CBO report on Trumpcare: $119 Billion saved over 10 years, 23 million fewer people insured.

[geek tragedy]

14 million fewer insured in 2018

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52752

[crazylikafox]

1. but does that include the number of underinsured now that the bill allows junk insurance to be sold?

[geek tragedy]

3. yes, people buying junk insurance don't count as being insured nt

[C_U_L8R]

2. That's pretty shocking

Almost a tenth of the country becoming uninsured, right?

[geek tragedy]

7. it will almost double the number of uninsured nt

[WinkyDink]

4. NOT SAVED. Held in escrow until the TAX "REFORM" BILL.

[dalton99a]

6. Bingo.

[geek tragedy]

8. neither will happen, but theoretically you're correct nt

[WinkyDink]

23. I'm good with that!

[uponit7771]

11. +1

[underpants]

5. Crap. The Repubs will only need 50 votes in the Senate.

[Else You Are Mad]

9. Well, the ACA was good while it lasted.

Maybe in another 50 years we can get medicare for all.

[geek tragedy]

10. the house bill will not become law nt

[Else You Are Mad]

15. I don't know.

You are putting too much faith in the hands of Republican senators. If anything, they will make cosmetic changes and that will win over a few Dems in purple/red states.

I hope I am wrong, but I doubt it.

[geek tragedy]

17. tough road in the Senate, just ask El Tortuga

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/24/us-senates-mcconnell-sees-tough-path-for-passing-healthcare-bill.html

[emulatorloo]

13. Yes, He's destroying all the progress we've made.

[Achilleaze]

12. republican Comrade Casino* guaranteed that everyone would be covered.

During the campaign. But now? He's a republican. 'nuf said.

[DK504]

14. "saved "?????

Howsa about these fuckers charge 1% more to the 1%ers.

[panader0]

16. Pre-existing conditions in the AHCA: (from businessinsider)

These preexisting conditions include:

AIDS/HIV, lupus, alcohol abuse/drug abuse with recent treatment, severe mental disorders such as bipolar disorder or an eating disorder, Alzheimer's/dementia, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and other inflammatory joint disease, muscular dystrophy, cancer, severe obesity, cerebral palsy, organ transplant, congestive heart failure, paraplegia, coronary artery/heart disease, bypass surgery, paralysis, Crohn's disease/ulcerative colitis, Parkinson's disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/emphysema, pending surgery or hospitalization, diabetes mellitus, pneumocystis pneumonia, epilepsy, pregnancy or expectant parent, hemophilia, sleep apnea, hepatitis C, stroke, kidney disease, renal failure, transsexualism.

Other conditions that could make it harder to purchase a health insurance plan, according to KFF:

Acne, allergies, anxiety, asthma, basal cell skin cancer (a type of skin cancer that doesn't tend to spread), depression, ear infections, fractures, high cholesterol, hypertension, incontinence, joint injuries, kidney stones, menstrual irregularities, migraine headaches, being overweight, restless leg syndrome, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, varicose veins, and vertigo.

[Else You Are Mad]

19. That covers...

Every single American. I guess that is the point.

[dalton99a]

18. Don't get sick, don't get injured. Only the rich will be allowed to live

[mulsh]

20. Big savins and a million more insured. See how I can make lemonade out of

that shit sandwich?

Time to flood the Senate with even more emails and phone calls.

202 224 3121 gets you to the House and Senate switchboards who'll get you to your representatives.

[napi21]

21. There is still a HUGE problem with BOTH current & proposd plans. People who work for a co.

that does NOT provide health care will still be priced out of the market. My son worked as a manager of aircraft maintenance, but not as a direct employee of the co., but a ::contractor". Unfortunately, That's the way lots of employers are doing it these days. He WAS making a decent salary ($23/hr.) but the best he could find through Obama care was $2,200/month! He could only afford to pay for that if he scrimped on EVERYTHING ELSE! That situation has not improved under the new plan at all! I know that was one of the reasons he voted for The Con.

THAT's INSANE! I say they go after the insurance co's. NOBODY is telling those guys "YOUR PRODUCT IS MORE THAN THE MAARKET WILL BEAR! GO BACK TO YOUR DRAWING BOARD AND TRY AGAIN!"

[Johonny]

22. I think the money they pull out of the medical sector will drive a recession

The amount of medical infrastructure the ACA drove is being vastly underestimated by the GOP.