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Barack Obama

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Cha

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10. So, What the heck has Obama done so far?.. rofl..
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 12:14 AM
Oct 2014
http://whattheheckhasobamadonesofar.com/


Noam Levey: Number Of Latinos With Insurance Coverage Surges Under Healthcare Law

"The federal healthcare law has dramatically increased coverage among Latinos, according to a new report that provides a comprehensive look at the effects of the Affordable Care Act on a historically underinsured community. Overall, the percentage of Latinos ages 19 to 64 lacking health coverage fell from 36% to 23% between summer 2013 and spring 2014. That parallels a broader increase in coverage that has taken place since insurance marketplaces opened last fall and states began expanding Medicaid under the healthcare law.

The overall uninsured rate for U.S. adults under 65 plummeted from 20% to 15% in the same period, according to the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit group that studies U.S. and global health systems. Other surveys have shown similar declines. “The Affordable Care Act appears to be working for millions of Latinos who, as a group, have long faced the nation’s highest uninsured rates,” said the Commonwealth Fund’s Michelle Doty, the report’s lead author. “These substantial improvements will mean better health and healthcare for millions of people.” The Medicaid expansion proved particularly important for Latinos, the Commonwealth Fund report indicates. In states that expanded Medicaid, including California, the uninsured rate among working-age Latino adults dropped by about half, from 35% to 17%."

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/25/latino-uninsured-rate-plunges-thanks-obamacare/

A year ago on this day..


On This Day – Pete Souza: “A young girl captures the President’s attention as he greeted customers at Junior’s Cheesecake with New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio in Brooklyn.” Oct. 25, 2013


Mahalo, she, for your OP~

http://theobamadiary.com/2014/10/25/rise-and-shine-the-week-ahead-18/

My President! [View all] sheshe2 Oct 2014 OP
Barack Obama is a fine person, we are lucky to have him serve as our president. Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #1
To you~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #4
Yes it would have been a nightmare again. Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #6
He's the coolest head in America - by far! SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2014 #2
Thanks, as always, sheshe classof56 Oct 2014 #3
What is this? I thought he was universally hated! Who are these thousands of people, anyway? freshwest Oct 2014 #5
Yes sweetie...The furture! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #8
Hey! I mailed you but may not be online much longer tonight. Gale force winds. Fingers crossed! freshwest Oct 2014 #12
stay safe... sheshe2 Oct 2014 #18
Get some sleep... Know you have to work tomorrow. Stay warm and dry as you can! freshwest Oct 2014 #23
BO - My President Too leftieNanner Oct 2014 #7
I too have a lot of respect for him Samantha Oct 2014 #9
"dignity" love that word to describe Potus flamingdem Oct 2014 #27
So, What the heck has Obama done so far?.. rofl.. Cha Oct 2014 #10
Yup! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #17
Great toon! Frustratedlady Oct 2014 #29
I loved it when it was called Obamacare flamingdem Oct 2014 #28
Yeah, I never had a problem with "Obamacare".. sounded Cha Oct 2014 #33
Gosh, I love my President! Stellar Oct 2014 #11
lets send him a congress that is in their right fucking minds, eh? mopinko Oct 2014 #13
not in their district yet we need them all mopinko! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #19
da Man! flamingdem Oct 2014 #14
YES HE IS! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #20
But...but...but...I thought everybody hated him catbyte Oct 2014 #15
... sheshe2 Oct 2014 #21
They must get Jamaal510 Oct 2014 #35
FIRED UP! READY TO GO! ffr Oct 2014 #16
Yup~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #22
must be those low approval ratings???? mountain grammy Oct 2014 #24
That was my first thought, too, mountain grammy. brer cat Oct 2014 #25
I honestly can't remember any President since Kennedy mountain grammy Oct 2014 #30
Right. I am old enough to remember Kennedy brer cat Oct 2014 #31
Look at those enthusiastic crowds--what a great turnout!!!!!! nt MADem Oct 2014 #26
I stand, as ever, rock-solid behind President Obama. Aristus Oct 2014 #32
well said, aristus hopemountain Oct 2014 #34
Sorry I don't have a link to offer, IrishAyes Oct 2014 #36
He is my President, Irish! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #37
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