GOP and McCain are after ACA again. Time to LIGHT UP the damn phones once more!

[CousinIT]

Link to tweet

1: Ok, time for some truth about "Graham-Cassidy"—the ACA repeal that MCCAIN just backed in a historic flip flop.

2: Graham-Cassidy ELIMINATES ALL ACA funding for the Medicaid expansion and market subsidies—replacing it with block grants to states.

3: The block grants start off at a level that is 16% lower than ACA funding in 2020. https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/cassidy-graham-would-deeply-cut-and-drastically-redistribute-health-coverage-funding

4: They then grow at a rate that is slower than not only the growth in health costs, but also consumer inflation.

5: As a result, by 2026, the block grants would be 34% lower than ACA funding. THEN THEY ZERO OUT IN 2027.

6: The formula for the block grants is complex and would radically redistribute funding across states—creating massive upheaval.

7: States that expanded Medicaid would be severely penalized. CA and NY would get slammed. More on this later when we target House members.

8: IMPORTANT: Block grants do not adjust for increased enrollment due to recessions, hurricanes, Zika outbreaks, or new expensive drugs.

9: On top of the block grants, Graham-Cassidy includes Trumpcare's most severe per capita cap on the entire Medicaid program.

10: CBO estimates that this per capita cap cuts Medicaid by $180 billion over 10 years. It applies to seniors and people with disabilities.

11: In total—block grants plus per capita cap—Graham-Cassidy slashes funding by a whopping **51%** in 2026. And much more in 2027!

12: As a result of these massive cuts, the CBO score is not hard to predict: many millions would lose coverage.

13: There's more. Graham-Cassidy includes Trumpcare's waivers of essential health benefits—a key protection for pre-existing conditions.

14: CBO assessed that ~14 million would be affected, increasing out-of-pocket costs by thousands of dollars.

15: Graham-Cassidy DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO STABILIZE MARKETS. Rather, it creates massive uncertainty. Insurers would pull out in droves.

16: The two paths are clear: 1) the most severe ACA repeal plan yet or 2) a bipartisan stabilization bill. It's a 24-day fight.


"unrolled" thread: https://tttthreads.com/t/905499626194817024

[WinkyDink]

1. McCain was never against repeal per se; he was against the procedure taken.

[eleny]

2. I hope that he's planning on being Lucy with the football again

That would be priceless. But of course, I doubt it. Maybe that's what he's been towards us right now.

[flamingdem]

3. So they don't think their constituents will rebel

.. again?

[NCjack]

4. The House will fight itself silly over this, and finally fail to pass it. nt