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The political healthcare week on Twitter

September 20, 2012 | Anthony Brino, Associate Editor

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For the week ending September 21, here is the political healthcare week that was on Twitter:

George Allen | Press ‏@AllenVA_Press
.@GeorgeAllenVA: "Health care decisions should be made by patients and doctors, not Washington." #FFXDebate

PolitixGal ‏@PolitixGal
Obamacare Tax Penalty to Hit Nearly 6 Million Uninsured. While Obama PALS are exempt!!! http://bit.ly/T8T7M3 #DumpObama#Romney2012

Dean Clancy ‏@DeanClancy
Health care premiums are now $5,000 a year higher than Mr. Obama promised.  http://bit.ly/OH38yn

TheAtlanticHealth ‏@TheAtlanticHLTH
How the GOP's competitive health care models fall short: http://bit.ly/Uto7Es

Shocking Facts ‏@Shocking__Facts
In Arizona, 2700 Wal-Mart workers are on Medicaid because it is impossible for them to afford healthcare.

Steve Forbes ‏@SteveForbesCEO
ObamaCare will kill a fabulously healthier future for us. See John Goodman for Forbes http://onforb.es/Rn7Kuf

Davey D ‏@mrdaveyd
Dear @MittRomney I just told my employer to get rid of myhealthcare benefits so I can be part of the 53%.. I'm rolling w/ u Mittens..

Vincent Baker ‏@lumpleygames
I work full time, own a small business, and pay income taxes, yet still believe that all of us are entitled to food, homes, & health care

 

[See also: States' Medicaid expansion fraught with political consequences]

 

.Maria Popova ‏@brainpicker

As the healthcare debate ranges on, this 1964 letter from Steinbeck to his doctor rings truer than ever http://j.mp/QXXLco

Michelle Ray ‏@GaltsGirl
You know what tapes I want? I want the tapes of the C-SPAN broadcasted healthcare debates. Anyone got those handy?

DRUDGE REPORT ‏@DRUDGE_REPORT
Scalia was 'furious' at Roberts vote on healthcare law...http://drudge.tw/OC8fzL

FreedomWorks ‏@FreedomWorks
RT @DeanClancy: Ten Things Everyone Should Read About Health Care http://bit.ly/U4Hsxe #fw

GigaOM ‏@gigaom New York startup wants to be your ‘AAA for healthcare’ http://t.co/8BL5sqee

anupsoans ‏@anupsoans
Socialism intrinsic to Cuban life is Behind Cuba’s Success in Biotech R&D. http://wp.me/p1KmFI-1my #pharma #health #medicine

IntegraFlex ‏@Integra_Flex
It's about time health insurance shopping used plain language so customers know what they're buying http://huff.to/UhSWO1#hr#healthcare RT

Enjay ‏@Naybeline

Reading all these articles on healthcare makes me realize the $700 billion dollars of waste are mostly fairly easy fixes.

Common American ‏@C_A_Journal
#doingjustfine Under Obama, healthcare costs have skyrocketed 18.9 percent http://ow.ly/dzkLi #tcot

Brandon Hicks ‏@beeSkitzo
Canadian healthcare is great until you need to use it...then the issues start to become apparent. Cc: @SooperJed

American Progress ‏@amprog
This year the U.S. will spend $8K per person on health care, more than twice the average in other developed nations.http://ampr.gs/OCiHqW

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