Posted on 05/05/2017 10:14:18 PM PDT by John Semmens
The House passage of the American Health Care Act, the GOP's alternative to Obamacare, was labeled a "death sentence for millions" by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), "people will die."
Warren's view was bolstered by the lamentations of individuals who now fear for their lives if the AHCA becomes law. Mega-celebrity Cher expressed her dismay that the AHCA may not cover her asthma therapy. "How will I get my medicine without Obamacare?" she demanded to know. She dismissed the suggestion that as a millionaire many times over she could easily afford to pay out-of-pocket as "unfair. It is the government's obligation to take care of everyone's health. The notion that I should pay because I can afford it denigrates my value as a human being."
Similarly, model and wife of musician John Legend, Chrissy Teigen blamed Trump "for causing a crippling anxiety that requires me to get botox injections to relax life-threating tensions brought on by this manically insane, incompetent president and this dumpster fire administration."
"The testimony of these esteemed members of society is evidence that the GOP is on the wrong track when it comes to the health of this country," Warren declared. "If the well-being of the best of us is threatened just try to imagine how much worse it will be for ordinary people who depend on the government to care for them."
The Senator was particularly peeved that "the AHCA moves away from vital government mandates that are essential to ensuring that every person gets the health care that experts have determined they need to have. The bill would allow individuals more latitude to decide what coverage they want. It will remove penalties for not purchasing what Obamacare has designated as mandatory services. People could simply decide not to buy insurance without facing a substantial fine. This is the road to anarchy."
With medical treatment the third leading cause of death in America the Senator's premise that having the government coerce people into submitting to an approved list of treatments leads to better outcomes is dubious. While it is true that trauma care in emergency rooms clearly saves the lives of many who would otherwise have died, medical errors, the toxic side effects of prescription drugs, and hospital-incurred infections kill many others.
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Elizabeth Warren has voted ‘no’ for anything concerning veterans or G.I.’s.
Hey Liz! Veterans have died because of your vote!
I’ll just die if govt. mandated insurance doesn’t cover my weekly homeopathic herbal tea baths.
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