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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepeal and REDUCE ....
Let's call it what it IS.
The plan endorsed by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), by contrast, offers less financial assistance to low-income people, likely resulting in millions of Americans losing the health coverage they have today, and provides tax credits to people with higher incomes. The bill scraps key consumer protections.
And, crucially, the legislation is a vehicle for massive tax cuts for rich people and corporations, paid for by slashing assistance to poor and middle-class people.
In sum, the GOP health care legislation falls far short of President Donald Trumps promises of insurance for everybody. Just what the effects of this bill would be on the federal budget and the number of Americans with health coverage isnt yet known, because House Republican leaders are poised to move the measure forward before the scorekeepers at the Congressional Budget Office have made an assessment. And the bill doesnt say how it would pay for its spending after scrapping the taxes that financed the Affordable Care Act.
And, crucially, the legislation is a vehicle for massive tax cuts for rich people and corporations, paid for by slashing assistance to poor and middle-class people.
In sum, the GOP health care legislation falls far short of President Donald Trumps promises of insurance for everybody. Just what the effects of this bill would be on the federal budget and the number of Americans with health coverage isnt yet known, because House Republican leaders are poised to move the measure forward before the scorekeepers at the Congressional Budget Office have made an assessment. And the bill doesnt say how it would pay for its spending after scrapping the taxes that financed the Affordable Care Act.
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Repeal and REDUCE .... (Original Post)
PsychoBabble
Mar 2017
OP
Does it allow for pre existing condition clauses to be used against us again?
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2017
#1
Does NOT Cap Premiums If You Have Pre Existing Conditions The Way It Looks.
TheMastersNemesis
Mar 2017
#2
Eliot Rosewater
(31,106 posts)1. Does it allow for pre existing condition clauses to be used against us again?
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)2. Does NOT Cap Premiums If You Have Pre Existing Conditions The Way It Looks.
You cannot be denied. But it says nothing about raising the premium if you have been sick. Sounds like car insurance if you have too many claims they can raise your rates.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,106 posts)3. The goal is two fold, harm Obama's legacy and
kill as many of his voters as possible.
TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)4. You Got That Right.
uponit7771
(90,304 posts)6. Year.... Nothing to cap premiums at market rate
uponit7771
(90,304 posts)5. Yes... Summarily... You're garunteed coverage if you can pay