While they will claim they are not doing so, the evidence is pretty overwhelming of the GOP attempt to kill Obamacare.
They've inflicted a number of cuts over the years to weaken the rules insurance companies must abide by. The president is still reeling from Sen John McCain ending his bid to end the program in his first administration.
Now they are limiting and in some cases, totally eliminating government subsidies to purchases health care insurance. Which is leading to fewer people being able to afford coverage, so the risk pool is smaller. That is leading to higher deductibles. The GOP is effectively setting off a death spiral for the ACA, which while never perfect, worked pretty good.
I understand there might be a better, or certainly different way to handle health care insurance in the US. As a matter of fact, President Trump said multiple times throughout his first term, the GOP had a plan and it would be made public in two weeks. That never happened.
Now in the role of liar in chief, we have Speaker Johnson saying the GOP has a lot of plans. But fellow House member MTG put that lie to rest saying there are no plans as of yet.
Look, the GOP controls Congress. They can write a plan, make it public, as the Obama Admin did, negotiate with the opposing party to improve it, as the Obama Admin did and hold public forums, again, as the Obama Admin did. All in 2009.
They can do all this before the mid terms. And make the mid terms a referendum on public health care insurance here in the US. Then whatever party wins, we enact their plan and work, together, to make it even better.
But you see, the GOP will never do that.
Because they do not believe, except in certain circumstances, that Americans have a right to quality affordable health care. We've already seen GOP leaders talking about bringing back "high risk pools", a code name for unaffordable, ineffective insurance where pregnancy was not covered because being female was seen as a preexisting condition.
Ask yourselves this... why won't the GOP show us the plan their leaders say they have, before effectively gutting Obamacare? It's either...
A. Because it does not exist and they are lying. B. It's so bad no one will like it. C. Preexisting conditions will once again not be covered. D.They don't believe government should be involved in health care. E. All of the above.
Back in 2009, one of the big objections to Obamacare was that the federal government was even involved in working towards a solution. The feds cannot, they said "at the time", be involved in an industry that controls one sixth of the US economy.
Is is wrong they said for government to be in the business of private industry, directing for profit entities how to spend their money.
Seems so quaint these days doesn't it? I mean now that the US Government, under President Trump and with the approval of the GOP, is doing just that across a number of industries.
Was the GOP lying back then, or just playing politics with the American people?
Because the answer will inform us as to what the GOP healthcare plan, if indeed it even exists, will look like.
Breaking news... today a federal judge ordered the Trump Admin to use contingency money already set aside for a fiscal emergency, to make sure the over 40 million people who get monthly SNAP food aid, primarily children, get that aid.
No word on whether the Trump Admin will go to the SCOTUS to argue for the right to withhold aid to poor and hungry children.
Health Care increases on the way, per Axios, but generally public info...
-Virginia's marketplace started sending renewal notices to residents outlining premium increases between 4% and 40%. -Colorado announced this week that the cost of 2026 coverage sold on the state's marketplace will double compared with this year. -Pennsylvania said premiums will increase an average of 21.5% next year.
KFF says the average rise in cost will be 114% if the subsidies are allowed to expire. Minnesota is looking at a $2000.00 annual increase.
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While they will claim they are not doing so, the evidence is pretty overwhelming of the GOP attempt to kill Obamacare.
They've inflicted a number of cuts over the years to weaken the rules insurance companies must abide by. The president is still reeling from Sen John McCain ending his bid to end the program in his first administration.
Now they are limiting and in some cases, totally eliminating government subsidies to purchases health care insurance. Which is leading to fewer people being able to afford coverage, so the risk pool is smaller. That is leading to higher deductibles. The GOP is effectively setting off a death spiral for the ACA, which while never perfect, worked pretty good.
I understand there might be a better, or certainly different way to handle health care insurance in the US. As a matter of fact, President Trump said multiple times throughout his first term, the GOP had a plan and it would be made public in two weeks. That never happened.
Now in the role of liar in chief, we have Speaker Johnson saying the GOP has a lot of plans. But fellow House member MTG put that lie to rest saying there are no plans as of yet.
Look, the GOP controls Congress. They can write a plan, make it public, as the Obama Admin did, negotiate with the opposing party to improve it, as the Obama Admin did and hold public forums, again, as the Obama Admin did. All in 2009.
They can do all this before the mid terms. And make the mid terms a referendum on public health care insurance here in the US. Then whatever party wins, we enact their plan and work, together, to make it even better.
But you see, the GOP will never do that.
Because they do not believe, except in certain circumstances, that Americans have a right to quality affordable health care. We've already seen GOP leaders talking about bringing back "high risk pools", a code name for unaffordable, ineffective insurance where pregnancy was not covered because being female was seen as a preexisting condition.
Ask yourselves this... why won't the GOP show us the plan their leaders say they have, before effectively gutting Obamacare? It's either...
A. Because it does not exist and they are lying.
B. It's so bad no one will like it.
C. Preexisting conditions will once again not be covered.
D.They don't believe government should be involved in health care.
E. All of the above.
Maybe our conservatives can tell us.
Continuing on health care.
Back in 2009, one of the big objections to Obamacare was that the federal government was even involved in working towards a solution. The feds cannot, they said "at the time", be involved in an industry that controls one sixth of the US economy.
Is is wrong they said for government to be in the business of private industry, directing for profit entities how to spend their money.
Seems so quaint these days doesn't it? I mean now that the US Government, under President Trump and with the approval of the GOP, is doing just that across a number of industries.
Was the GOP lying back then, or just playing politics with the American people?
Because the answer will inform us as to what the GOP healthcare plan, if indeed it even exists, will look like.
Breaking news... today a federal judge ordered the Trump Admin to use contingency money already set aside for a fiscal emergency, to make sure the over 40 million people who get monthly SNAP food aid, primarily children, get that aid.
No word on whether the Trump Admin will go to the SCOTUS to argue for the right to withhold aid to poor and hungry children.
Health Care increases on the way, per Axios, but generally public info...
-Virginia's marketplace started sending renewal notices to residents outlining premium increases between 4% and 40%.
-Colorado announced this week that the cost of 2026 coverage sold on the state's marketplace will double compared with this year.
-Pennsylvania said premiums will increase an average of 21.5% next year.
KFF says the average rise in cost will be 114% if the subsidies are allowed to expire. Minnesota is looking at a $2000.00 annual increase.
The GOP... helping working class America.
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