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Percy
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Message 170 of 187 (803157)
03-24-2017 6:15 PM
Reply to: Message 166 by NoNukes
03-24-2017 4:24 PM


Re: Republican Repeal and Replace bill pulled.
NoNukes writes:
Of course these folks are going to eventually get it together and dismantle the Affordable Care Act, but...
Agreed.
Maybe someday there will be a Republican plan, but that plan certainly won't meet Trump's promise of giving better coverage to more people for less money.
I wonder if Trump supporters understood they were being lied to when Trump claimed they were replacing Obamacare with something better. Or maybe he meant it would be better for the rich.
As a compromise Obamacare is very likely not the best that could be done, but if the goal is to provide widely available and affordable health insurance then Trumpcare is several steps in the wrong direction from Obamacare. When most Republicans talk about improving Obamacare they don't mean improving it in terms of healthcare but in terms of limited government.
--Percy

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Percy
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Message 179 of 187 (820331)
09-19-2017 9:33 AM


The Republicans Try, Try Again
Just to get this on the record, the Republicans are again trying to push a repeal of Obamacare through the Senate: New Republican Healthcare Bill
This bill would have these effects:
  • Cause around 30 million people to lose insurance.
  • Let states decide whether to cover pre-existing conditions.
  • Put a cap on Medicaid funding that would cut benefits for seniors and the disabled.
  • Replace insurance and Medicaid subsidies with block grants to states with no mandate for how the funds be spent.
  • Eliminate federal subsidies and the no-insurance penalty, destabilizing funding for Obamacare.
Modern non-third world nations take care of their people. It's like the Republicans come from the 16th century.
--Percy

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