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| | Subject: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:26 am | |
| - House Republicans wrote:
By now, you’ve probably heard about the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) estimate of the American Health Care Act.
Bottom Line: The CBO confirms that the AHCA will lower premiums and increase access to quality, affordable care.
Here’s what you need to know:
1. The CBO’s estimate shows that the legislation advances the core goals of our plan to repeal and replace Obamacare:
Lowers premiums by 10 percent.
Reduces the federal deficit by $337 billion.
Makes major entitlement reform, capping Medicaid spending for the first time, saving taxpayers $880 billion.
Lowers taxes by $883 billion, providing massive tax relief for middle-income Americans and small business owners.
Increases choices for consumers, creating a vibrant market where people will have more freedom and flexibility to get the plan they want.
2. This report does not take into account additional steps Congress and the Trump administration are taking that will further lower costs and increase choices for families.
As an example, HHS Secretary Tom Price wrote a letter to governors yesterday offering additional flexibility to improve market stabilization and affordable choices.
3. We are committed to making sure that every American has access to quality, affordable coverage.
This report finds that most of the drop in coverage is attributed to repeal of the individual mandate, because people are no longer forced to purchase government-mandated coverage.
Under our plan, there will be a stable transition so that no one has the rug pulled out from under them.
People who do not receive coverage through work or a government program will be provided with a tax credit to help purchase the plan of their choice.
4. Obamacare has proven that government-mandated coverage does not equal access to care, and now the law is collapsing.
Our plan repeals Obamacare’s flawed subsidies, which left millions of low- and middle-income Americans behind.
Instead of being forced to buy expensive, one-size-fits-all coverage, people will be able to buy a plan they want and can afford. More choices mean lower premiums, as this report shows.
And the American Health Care Act is just the beginning. We are taking more steps to eliminate the red tape that drives up costs and stifles innovation, competition, and choice. And we are moving forward with legislation that will further revitalize the individual market, including allowing the creation of association health plans and buying and selling insurance across state lines.
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| | Subject: Re: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:33 am | |
| - CBO wrote:
- CBO and JCT estimate that, in 2018, 14 million more people would be uninsured under the legislation than under current law. Most of that increase would stem from repealing the penalties associated with the individual mandate. Some of those people would choose not to have insurance because they chose to be covered by insurance under current law only to avoid paying the penalties, and some people would forgo insurance in response to higher premiums.
Later, following additional changes to subsidies for insurance purchased in the nongroup market and to the Medicaid program, the increase in the number of uninsured people relative to the number under current law would rise to 21 million in 2020 and then to 24 million in 2026. The reductions in insurance coverage between 2018 and 2026 would stem in large part from changes in Medicaid enrollment—because some states would discontinue their expansion of eligibility, some states that would have expanded eligibility in the future would choose not to do so, and per-enrollee spending in the program would be capped. In 2026, an estimated 52 million people would be uninsured, compared with 28 million who would lack insurance that year under current law. |
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| | Subject: Re: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:36 am | |
| - CBO wrote:
- The market for insurance purchased individually (that is, nongroup coverage) would be unstable, for example, if the people who wanted to buy coverage at any offered price would have average health care expenditures so high that offering the insurance would be unprofitable. In CBO and JCT’s assessment, however, the nongroup market would probably be stable in most areas under either current law or the legislation.
Not "collapsing under its own weight." |
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| | Subject: Re: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:37 am | |
| - CBO wrote:
- The legislation would tend to increase average premiums in the nongroup market prior to 2020 and lower average premiums thereafter, relative to projections under current law. In 2018 and 2019, according to CBO and JCT’s estimates, average premiums for single policyholders in the nongroup market would be 15 percent to 20 percent higher than under current law, mainly because the individual mandate penalties would be eliminated, inducing fewer comparatively healthy people to sign up.
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| | Subject: Re: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:49 am | |
| The "capping expenses by $880 billion" means that amount is being taken OUT of the funding for Medicaid, the program for the poor. The "providing tax relief of $883 billion" is a tax cut for the top 1% of taxpayers. In other words, a MASSIVE wealth transfer from the poor to the ultra rich. - Daily Kos wrote:
- If I have this right, the GOP replacement plan has the following elements:
Take $1.2 trillion out of the healthcare system.
Give $883 billion in tax cuts to the wealthy.
Reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion.
Since the AHCA does nothing to reduce the need for healthcare, or reduce healthcare costs, the entire $1.2 trillion will need to be paid for by Americans, primarily the elderly and poor. This may be why it is called the AMERICAN health care act.
SO, in terms of meeting conservative values:
Tax cuts for the wealthy……. Check
Reduce spending….. Check
Shrink the size of government….. Check
Screw over American citizens….. Check
Reduce the deficit…. (actually, this is just a bonus, since they don’t really care about this).
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| | Subject: Re: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:55 am | |
| And another thing.
The AHCA (and to a large extent the ACA too) do NOTHING to reduce health care costs. They are merely schemes to move massive sums of money between corporate entities, the pharmaceutical industry being the chief beneficiary. Guess who wrote the legislation???
Until costs are capped, and reduced, American health care will continue to be the most expensive in the world, with some of the worst outcomes. |
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| | Subject: Re: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:36 am | |
| - Knoxville News Sentinel wrote:
- As I read the Affordable Health Care Act, my heart sank. The bill repeals all of the patient rights provided under Obamacare, except for two. People younger than 26 can remain on their parents’ plan, and people with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage. However, women, people older than 50 and people with pre-existing conditions or new illnesses can be charged more for insurance. All requirements for minimum coverage, preventive care and essential health benefits (e.g., mental health care, drug addiction, severe medical disease) will be repealed effective Dec. 31, 2019. Insurance companies will have more freedom to decide what illnesses, tests, services and drugs are covered. You may be able to keep your policy and pay comparable premiums, but the policy can be changed to cover less and there are no restrictions on deductibles. The main incentive in the bill for insurance companies to write new, cheaper, more widespread policies is that they don’t have to provide good coverage.
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| | Subject: Re: Lies, Damned Lies and Republicans Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:39 am | |
|  Of course, you know the number of uninsured affects not only the uninsured, but the rest of us who must pay for their treatment in emergency care. |
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