 small portion of the cost for this population, the expense would be offset by state savings associated with serving a smaller indigent population.
Who are the people who would be shut out of Medicaid if Oklahoma opts against the expansion? The very Oklahomans who are struggling the most: primarily working-poor parents and other adults who work for low wages and either are not offered employer-based coverage or can’t afford it. Right now, if you have children but earn more than $7,000 a year for a family of three, you make too much money to qualify for Medicaid in Oklahoma. And if you don’t have kids, you can’t qualify for Medicaid at all, no matter how little money you make.
If Oklahoma chooses not to expand Medicaid, many of those who would have gained coverage under the expansion will have no options. Since the ACA assumes that adults with incomes below the poverty line will enroll in Medicaid, it does not make this population eligible for tax credits to purchase coverage in the new state health insurance marketplaces — called exchanges — that are slated to launch in 2014. In effect, Oklahoma would be creating a crater-sized “coverage hole” into which adults below the poverty line would fall.
Even if Oklahoma opts not to expand Medicaid to cover its own low-income uninsured, Oklahoma taxpayers will be funding the federal share of Medicaid costs in other states that do participate. Could we justify Oklahomans paying for health insurance coverage for low-income New Mexicans and Oregonians, but not for low-income Oklahomans?
And how would we explain that Oklahoma legislators are receiving publicly funded health insurance at taxpayers’ expense, yet denying coverage to their poorest constituents?
As much as some Oklahoma politicians may be tempted to adopt a stance of all-out opposition toward the Affordable Care Act, leaving the lowest-income adult population out in the cold by refusing to expand Medicaid would be contrary to the state’s interests and lacking in basic compassion and common sense.
Blatt is director of the Oklahoma Policy Institute, a think tank based in Tulsa.
Hello and welcome to Wembley, where Spurs face Bournemouth in the Premier League this afternoon.
It was a good Christmas Day for all those connected with Mauricio Pochettino's team, as they hit Everton for six on Sunday.
But now focus must shift towards the Cherries and manager Eddie Howe, who Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is supposedly keen on should Mauricio Pochettino ever be tempted away.
His side have been inconsistent of late, with just three wins in their last nine Premier League games.
As for the hosts, they can make it five league wins in a row over the team who sit eighth in the Premier League.
Kick off is at 3pm, with the team news set to be confirmed at 2pm.
Our football.london writer Alasdair Gold will be bringing up you live updates from the Boxing Day clash. Follow the game live via our blog below.
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Another emphatic win for Tottenham and they go second in the Premier League table.
Llorente replaces Son.
Davies replaces Christian Eriksen.
Oliver Skipp replaces Harry Kane.
And it’s 5-0! After a scramble during which Kane, Rose and Lucas can’t get the ball in the net, Son eventually takes charge and fires it home.
Mousset gets in between Alderweireld and Foyth but heads just wide.
One from Foyth and then another from Rose keep Bournemouth at bay.
It’s 4-0! Eriksen picks out Kane with a perfect ball over the top and the striker swivels and hooks it home left-footed. Lovely goal.
But it’s comfortable for Begovic down the centre.
Close call for the hosts but he was offside.
Early penalty shout for the Cherries as Foyth and Wilson collide in the Spurs box.
Eriksen, Son and Lucas with the goals but Walker-Peters was the man who set them all up. A very comfortable half for Spurs after a couple of early scares.
He saves well from Daniel’s header to end the first half in style.
Doesn’t look good for Bournemouth skipper Simon Francis. He’s getting stretchered off with an inflated cushion around his leg after a lengthy spell of treatment. The crowd give him an ovation as he’s wheeled off and down the tunnel.
Lucas Moura scores and it’s a third assist for Kyle Walker-Peters! What a half the young right-back is having as the Brazilian lashes home his volleyed cut-back.
Son scores with a low effort. And it’s another assist for Walker-Peters from the right, who had stolen the ball off former Spurs man Daniels. It’s 2-0 to the hosts.
Kane almost picks out Walker-Peters who is steaming in at the back post but he is inches from the curling pass.
Goal - Christian Eriksen scores!
Spurs take the lead! Walker-Peters passes inside to Eriksen and the Dane’s shot deflects off Lerma and into the goal.
Brooks runs clear but can’t touch his shot over Lloris.
Fraser’s header is blocks by his own man Stanislas as it flies towards the Spurs goal.
Kane spraying the ball all over the park.
Spurs have possession.
Wembley is slowly starting to fill, apart from that top tier.
Who do you reckon will start for Spurs?
There’s been talk about Mauricio Pochettino’s future at Spurs, and the idea that Eddie Howe could be in the frame for the job should the Argentine coach decide to leave. Howe has given his thoughts on the matter...
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I deleted a bunch of communities that I'm no longer an active part of, or no longer want to be a part of. So, yeah, I did that. I also took away a bunch of friends from my friends list, but, as far as I know the people who I deleted haven't updated their journals either A) ever, or B) in a long, long time, so, if you want to check and see if I accidentally deleted you and I did, and you want me to refriend, just toss me a comment, since I don't do friends only and it will be done. If you don't want me to refriend, well, then that's your right, and, if you want me to unfriend, go right ahead and ask.
In other news: I curse
newtdaydreamer for finding a new RPG when I've been looking for a long ass time. Of course, I curse with love, but really, jealous! Good job, though, hope you have lots of fun.
Honestly, I've concluded that Extreme Dodgeball is more fun than it should be.
In other news: I curse
Honestly, I've concluded that Extreme Dodgeball is more fun than it should be.
- Current Mood:
jealous
- Current Music:Lingo on GSN.
And no thank you, because I don't like livejournal RPGs, since they tend to make you make another journal, and I dislike that very much. Plus, I try and keep my RPG genres to a one game per type. But thank you for the offer.
If you want, you can toss the link, I'll check it out. No promises.
and kindred haven is the storyline
we haven't started yet. It's loosely based on V:TM, but all the rules are towards the beginning of the plot page to check out.Is Serena Williams a sore loser? Maybe. After Sloane Stephens defeated Williams in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, 20-year-old up-and-coming tennis star believes that Serena not only directed a cryptic "I made you" tweet in her direction, but the younger Williams sister has completely ignored Stephens altogether.
So, in an interview with ESPN The Magazine, Stephens decided to air everything out in the open. Check out what she had to say below:
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Maaaaan, tell 'em how you really feel, girl!
[via Larry Brown Sports]When Nomads Canteen opened its doors around noon on Friday, May 1, to once again allow for dine-in services, it wasn’t long before the restaurant filled up with customers eager to grab a beer and eat a meal somewhere other than their home or on a city bench.
Social distancing measures were initially put in place, restaurant owner Jeff Gourley tells San Clemente Times. Tables inside, he said, were spread out, while patrons waiting on the patio area had been keeping their distance from one another.
That was the case until many of the protesters who had flocked to Downtown San Clemente for a rally against the state’s stay-at-home orders decided to make their way over to Avenida Cabrillo where Nomads is the only known restaurant in town that’s now open for dining.
One street over, on Avenida Del Mar, dozens of people had gathered as part of the ongoing demonstrations against the social distance policies while advocating for the reopening of businesses and California’s economy.
Friday’s rally, which had routinely been held on Sundays in recent weeks, coincided with the annual May Day