "failed" health care system during an interview with CNN's Candy Crowley on...
View ArticleACCIDENTAL HOUSE FIRE KILLS PAULDING COUNTY MAN (State of Georgia)
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleCRISP COUNTY FATAL FIRE RULED ACCIDENTAL (State of Georgia)
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleCAMDEN COUNTY FATAL FIRE RULED ACCIDENTAL (State of Georgia)
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleHUDGENS URGES CONSUMERS TO PREPARE NOW FOR POSSIBLE STORMS (State of Georgia)
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleTime to Go Nuclear Over Obamacare: Here's One Thing the White House Must Do
Abuse of power. What else can we call the actions Republicans have taken in their drive to sabotage Obamacare? And let's be clear, sabotaging Obamacare means keeping as many people as possible...
View ArticleHUDGENS CALLS FOR OBAMACARE DELAY; WARNS OF MASSIVE RATE INCREASES (State of...
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleHealth care website 'kinks' a political embarrassment for Obama
Washington (AFP) - US presidents are used to deference and barking orders -- not wiping egg from their faces. So it was unpalatable for Barack Obama to go on television Monday and admit glaring...
View ArticleJim Clyburn Accuses House Dems Of 'Insulating Themselves Against Sound Bites'
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Democratic members of the House "insulated" themselves from public scrutiny by voting in favor of Rep. Fred Upton's (R-Mich.) "Keep Your Health Plan" Bill. Clyburn...
View ArticleBURKE COUNTY FIRE DEATH RULED ACCIDENTAL (State of Georgia)
(Source: State of Georgia) NEWS R E L E A S E RALPH T. HUDGENS COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER Seventh Floor, West Tower 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr....
View ArticleGeorgia’s Dangerous War Against Obamacare
Open enrollment in the new state health-insurance marketplaces begins in a matter of days. With less than three weeks to go before the Oct. 1 start date, Georgia’s Republican governor and insurance...
View ArticleObama To Push Health Care Website Relaunch In Tuesday Address
Dec 2 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will try to sell the American people on the relaunch of his troubled healthcare program on Tuesday in a bid to restore confidence in his signature domestic...
View ArticleGOP: Grand Obstructionist Party
The rightwing’s nightmare is not that Obamacare will fail; it’s that the new healthcare law will work. Texas Senator Ted Cruz admitted as much when he spoke to constituents in Kingwood, Texas, last...
View ArticleJohn Boehner Successfully Enrolls In Obamacare 45 Minutes After He Blogs...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says he is signed up for "Obamacare," but only after receiving the same error message experienced by other Americans. The Ohio Republican says the process...
View ArticleJohn Cornyn Takes A Shot At The Obama Administration
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) knocked the Obama administration's integrity during a Google Hangout with constituents on Monday. Cornyn expressed his disapproval of the way the White House has handled the...
View ArticleObama Seeks To Shift Focus To Economic Progress
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy is improving even if its progress has been overshadowed by political gridlock and the messy rollout of his health care law. In his weekly...
View ArticleObamacare Obstructionists Are Ironically Doing A Great Job Raising Awareness...
This week, former President Bill Clinton re-accepted his role as the U.S. Secretary for Explaining Stuff and headed down to Little Rock, Ark., to spread awareness of the health insurace exchanges...
View ArticleThe GOP's New Obamacare Attack: If You Can't Beat the Law, Beat the People...
As Republicans come to terms with the futility of their incessant efforts to repeal, defund, undermine and otherwise trash Obamacare, they're turning to a new last-ditch strategy: make it harder for...
View ArticleRob Woodall Puts Spotlight On Obamacare Critics In Georgia
By Steve Norder GAINESVILLE, Ga., Nov 25 (Reuters) - Republicans went to the American South on Monday to press their opposition to President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law in a U.S....
View ArticleGA insurance commissioner: Having a preexisting condition is your fault...
(Source: Democratic Party of Georgia) Release: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 Atlanta, GA - Recently, Georgia State Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens spoke at a monthly meeting of the CSRA Republican...
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