Bill Cassidy

via Wikipedia:

A haruspex was a person trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy in the religion of ancient Rome, the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry.

I realize I'm a little late to the party on this, but nine days ago, Donald Trump posted one of his online rants in response to the then-ongoing government shutdown standoff in the U.S. Senate, which was primarily focused on the imminent expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits:

Here's the latest enrollment data from the Louisiana Department of Health.

I've embedded screen shots below, but there's various interactive stuff you can do at the site itself; LA did a very nice job, I'd love it if every state put up a similar "dashboard" style website.

In short:

  • 434,594 Louisianans enrolled in Medicaid via ACA expansion
  • 126,229 have received preventative care
  • 22,058 women have received breast cancer screenings
    • 225 women have been diagnosed with breast cancer as a result of ACA Medicaid expansion
  • 13,994 adults have received a colon cancer screening
    • 4,337 have averted colon cancer by having polyps removed
    • 199 have been diagnosed with colon cancer thanks to ACA Medicaid expansion
  • 3,774 have been diagnosed with diabetes
  • 9,575 have been diagnosed with hypertension
  • 32,912 are receiving outpatient mental health services
  • 6,025 are receiving inpatient mental health services
  • 5,559 are receiving outpatient substance abuse services
  • 6,026 are receiving residential substance abuse services

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