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Some Senate Democrats not satisfied with the Presidents one year fix (Original Post) bigdarryl Nov 2013 OP
Kiss ACA goodbye if this kind of legislation passes badtoworse Nov 2013 #1
Why is the title different from the article? Mass Nov 2013 #2
Alas, some people will only read the headline and that Skidmore Nov 2013 #3
Blue dogs, in red states, acting "independently" ... SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you! JoePhilly Nov 2013 #4
 

badtoworse

(5,957 posts)
1. Kiss ACA goodbye if this kind of legislation passes
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 09:49 AM
Nov 2013

If the low risk people can stay in their low cost, limited coverage plans, they will likely do so. That will leave only high risk people in the exchanges and premiums will skyrocket. At that point, there will be even more screaming when they lose their current plans.

Mass

(27,315 posts)
2. Why is the title different from the article?
Fri Nov 15, 2013, 10:05 AM
Nov 2013

Everybody said it was a good first step. Nothing will pass Congress anyway. Upton bill will not make it to the Senate floor (I even wonder if it will get Tea Party votes. The Tea Party online is protesting that they want to cancel the bill altogether).

Any bill that is a real fix will not make it on the House floor.

So, we have to stop whining about people who are just posturing.

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