What you may have missed on PDR last week
Following is our end-of-the-week summary of all the topics covered on our Politics Done Right on KPFT 90.1 FM program, which is also streamed on Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitter, and Twitch.
Monday March 11th, 2024
Memorial Hermann Hospital System in Houston terminates agreement with Humana’s Medicare Advantage networks: Medicare Advantage plans are offered primarily to Americans aged 65 and older. Patients impacted by the fallout between Memorial Hermann and Humana will be forced to pay out-of-network costs or find new doctors to continue paying in-network prices for medical services. [More]
Obama CMS Chief: Medicare Advantage Plans Game the System: Don Berwick says MA growth “should be slowed or stopped” [More]
George Stephanopoulos destroys Trump, endorsing SC Rep. Nancy Mace with her own words in epic form: Stephanopoulos did not let up on Republican SC Rep. Nancy Mace as she attempted to claim he was shaming her as a rape victim for endorsing a rapist, Donald Trump, for president. [More]
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Tuesday March 12th, 2024
Biden Launches Attack Ad as Trump Tries to Walk Back Call for Social Security Cuts: The 20-second spot highlights the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s remark that “there’s a lot you can do… in terms of cutting” Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. [More]
Rep Jamie Raskin- ‘Drive-By diagnoses’ by the ‘skilled ninja hecklers of the Freedom Caucus’ failed: Jamie Raskin explained the real reason for the hearing featuring Special Counsel Robert Hur. It was a drive-by diagnosis by the most skilled hecklers of the Freedom Caucus. And they failed as it was Trump who was ridiculed. [More]
Wednesday March 13th, 2024
Elizabeth Townsend, a political consultant, details her ordeal with Texas’ failed healthcare system: Elizabeth Townsend is a Lupus sufferer and was unable to get Medicaid in Texas; she fought our evil system and won. [More]
A Tea Party Republican quits Congress because MAGA is too extreme. The Right has gone crazy!: Ken Buck (R-CO), a former TEA Party candidate, can no longer coexist with MAGA, so he quit. Listen to his reasons. [More]
‘Blatant Censorship’: Critics Blast US House Vote for TikTok Ban: “Don’t ban TikTok,” said Fight for the Future. “Pass a goddamn privacy law.” [More]
Thursday March 14th, 2024
Steve Ratter debunks Trump’s lies on energy, deficits, and crime with the actual data. Biden wins: Mika Brzezinski played segments of Donald Trump’s speech with lies on the deficit, energy, and crime. Steve Rattner debunked them all with the charts. [More]
Fox News continues to lie and scare Americans about migrant crime. FACT- The Crime Rate is down!: Stephanie Ruhle called out Fox News and Republicans for promoting a lie. There is no migrant crime wave or increase in overall crime. They intend to scare their audience. [More]
Sen. Chuck Schumer gets a spine and calls for Israeli elections to depose the killer PM, Netanyahu: Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) went on to the Senate floor to call out Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. He ultimately wants his ouster. [More]
Friday March 15th, 2024
Patients, Advocates Push Biden to ‘Reclaim Medicare’ From Privatized Medicare Advantage: “If Medicare Advantage has it their way, they’re going to deny me care and delay me care until I’m dead,” said one patient. [More]
Joy-Ann Reid did the best job of covering the real TikTok narrative, the hidden billionaires: Joy-Ann Reid and Robert Reich provided the best coverage of the insane TikTok fiasco. Unlike the shallow coverage elsewhere, they hit the real issues. [More]
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