DAMN.
That is almost comically high. Wow.
So about $1,100 a month for insurance?
DAMN.
Arguably the most concerning part of all of this is a disclaimer:
Upton amendment backfires and creates an incentive for states to actually get the waiver to drop coverage for pre-existing conditions.
I mean have we also talked about the fact that they absolutely still must do something? Many people will be forced off the ACA soon because many people's rates jumped 30% last year and again this year. The number to become uninsured by leaving the ACA as it is will still be significant as far as I understand
This plan is likely much worse, but the ACA trajectory is also in trouble.
This is the most egregious example of "fuck the poor" I've ever seen.
Over 60% of a 64+ year-old's income solely for insurance premiums? That is absolutely unacceptable.
Now consider the average SS check. I think my moms is around $1400 a month. That leaves about $600 to pay bills, food, utilities, rent and oh yea, medicine and copays.
This is the most egregious example of "fuck the poor" I've ever seen.
Over 60% of a 64+ year-old's income solely for insurance premiums? That is absolutely unacceptable.
I mean have we also talked about the fact that they absolutely still must do something? Many people will be forced off the ACA soon because many people's rates jumped 30% last year and again this year. The number to become uninsured by leaving the ACA as it is will still be significant as far as I understand
This plan is likely much worse, but the ACA trajectory is also in trouble.
A savings of 119 billion in exchange for 23 million losing insurance comes out to $5,173 per person. Thats how much value your life has to the GOP.
When the question is about just how evil Republicans under Mitch McConnell can be, never underestimate them. There's probably almost no chance, but it ain't zero.
I mean have we also talked about the fact that they absolutely still must do something? Many people will be forced off the ACA soon because many people's rates jumped 30% last year and again this year. The number to become uninsured by leaving the ACA as it is will still be significant as far as I understand
This plan is likely much worse, but the ACA trajectory is also in trouble.
This does not affect Medicare or IIRC Medicare Part D.
No one over the age of 64 in the USA buys private insurance.
Honestly more than I expected, I figured they'd kill me for a cool hundoA savings of 119 billion in exchange for 23 million losing insurance comes out to $5,173 per person. Thats how much value your life has to the GOP.
Doesn't matter.
Even with 100% Republican vote, they still need 8 more Democrats to vote Yes to pass it in the Senate, because of the Byrd rule.
There ain't 1 Democrat who'd vote Yes in the Senate on this shit, let alone 8.
GOP are politically suicidal if they actually want to pass this.
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BREAKING: CBO score shows AHCA violates Senate rules. The bill does not comply with reconciliation instructions.
Doesn't Trump want to make cuts to Medicare, too? Or was it just Medicaid?
Let them get rid of the filibuster. Fuck it.
Let them get fucked when the Dems pass single payer in 2020.
Its my understanding the the ACA collapsing hyperbole is mostly BS and is expected to stabilize in the next couple year. Yeah it needs to be better, but doing nothing is far superior to whatever the GOP come up with.
Let them get rid of the filibuster. Fuck it.
Let them get fucked when the Dems pass single payer in 2020.
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Yo, they doubled the amount of uninsured under this version of their bill? Holy fucking shit.
Hell, wouldn't there be more uninsured under their system than what we had prior to the ACA?!
Fails reconciliation requirements so no 51 vote ram through
This @USCBO report again confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums and the deficit.
I mean have we also talked about the fact that they absolutely still must do something? Many people will be forced off the ACA soon because many people's rates jumped 30% last year and again this year. The number to become uninsured by leaving the ACA as it is will still be significant as far as I understand
This plan is likely much worse, but the ACA trajectory is also in trouble.
I thought they only needed a simple majority
McConnell said they dont have 50 votes
McConnell said they dont have 50 votes
House doesn't have to revote. This is on the Senate now.
They didn't have the votes in the house the first time either. They'll get to work whipping and scaring their senators until they have it.
How does it violate it? Does that need to equal 0 or what
And the tweet is gone.... so that's bad.
Paul Ryan outright lying now.
https://twitter.com/SpeakerRyan/status/867483782156345344
Edit: deleted tweet?