Audrey Morse Gasteier
@amgasteier.bsky.social
Mama & Massachusettsian who loves the ACA, state-based insurance marketplaces, good public policy, cooking, loud music, and dogs. Views are my own.
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Proposals from Senators Scott and Cassidy to convert ACA premium tax credits into health accounts present trade-offs that benefit healthy people at the expense of sick people. Senator Scott's proposal, in particular, would destabilize the insurance market in some states.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Proposals from Senators Scott and Cassidy to convert ACA premium tax credits into health accounts present trade-offs that benefit healthy people at the expense of sick people. Senator Scott's proposal, in particular, would destabilize the insurance market in some states.
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The Affordable Care Act created a marketplace where consumers could use subsidies to help purchase private-sector plans. Trump’s concept of a plan involves no such marketplace, plunging consumers into a state of nature
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs" trib.al/7cyWvzQ
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs" trib.al/7cyWvzQ
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Affordable Care Act created a marketplace where consumers could use subsidies to help purchase private-sector plans. Trump’s concept of a plan involves no such marketplace, plunging consumers into a state of nature
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs" trib.al/7cyWvzQ
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs" trib.al/7cyWvzQ
Thank you, Gov. Healey, for the chance to lift up the thousands of MA residents facing cost increases as a result of the loss of ePTC b/c of Congressional inaction. We hear daily from worried members – working parents, small biz owners, & people with complex medical needs - unsure of what to do.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thank you, Gov. Healey, for the chance to lift up the thousands of MA residents facing cost increases as a result of the loss of ePTC b/c of Congressional inaction. We hear daily from worried members – working parents, small biz owners, & people with complex medical needs - unsure of what to do.
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Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
November 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Republicans waged a relentless, decades-long campaign to privatize Medicare and Medicaid
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
They fought even mild efforts to expand public insurance
Now they are objecting to extending extra ACA subsidies, supposedly because money flows to private insurers
We are supposed to take this seriously?
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This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
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With the mini-burst of proposals to replace enhanced PTCs with spending accounts like FSAs, keep in mind that this would *absolutely wallop* older people with middle incomes—say a 63-year-old earning $65K—who are among the most dependent on enhanced PTCs. 🧵1/
November 9, 2025 at 4:20 AM
With the mini-burst of proposals to replace enhanced PTCs with spending accounts like FSAs, keep in mind that this would *absolutely wallop* older people with middle incomes—say a 63-year-old earning $65K—who are among the most dependent on enhanced PTCs. 🧵1/
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@citizencohn.bsky.social: "The string of empty promises of a supposedly fantastic, about-to-be-revealed GOP health plan has long been a running joke in Washington...that stretches back more than a decade."
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The Republican Health Care Trap, Episode 78
As the shutdown drags on, the GOP croons its old tune: replacing Obamacare.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
@citizencohn.bsky.social: "The string of empty promises of a supposedly fantastic, about-to-be-revealed GOP health plan has long been a running joke in Washington...that stretches back more than a decade."
Read the latest Breakdown @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-republ...
Read the latest Breakdown @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-republ...
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I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I hear from informed sources that these #NoKings rallies are more than twice as big as last time, making them easily the largest protests in US history. Thanks to everyone and especially organizers.
Concord, Massachusetts - birthplace of the original American #NOKINGS movement - showing up & showing out at the historic Old North Bridge today.
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Concord, Massachusetts - birthplace of the original American #NOKINGS movement - showing up & showing out at the historic Old North Bridge today.
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"Based on the newly posted information, a family of four making $130,000 in Maine would face an increase of $16,100 in annual premiums next year...."
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Higher Obamacare Prices Become Public in a Dozen States
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October 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
"Based on the newly posted information, a family of four making $130,000 in Maine would face an increase of $16,100 in annual premiums next year...."
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Honored to join Senator Markey yesterday in Dorchester to raise the alarm on the threats to the Massachusetts health care system coming out of new federal policies & the risk of the looming expiration of enhanced ACA Tax Credits. Massachusetts residents’ health and security are on the line.
October 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Honored to join Senator Markey yesterday in Dorchester to raise the alarm on the threats to the Massachusetts health care system coming out of new federal policies & the risk of the looming expiration of enhanced ACA Tax Credits. Massachusetts residents’ health and security are on the line.
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Seems like a good time to revisit why we require hospitals to provide emergency care, no questions asked -- and why we help them with the costs.
And how the president who signed those provisions into law wasn't Joe Biden.
It was Ronald Reagan. www.thebulwark.com/p/government...
And how the president who signed those provisions into law wasn't Joe Biden.
It was Ronald Reagan. www.thebulwark.com/p/government...
Illegal Immigrants Are Already Getting Health Care Under Donald Trump
The program financing ER care for illegal immigrants has been around for four decades, and not even Trump wants to take it away.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Seems like a good time to revisit why we require hospitals to provide emergency care, no questions asked -- and why we help them with the costs.
And how the president who signed those provisions into law wasn't Joe Biden.
