Republicans Have a Big Health Care Problem

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Republicans Have a Big Health Care Problem

December 18, 2018 at 9:56 am EST By Taegan Goddard 75 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2018/12/18/republicans-have-a-big-health-care-problem/

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Now that a Texas judge has ruled that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional — all because of its individual mandate — a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll suggests Republicans “may find themselves wishing for a different outcome.”

“There is little hope of a deal with Democrats on health reform in a divided Congress if the decision is upheld. Democrats will now use the 2020 campaign to paint Republicans as threatening a host of popular provisions in the ACA. And here’s the kicker: protections for pre-existing conditions, the provision that played such a big role in the midterms, is not even the most popular one.”

Here are some of the more popular provisions that would be eliminated — in order of their popularity:

Young adults can remain on their parents’ health insurance policies until age 26:

Subsidies for lower and moderate income people: 81% support this, including 63% of Republicans.

Closing the “donut hole” so there’s no gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage: 81% like this, as do 80% of Republicans.

Eliminating costs for many preventive services: 79% support this, as do 68% of Republicans.

Medicaid expansion: 77% like it, as do 55% of Republicans.

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Thanks to Obama the Democrats have a great issue to fight on and win from here on in. And it wiĺl help people. Forever. Now that is transformational.

[BigmanPigman]

1. The GOP has a lot of problems coming their way.

Their own possible/likely involvement in crimes related to Russia and money, covering up for the fake prez, and trying to bankrupt and kill people by destroying the ACA are all pretty serious issues and will only get worse. They are shooting their own party in the foot.

[KWR65]

2. The Racist Republican Party doesn't care if people lose their health care

They think everyone getting ACA assistance are poor and/or brown so it is no skin off their backs if people die due to lack of health insurance.