Pelosi: New ObamaCare repeal bill is a a very sad, deadly joke

[TomCADem]

Source: The Hill

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) teed off Wednesday on the House GOP’s latest effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare, saying the newly tweaked bill is no improvement on earlier versions that would erode insurance coverage and care for millions of Americans.

The additional $8 billion for high-risk pools, added Wednesday at the behest of Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), falls far short of funding needed to protect the millions of patients who would lose access to coverage because they have pre-existing conditions, Pelosi said.

“What you would need is probably about $200 billion over 10 years. What they’ve done is $8 billion over five years. If you divide that by the number of people who have a pre-existing medical condition, you get about [$200 or $300] a year,” Pelosi said during a press conference outside her office in the Capitol.

“It’s a joke. It’s a very sad, deadly joke.”


Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/331784-pelosi-new-obamacare-repeal-bill-is-a-a-very-sad-deadly-joke

[dchill]

1. I'm beginning to think they're just tired of being in the majority.

[still_one]

2. No, they are showing their true colors

[dchill]

3. All shades of grey.

But, you know, governing is hard.

[marybourg]

4. Who knew? nt

[marybourg]

5. $200 or $300 (a year)

Omitted because of brackets

[Gothmog]

6. This is a truly horrible bill

[bluestarone]

7. i think

They all sold there soul to the devil (TRUMP)

[Dan]

8. Well there is one thing that is dead-on-true

old people vote...