CBS News: Trumpcare means no prescription drug, no hospitalization benefits

[left-of-center2012]

Did I hear that right? (I am 50% deaf)

I understood the CBS Morning News today to say that the final thing Trump and the GOP leadership gave up, to get votes, is for Trumpcare to NOT pay for your hospitalization bills, and to NOT pay for your prescription drugs.

Then they had some Trump budget spokesman say these are things states can pay for,
AND it will be an incentive for Americans to go back to work to get employer healthcare benefits.

I wonder how many Trump voters thought repealing Obamacare meant losing their hospital and prescription benefits?

[chelsea0011]

1. And they call this healthcare. What ass clowns

[MineralMan]

2. There's a whole long list of things that insurance companies

wouldn't be automatically required to include in their coverage. In fact, that list includes almost everything we think of as healthcare. If this passes, insurance companies would be allowed to exclude almost anything from a particular policy they offer.

It's a dream deal for the insurance companies, and almost guarantees that any insurance you buy will not cover all of the things your current policy covers.

Frankly, this is a horror story!

[crazylikafox]

3. Yes, among many other benefits like maternity care, emergency room visits, outpatient care.

In otherwords, we will all be free to buy cheaper "insurance" that covers nothing.

I wonder if the CBO included people covered with this "insurance" in the covered percentages.

[vlyons]

4. If this tax cut bill disguised as a healthcare bill passes,

let's hope that it signals the death of the republican party.

[itsrobert]

5. I could see people who need emergeny care

Show up at their Doctor's office expecting them to treat them at the office.

[kentuck]

6. There's no coverage with Trumpcare.

Nothing is covered.

It's worthless.

[left-of-center2012]

7. What about pre-existing conditions?

I'm 70 with diabetes.

[OldHippieChick]

10. Is this a trick question?

Because you can be assured they will not cover pre-existing conditions. I'm just checking my email for AARP to explode.

[left-of-center2012]

13. Maybe they'll provide camps ...

Camps for the sick, disabled, mentally ill, liberals, gays, on-Trump voters.
And fence us in, to protect us.

[flamingdem]

8. This can't pass the Senate

... right? gak.

[Orsino]

9. Speaks volumes that the only compromise attempt was with the Tea Freaks.

And we still see Republicans wishing out loud for Democratic support.

[Tom Rinaldo]

11. But it means that millions will be able to afford "coverage"

For only $75 a month you might be able to find a policy that pays for half the cost of a home visit by a nurse practitioner.

The Republican goal is to manipulate statistics. Average premium costs will go down under their bill because most people will be buying woefully inadequate coverage. And they won't have to face scorn for kicking 24 million people off of medical insurance because some of them will end up with new cheap plans that don't cover some elective procedures, such as hospitalization.

[stopbush]

15. People will do the math and realize that they're better off not having any health insurance.

Why pay even $75 a month if all you get in return is around $40 a month in coverage?

[greymattermom]

12. Inpatient care is already manipulated

Folks can stay overnight in the hospital and be counted as outpatients. I'm guessing that the Republicans don't know this.
https://www.medicare.gov/Pubs/pdf/11435.pdf

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. But it does come with a red "Make America Great Again" hat!

That's good, right?

[stopbush]

16. Re: the idea that this will inspire Americans to get back to work to secure

employer-provided healthcare.

Ludicrous. As if dismantling the ACA won't effect each and every person on an employer-provided plan. If you take away the essentials from the ACA, they don't need to be covered on your employer plan, either. Pre-existing condition? Not covered. Kids on your plan until they're 26? Not allowed.

And of course, the Rs believe that the only reason there's a healthcare crisis looming is because Americans are lazy freeloaders who don't want and don't seek out good-paying jobs with great benefits, as if there are millions of these jobs just waiting to be filled. Actually, the Rs believe that their economic policies are going to be so good that the above situation is going to happen.

[maryellen99]

19. I fully expect my husband to be dropped from his employer based insurance due to having FSGS nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

17. One big cafeteria for health coverage. Better pick the right entree.

If you're REALLY, REALLY GOOD at guessing what malady or misfortune you might run up against, you can probably get coverage REAL cheap. Unfortunately, the base coverage may only allow a bottle of aspirin and a box of band-aids twice a year, so if you think you can diagnose melanoma by yourself and treat it with band-aids, I guess you're golden.

(1) Collect premiums.
(2) Deny coverage.
(3) PROFIT!

The whole thing is a joke. Why isn't anyone laughing?

[nolabear]

18. And no emergency coverage. Drive 'em to the hospital yourself.

If they die on the way, hey, less money spent!