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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Ryan will now profit off his failures to strip healthcare from millions of Americans
Paul Ryan will now profit off his failures to strip healthcare from millions of Americans
As Speaker of the House, Ryan tried to take away coverage from 23 million Americans.
Josh Israel
Aug 27, 2019, 11:13 am
As Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan (R-WI) was best known for his repeated attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare) and take away health insurance coverage from tens of millions of Americans. Now a private citizen, Ryan is about to profit from his own legislative failures.
According to his hometown paper, Ryan has joined the board of directors at SHINE Medical Technologies. The Janesville-based company makes molybdenum-99, a radioactive isotope used to illuminate bones and body tissue in medical tests the sorts of tests typically paid for by health insurance plans.
In a statement announcing the news, the companys CEO Greg Piefer said the former 10-term congressman and 2012 vice presidential nominee will provide critical guidance to SHINE as we expand into domestic and international markets that require deep mastery of global policy, economics and leadership.
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https://thinkprogress.org/after-trying-to-kill-health-insurance-for-millions-paul-ryan-now-profits-from-medical-tech-9dbac192d3d8/
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Paul Ryan will now profit off his failures to strip healthcare from millions of Americans (Original Post)
babylonsister
Aug 2019
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JDC
(10,127 posts)1. Gonna do some lobbying on their behalf no doubt.
saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)2. Republicans pretend to be blind and deaf.
They are profiting, what's not to like in a zero sum reality for the rest of US?
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)3. The name of corruption is Lyin' Russkie Ryan...
SWBTATTReg
(22,114 posts)4. I don't see how Ryan can provide any guidance to anyone in the health field...this company...
is a sham and he's being paid off for his blocking efforts during his terms. He is ill skilled at health care...