Trump's first Obamacare action is going to piss off his biggest supporters, older people

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Popular vote loser Donald Trump now says that he doesn't foresee getting rid of Obamacare and putting something else in its place until late this year, maybe next. That's not, however, stopping his minions from undermining the law while they can, reports Jonathon Cohn at Huffington Post.

HHS has already submitted a proposal of new rules to OMB. And while officials have not said publicly what's in that proposal, industry consultants and lobbyists told The Huffington Post that HHS has been considering the following three changes, among others:

1. Insurers would have more leeway to vary prices by age, so that premiums for the oldest customers could be 3.49 times as large as those for younger customers. Today, premiums for the old can be only three times as high as premiums for the young, which is what the Affordable Care Act stipulates. According to sources privy to HHS discussions with insurers, officials would argue that since 3.49 “rounds down” to three, the change would still comply with the statute. 

2. People who want to apply for coverage mid-year, outside of open enrollment, would have to provide documentation of a qualifying life change ― such as a divorce or lost job ― before coverage begins. Presently, insurance kicks in for such people right away, as soon as they apply for it, subject to verification afterward.

3. Insurers could cut off coverage for people who are more than 30 days late on premiums. Presently, lower- and middle-income consumers who qualify for the law’s tax credits get a 90-day grace period.

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It looks I could be one of the people affected by this. I'm 59 years old, too young for Medicare. My healthcare premiums actually went down this year.

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1. And the GOP will blame "Obamacare" for all that happens even if it is a result of GOP actions.

Standard practice for the GOP.

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2. Medicare now only kicks in at 65, republicans would

Like to raise that age and I doubt Trump will oppose such a change.