Paying More for Less: Affordable Care Act Repeal

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Together with Medicare and Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) builds health security for people of all ages. To repeal the ACA and delay a meaningful replacement would force families across the country to pay more for less. Our latest issue brief, “Paying More for Less: Affordable Care Act Repeal,” highlights the harmful consequences of repealing the ACA without an immediate replacement for people with Medicare and for many who are just shy of Medicare eligibility.

Almost 30 million Americans could lose health coverage if the ACA is repealed and a replacement is delayed—this includes nearly 20% of older adults ages 55-64. Medicare eligibility begins at age 65 for most, and people ages 55-64 often find it hard to stay in the full-time job market or to find new employment after a job loss, making access to coverage like the ACA critically important.

Additionally, most proposals to replace ACA coverage would shift drastically higher costs to people in their 50’s and 60’s, such as by allowing insurers to charge them higher premiums. Some of the proposals have no restrictions on how high premiums for older adults can go.

http://blog.medicarerights.org/paying-less-affordable-care-act-repeal/?utm_source=MedicareWatch&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Newsletters

[flamingdem]

1. Grateful someone is talking about this!!!

>>people ages 55-64 often find it hard to stay in the full-time job market or to find new employment after a job loss, making access to coverage like the ACA critically important.

[Wounded Bear]

2. Ins Companies want to keep the individual mandate...

and drop the requirement that they include pre-existing conditions in their actuarials. They love that they get all those customers, they hate that they actually have to provide insurance and pay for medical services.