And he's supposed to be the smart one: Jeb Says Apple Watch Health Apps Are Better Than Obamacare

[cali]

Gov. Jeb Bush hates the affordable care act so much, he’d rather use the health apps on the apple Watch instead.

“I think we should repeal Obamacare,” Bush said to a clapping crowd at Arizona’s Four Peaks Brewery. Then he pointed to his apple Watch. “On this device in five years will be applications that will allow me to manage my healthcare in ways that, five years ago, were not even possible.”

Bush went on to describe how he believes that, in five years, his Apple Watch will be able to alert him when he’s eaten too many butterscotch sundaes, as a diabetes management tool.

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No word on whether Bush realizes that suggesting someone replace health insurance with an overpriced, overhyped fitness band is the dumbest fucking idea anyone’s ever had.

http://gizmodo.com/jeb-bush-says-apple-watch-health-apps-are-better-than-o-1704537324

[SheilaT]

1. Will the app be able to prescribe medication?

Will it be able to do surgery? Won't that be amazing!

[ProfessorGAC]

15. It's A Really Good Watch!

So, you never know! Kidding. Cali's title says he's supposed to be the smart one. There are no smart ones in that brood. Just dumb and dumber.

[Stallion]

2. Perhaps Apple Watch Should be Arrested for Practicing Medicine w/o a License

incredibly stupid

[valerief]

3. I have to decide between my former company's expensive post-COBRA medical plan or Obamacare.

I won't turn 65 for Medicare until some time after Obama leaves office.

Do I buy the expensive guaranteed insurance or risk Obamacare and 2017 Republican sabotage? I'm in Mass. but we now have a freakin' GOP governor.

What to do?

[pnwmom]

12. I believe you can start on COBRA and then switch anytime to Obamacare, assuming

we still have Obamacare. But once you give up COBRA benefits, you can't get them back.

Also, COBRA has a time-limit, too. I think it is 18 months.

You're probably pretty safe in MA since it was a Republican governor that signed "Romneycare," which became the model for Obamacare.

[valerief]

13. No, my COBRA is running out and I have to decide between the expensive, former-employer-provided

medical insurance and Obamacare.

As far as Obamacare goes, I feel safe while Obama is in office. However, now that we have a Republican governor who's "neutral" on Obamacare, he may do whatever his party votes to do--and abolish affordable healthcare in Mass.

[Nye Bevan]

18. If you are eligible for subsidies, and your doctors and preferred hospital are in-network

for the Obamacare plan, I would say take the Obamacare. Whatever the Republicans do, I don't think you would end up being worse off in the Obamacare plan compared to the other one. You also might want to look at non-Obamacare plans sold directly by the insurers off the exchange, especially if you are not subsidy-eligible. But make sure to check the networks.

[MrModerate]

4. I really didn't expect Bush to stupid himself out of the race . . .

Quite so quickly.

Now it's a race between Bush and Carson over who swallows his shoes first.

[MBS]

6. " " " " n/t

[valerief]

14. You got that wrong. He's "stupidding himself" into the race. Republicans who are stupid win.

Just look at our fuckin' Congress.

[MrModerate]

20. If so, then that works for me too.

Anything that maximizes the Republican candidate's negatives is just fine. I also like the fact that they're doing the work themselves, at no cost to the Democratic Party.

[valerief]

21. Unfortunately, the electorate seem to like "the stupid" way too much. Otherwise, we wouldn't have

such a sucky Congress.

[MBS]

5. wow. n/t

[Cali_Democrat]

7. LULZ

So this is their replacement for Obamacare.

Repeal and replace...with an overpriced fitness band.

[rurallib]

9. next he'll say "Wait'll you see this thing do heart surgery!"

Which one is the smart one in that family? The bar seems quite low.

[dflprincess]

8. "Smart"

is a very low bar in the Bush family.

[bullwinkle428]

10. Holy shit...I never thought I'd see the day where the Republican party

produces a candidate for anything that their voters may reject for his sheer stupidity.

[thesquanderer]

11. Chocolate is better than Obamacare.

Until you get sick, anyway.

[Initech]

16. Good thing he's not a doctor.

[City Lights]

17. He is a clown in search of the circus.

[truebluegreen]

19. re: "the smart one" Low standards in that family. nt