I discussed some of the awful arguments being used by Gov. Kasich and other Obamacare Medicaid expansion advocates in an interview this morning with Brian Thomas on 55KRC in Cincinnati. The full August 29, 2013 show is available at 55KRC.com, and you can listen to my segment using the player below.
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Teachers Union President Siphons $1 Million From Ohio Educators
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Outgoing Ohio Education Association (OEA) President Patricia Frost-Brooks was paid a total of $998,949 from 2008-2012, the first five years of her six-year tenure. Thanks to union contracts that existed long before many current teachers were hired, the vast majority of OEA’s revenue comes from more than… Continue reading Teachers Union President Siphons $1 Million From Ohio Educators
Ohio Teachers Forced to Pay Union Employees an Average of $100,000
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The average Ohio Education Association (OEA) employee was paid $43,838 more than Ohio’s average teacher in 2012, as OEA staff and officers raked in an average of $100,553 while the teachers forced to pay received an average of $56,715. Statewide average annual pay was $44,253 in 2012,… Continue reading Ohio Teachers Forced to Pay Union Employees an Average of $100,000
Ohio Budget Reactions: Newspapers Fixate on Abortion, Medicaid Expansion
Reactions to Ohio’s new budget from the state’s largest newspapers have been remarkably similar, with almost every reporter emphasizing Governor John Kasich’s veto of a measure blocking Medicaid expansion and his refusal to veto pro-life language. Kasich, a Republican, signed the budget for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 on June 30. Clocking in at more… Continue reading Ohio Budget Reactions: Newspapers Fixate on Abortion, Medicaid Expansion
Talking Medicaid Expansion with Brian Thomas on 55KRC
Yesterday I discussed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion with Brian Thomas at 55KRC in Cincinnati. Listen to our 7:30 AM June 25, 2013 conversation here: Stories cited in the segment: John Kasich’s Billion-Dollar Medicaid Expansion Bluff More Than a Quarter of Ohio Doctors Reject New Medicaid Patients Oregon Study: Another Medicaid Expansion Red… Continue reading Talking Medicaid Expansion with Brian Thomas on 55KRC
Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Public employee unions were the biggest spenders of all Ohio political action committees (PACs) during the first three and a half months of 2013, based on data released last week by the secretary of state. Sorting PAC reports by expenditures from January 1 through April 17, government unions held… Continue reading Government Unions Lead 2013 Political Spending
Ohio House Passes Budget Without Medicaid Expansion
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Ohio House of Representatives passed biennial budget House Bill 59 (HB 59) on April 18 without Governor John Kasich’s proposed Medicaid expansion, calling instead for a separate debate on the issue. There is no deadline for states to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable… Continue reading Ohio House Passes Budget Without Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion myths vs. math
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Ohio’s debate over the Obamacare Medicaid expansion has been distorted by a media eager to carry water for bigger government, unquestioningly repeating talking points that collapse under any amount of scrutiny. Please share this video to help Media Trackers counter the fact that Ohio’s major newspapers have endorsed… Continue reading Medicaid expansion myths vs. math
Ohio Socialized Medicine Lobby Rallies Like It’s 2009
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Hundreds of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion advocates rallied in front of the Ohio Statehouse on April 11, 2013, calling for the General Assembly to expand the entitlement program at an annual cost of billions in federal spending and hundreds of millions in state… Continue reading Ohio Socialized Medicine Lobby Rallies Like It’s 2009
John Kasich’s Billion-Dollar Medicaid Expansion Bluff
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Governor John Kasich has wagered he can pressure the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly into expanding Medicaid by telling legislators they cannot stop billions in federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) spending. With the complicity of Ohio’s media, he may be right. The governor, a Republican… Continue reading John Kasich’s Billion-Dollar Medicaid Expansion Bluff