The Medicaid 1115 waiver program allows states to apply for and receive permission from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to waive certain federal guidelines for Medicaid. Almost every state has a 1115 waiver for something. They are most commonly known as the alternative pathway for Medicaid Expansion for Red states. CMS just …
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The Common Inheritance, The Common Defense
A bit of self promotion here, but I’ve got a piece in today’s Boston Globe that might be of interest to some here. It’s a look at what the idea of the commons — not just the abstract, model commons of Garrett Hardin’s famous essay, but the historical commons as actually lived and used — can …
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Late Night Horrorshow Open Thread: Look, See CPAC 2017 — See CPAC Run!
Pence: "Because of President Trump, life is winning again." — McKay Coppins (@mckaycoppins) February 24, 2017 Yes, the American Conservative Union’s combination trade show and meat market is cheesy and ludicrous when it’s not revolting, but on the other hand, the President-Asterisk and the people actually running his administration are in attendance… Please tell me …
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Picking At It Open Thread: Milo Hanrahan?!?… (Part 2.5)
The last thing you'll ever need to read about Milo, who rose and fell on the notion of pointless cruelty for sale. https://t.co/Y2kqtCZX8Q — Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) February 22, 2017 One last burst of antiseptic splashed at the political acne that is Milotm, before we turn to the MRSA of CPAC. Dorian Lynskey reports “how …
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Under Cover of Darkness Open Thread: CPAC, Milo, and the Limits of Cleek’s Law (Part the Second)
*very liberal wonk voice* "i miss the days when cpac was about big ideas." pic.twitter.com/Ne2lFGfBd2 — mike casca (@cascamike) February 21, 2017 Cleek’s Law: Today’s conservatism is the opposite of what liberals want today, updated daily. Roy Edroso, at Alicublog: I see Milo Yiannopoulos’ friends have turned on him. Just kidding — they were never …
Under Cover of Darkness Open Thread: CPAC, ‘Preferrably Consensual’, Part the First
It's the Oscar and Felix of fascism! pic.twitter.com/CjWckTgMRa — Schooley (@Rschooley) February 20, 2017 Back in 2014, DougJ quoted TPM’s Josh Marshall: … In recent years, especially since Obama became President, CPAC’s wild press popularity and attention has been driven by what we might call a tacit conspiracy of derp between the event organizers and …
Late Night California Nightmarin’ Open Thread: Guvernator Thiel
Peter Thiel weighing bid for CA gov: https://t.co/gXWB9rrg3W At last the state's oppressed tech douche minority will get their voices heard. — Paul Waldman (@paulwaldman1) January 15, 2017 From the Politico article: … Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook, has been discussing a prospective bid with a small circle of …
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