It was Ronald Reagan. www.thebulwark.com/p/government...
And how the president who signed those provisions into law wasn't Joe Biden.
It was Ronald Reagan. www.thebulwark.com/p/government...
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"Not a single Democrat has talked about wanting to fund care for people in the United States unlawfully. Instead, what Democrats have said is they want to undo Medicaid cuts projected to leave nearly 10 million Americans uninsured." Eh, close enough!
The Republican Shutdown Argument is a Giant Lie
No, Democrats aren’t trying to fund health care for “illegal aliens.”
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October 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Not a single Democrat has talked about wanting to fund care for people in the United States unlawfully. Instead, what Democrats have said is they want to undo Medicaid cuts projected to leave nearly 10 million Americans uninsured." Eh, close enough!
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Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown
Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit
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September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
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Why are people screaming at a private citizen to do something about Gaza? She’s not in the White House anymore. Meanwhile, the President was in New York, as well. What power do you think she has now?
September 25, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Why are people screaming at a private citizen to do something about Gaza? She’s not in the White House anymore. Meanwhile, the President was in New York, as well. What power do you think she has now?
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Republicans could allow the expiration of a Biden-era program that reduced premiums and got record numbers of Americans insured, but that might be risky after running so hard on consumer prices and the cost of living.
A Massive Health Care Shock Is Coming
And there is little time—and maybe not enough will from Republicans—to avert it.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Republicans could allow the expiration of a Biden-era program that reduced premiums and got record numbers of Americans insured, but that might be risky after running so hard on consumer prices and the cost of living.
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Difficult to capture just how much self-destructive policy — undermining long-term energy independence, killing new factory jobs, reversing historic gains in health coverage — Republicans have packed into this one bill
June 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Difficult to capture just how much self-destructive policy — undermining long-term energy independence, killing new factory jobs, reversing historic gains in health coverage — Republicans have packed into this one bill
Statement just issued from our bipartisan coalition of State-based Marketplaces, urging the Senate to reject proposals in the reconciliation bill that will result in coverage losses and increased costs for the tens of millions of Americans that depend on ACA Marketplaces for their health care.
June 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Statement just issued from our bipartisan coalition of State-based Marketplaces, urging the Senate to reject proposals in the reconciliation bill that will result in coverage losses and increased costs for the tens of millions of Americans that depend on ACA Marketplaces for their health care.
Thank you to the Washington Post editorial board for shining a bright light on the very real threats to ACA Marketplaces hiding in plain sight in the reconciliation bill. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The One Big Beautiful Bill would tangle Obamacare in red tape
Under the legislation now before Congress, millions of people would lose their health insurance.
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June 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Thank you to the Washington Post editorial board for shining a bright light on the very real threats to ACA Marketplaces hiding in plain sight in the reconciliation bill. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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As Republicans weigh steep cuts, Times reporters want to hear from people who rely on the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid for health insurance.
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Do You Have Obamacare or Medicaid Coverage? Tell Us About It.
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June 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As Republicans weigh steep cuts, Times reporters want to hear from people who rely on the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid for health insurance.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...
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GOP leadership strategy so far has leaned heavily on speed and obfuscation
Does make me wonder how much lawmakers understand what they’re voting on—or what it’d do to some of their own constituents
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Does make me wonder how much lawmakers understand what they’re voting on—or what it’d do to some of their own constituents
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Do Republicans Realize Whose Health Care They’re Cutting?
Their big beautiful bill is polling terribly, yet somehow Senate leaders may have just made it worse.
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June 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
GOP leadership strategy so far has leaned heavily on speed and obfuscation
Does make me wonder how much lawmakers understand what they’re voting on—or what it’d do to some of their own constituents
My latest for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/do-republi...
Does make me wonder how much lawmakers understand what they’re voting on—or what it’d do to some of their own constituents
My latest for @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/do-republi...
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@citizencohn.bsky.social: "For now, almost all elected Republicans seem content to keep going with their big beautiful bill. But they should be spooked—and maybe they will be, once they realize what’s truly in there." www.thebulwark.com/p/do-republi...
Do Republicans Realize Whose Health Care They’re Cutting?
Their big beautiful bill is polling terribly, yet somehow Senate leaders may have just made it worse.
www.thebulwark.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@citizencohn.bsky.social: "For now, almost all elected Republicans seem content to keep going with their big beautiful bill. But they should be spooked—and maybe they will be, once they realize what’s truly in there." www.thebulwark.com/p/do-republi...
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You might have heard Republicans say their bill wouldn’t touch Medicare
That was a lie
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That was a lie
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Yes, They’re Going After Medicare Too
A wonky change in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill would hammer some of the very people Republicans insist they are protecting.
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June 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
You might have heard Republicans say their bill wouldn’t touch Medicare
That was a lie
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That was a lie
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“I’ve never seen anything that simultaneously really goes after poor people and then really helps rich people."
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Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades
Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.
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June 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“I’ve never seen anything that simultaneously really goes after poor people and then really helps rich people."
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