I explain what Obamacare actually is, what the difference is between Obamacare and the Affordable Care Act or ACA (spoiler alert: they're actually the same thing!!), the healthcare law's current status, and what's at stake if it's repealed. Plus: info on the upcoming Women's Marches.
Related Links
Episode page: http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/2017/1/17/bonus-episode-what-even-is-obamacare-anyway
POLITICO Pulse has been a very helpful resource in tracking exactly what’s going on with the ACA on any given day and rounding up news related to health policy: http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/politico-pulse
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Perfectly Explains Why Protecting Women's Health Matters In 60 Seconds: https://health.good.is/articles/why-womens-healthcare-matters
Women's March on Washington: https://www.womensmarch.com/mission/
Sister Marches: https://www.womensmarch.com/sisters/
Disability Rights Are Conspicuously Absent From The Women’s March Platform by Emily Ladau: https://theestablishment.co/disability-rights-are-conspicuously-absent-from-the-womens-march-platform-1d61cee62593#.2d1jtcdl2
Suffering the Silence + #MarchingWithMe: http://ow.ly/6IGr307SQ72
