American Medical Association: Drop In Coverage Under GOP Bill 'Unacceptable'

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published MARCH 13, 2017, 5:36 PM EDT

The American Medical Association, the United States' largest advocacy group for doctors, said on Monday that an estimated drop in coverage for millions of people under House Republicans' Obamacare repeal bill is "unacceptable."

"If this bill were to become law, CBO projects 14 million Americans who have gained coverage in recent years could lose it in 2018. For the AMA, that outcome is unacceptable," the group said in a statement.

The AMA announced its opposition to House Republicans' American Health Care Act last week, citing "the expected decline in health insurance coverage and the potential harm it would cause to vulnerable patient populations."

"We cannot support the AHCA as drafted," the AMA wrote in a letter last Tuesday. "Critically, we urge you to do all that is possible to ensure that those who are currently covered do not become uninsured."

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[bucolic_frolic]

1. Where is anyone's concern for those who are not covered?

It's being spoken about as if those who are uninsured deserve to be punished

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. They dont believe in science, why would they care what a bunch of doctors think?

We need to prepare for the passage of the bill and motivating voters who will be at risk of death and homelessness to speak out, forcefully.

[delisen]

3. AMA reminds us why it is tough to end a federal program, AMA is a beneficiary, policyholders are

recipients. The AMA is a loser under the GOP plan.

[Posting Anonymously]

4. Hallmarks of a Fascist Regime

No regard whatsoever for the rights of the poor, elderly, infirm, no regard whatsoever.

This government is made up of the scum of the Earth and that's being hopelessly indulgent.

[Kimchijeon]

11. Yes, you are correct unfortunately for us all. :(

[kentuck]

5. If the AMA is against it....

The Republicans are screwed.

[LeftInTX]

8. They've been against it the whole time and Ryan knows it.

Ryan called the AMA, the AARP, the American Hospital Association, "special interest groups". He says, he will not cave to special interest groups.

[kentuck]

10. They're just rushing anything thru, to get it off the table.

They do not expect the Senate to pass such a turd of a bill.

[NickB79]

6. 14 million fewer insurance holders means far fewer patients to treat

And that means massive layoffs at hospitals and clinics across the country for nurses, doctors, lab techs, etc.

[karynnj]

7. It means that there are about 14 million able to pay for the services the hospitals will

have to provide when seriously ill people appear at the emergency room.

I think another group that will speak out is the hospitals.

[LeftInTX]

9. The AHA spoke out on Tuesday last week.

They are against it.
Ryan could care less.