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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 11:52 AM Jul 2017

Tom Price admits that the new Trumpcare is only repeal, no replace

Source: Think Progress

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised, over and over again, that he would replace Obamacare with “something terrific,” that would “take care of everybody” and be “a lot less expensive” for consumers and the government.

But despite claims by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that his latest version of Trumpcare would provide “stability” while “improving affordability,” Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price made a major admission about the bill Sunday: that the legislation to repeal and replace Obamacare would simply permit insurers return to the ways they used to operate.

On ABC’s This Week, the longtime Obamacare critic was pressed by Jon Karl about a provision in the bill pushed by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), which would allow insurance companies to offer sub-standard plans. Karl noted that not only do more than 10 medical groups and 32 cancer organizations oppose the Trumpcare bill, “a rare joint statement by the biggest insurance companies in the country called the Cruz amendment ‘unworkable in any form’ [as] ‘it would lead to, ‘widespread terminations of coverage.”

Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/tom-price-admits-trumpcare-returns-to-bad-old-days-24aaf7b13609

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Tom Price admits that the new Trumpcare is only repeal, no replace (Original Post) turbinetree Jul 2017 OP
If even the insurance companies hate it, The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #1
If they don't pass something SHRED Jul 2017 #2
They really wouldn't need them if they were willing to behave like honest, rational people with cstanleytech Jul 2017 #5
The base which will also suffer if passed. xor Jul 2017 #6
it is scary Skittles Jul 2017 #16
The 'base' would breathe a sigh of relief at this point. Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #11
I look at it from the year 2025 or 2026, when the 35% or 35% have been discarded turbinetree Jul 2017 #3
Their owners, the RW billionaires, want that big tax cut, but the Repubs tblue37 Jul 2017 #14
His admitting the "truth" kills this assine bill. Stuart G Jul 2017 #4
Maybe the ghost of his BumRushDaShow Jul 2017 #13
By this he admits that all the endless Trump blather about it being "terrific" and LuckyLib Jul 2017 #7
So who in the media will be the first old guy Jul 2017 #9
if not today, tomorrow heaven05 Jul 2017 #8
Cheaper? Yes! bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #10
Kick Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2017 #12
the Ted Crudz amendment sux mdbl Jul 2017 #15
Can't believe Price once took the Oath of Do no harm! riversedge Jul 2017 #17
Oh gosh what a SHOCK!!! NOT..... Bengus81 Jul 2017 #18

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,669 posts)
1. If even the insurance companies hate it,
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 11:54 AM
Jul 2017

how on earth can the GOP even argue for passing it? Insurance companies are big donors; why would they risk pissing them off?

cstanleytech

(26,281 posts)
5. They really wouldn't need them if they were willing to behave like honest, rational people with
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:08 PM
Jul 2017

atleast a shred of decency as we would help keep them in office ourselves unfortunately almost none of them have any of those qualities on their own let alone all 3 together.

xor

(1,204 posts)
6. The base which will also suffer if passed.
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:16 PM
Jul 2017

My parents are part of that base and it amazes me how they don't seem to care about this. Umm now they are are all for the repeal and don't replace/replace later idea. They feel this way despite being put in an awful situation about 12 years ago when there were layoffs and they lost their ability to have much needed health insurance. They also know their own children have had hard times getting decent insurance pre-ACA because either we were stuck in the contract trap or were offered poor insurance from employers. They respond with a "Get new jobs that offer better insurance!!!" Never mind the issues I had in the past because of some pre-existing conditions. My little brother will no longer be able to be covered by their insurance if thing go back, and the chances of him being able to get a job that offers insurance is pretty slim at this time.

So despite them personally knowing the hardships of the old way, they don't care because "OBAMA SOCIALIST COMMIE!!!!"

turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
3. I look at it from the year 2025 or 2026, when the 35% or 35% have been discarded
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:05 PM
Jul 2017

they the right wing fascist presently sitting in power, can say that they dismantled a government agency, with there federalist dogma.

They have been attacking this social program since 1964, as being a hand out, and use it to stay in power to divide human beings.

They have nothing, they have only presented laws to hurt human beings and everything else that is not tied down, that is there only agenda, to hurt everything they come in contact with



tblue37

(65,318 posts)
14. Their owners, the RW billionaires, want that big tax cut, but the Repubs
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 05:48 PM
Jul 2017

can't deliver it without destroying Obama care first. Their billionaire owners have more power over them than even the powerful insurance industry does.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
4. His admitting the "truth" kills this assine bill.
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:06 PM
Jul 2017

Well, someone told the "truth".. What happened? Why Now?
Something he has been eating? Did his wife tell him to do this? Oh my
say it ain't so......some puke told the truth.......................................

BumRushDaShow

(128,831 posts)
13. Maybe the ghost of his
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 05:35 PM
Jul 2017

"Physician - Do no harm" promise when he got his medical degree, made a brief appearance.

LuckyLib

(6,819 posts)
7. By this he admits that all the endless Trump blather about it being "terrific" and
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:18 PM
Jul 2017

"everybody will have it" is what we know to be true: lies, lies, and more lies. It's what they do.

old guy

(3,283 posts)
9. So who in the media will be the first
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 01:01 PM
Jul 2017

to look these people in the eye and call them liars? The whole of the tRump/repub plan is a house of cards built on lies. Some on cable are saying this but until the daily news that most people watch (not me) start to hammer this constantly we are trying to swim up a waterfall.

 

heaven05

(18,124 posts)
8. if not today, tomorrow
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 12:49 PM
Jul 2017

he will be stating his words were taken out of context. Bannon is probably reaming him out at this very moment.

bucolic_frolic

(43,126 posts)
10. Cheaper? Yes!
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 01:06 PM
Jul 2017

Terrific? For who?

Take care of everybody? Good as cement boots in Brooklyn

Delivering on everything as promised! Trumpers just didn't read between the lines
and ask the right questions. Like ... What does he mean by this or that?

mdbl

(4,973 posts)
15. the Ted Crudz amendment sux
Sun Jul 16, 2017, 08:14 PM
Jul 2017

it just allows insurance companies to under insure people and of course, it won't cost much less because it will present a big profit margin for the insurance salespeople.

Bengus81

(6,931 posts)
18. Oh gosh what a SHOCK!!! NOT.....
Mon Jul 17, 2017, 05:02 PM
Jul 2017

I've always said they would just DUMP the ACA in the nearest dumpster and then keep telling the IDIOTS who believe them that they are working hard on a replacement bill that will be a hundred times superior to the ACA.

Oh...it might take 4 or 5 years,so be sure and vote for Trump in 2020!!!!

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