Posted on 01/04/2017 3:17:08 PM PST by Trump_vs_Evil_Witch
Senate Republicans passed a budget resolution on Wednesday that would repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act.
The resolution, which used the reconciliation process to repeal elements of Obamacare with only 51 votes, was introduced Tuesday by Sen. Mike Enzi (R., Wyo.), the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
Republicans are using the reconciliation process to “fast-track” repeal and send legislation to President-elect Donald Trump’s desk as soon as possible. The budget resolution would require $1 billion in deficit reduction over the next decade and reserves funds for a replacement health care reform plan.
“Make no mistake about it, we’re going to keep our promise to the American people and we’re going to repeal Obamacare and replace it with solutions that lower the cost of health insurance without growing the size of government,” Pence said.
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It was 51-48 - party line vote. One Senator did not vote.
Okay wait a minute.
The chest beating about free markets and keep the gov’t out of it stuff ignores a fact.
If an uninsured person shows up at an emergency room, the docs are required by law to treat that person. American or illegal, that’s the law. Treat to stabilize and then send them away. American or LEGAL . . . a tourist who has no insurance . . . treat and send them on their way (back home where you can’t collect).
The hospital eats that cost and can’t possibly stay in business.
So if you’re going to chest beat and embrace the NO GOV’T INVOLVEMENT chant, you also better have all those red state laws changed requiring some morality from ER doctors.
“In all 57 States?”
You know I’m getting tired of people making fun of obama for this! He clearly said there was one more to go! /sarcasm
I disagree, repeal - period. The government has no business in health care.
Yes. Paul was voting against the fiscal insanity of adding an additional 8,000 billion dollars of debt, and this was his priority rather than repealing Obamacare.
The hospital doesn’t eat that cost. That illegals care is built in to the bill of everyone that walks in behind him.
Well, right now the government pays (directly) for over $1 trillion in health care services.
What do you imagine would happen if that $1 trillion were withdrawn from the system tomorrow?
Replace it with a free market.
NPR was amazing this morning. On Point show. They had someone talking about all the proposals that would replace all of O'Care, then they'd go to break, asking viewers " Do you think the Republicans can come up with a replacement plan?" RIGHT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT PLANS WERE DISCUSSED. Just wow. NOT ONCE was the free market mentioned in any way as a possible answer. Massive elephant in the room.
Knowing the Republicans they’ll be in such a hurry to pass it in the House that it will wind up with Obama vetoing it.
Actually We weren't. Many states had it exactly right, but those in the Northeast-RAT states had already experienced all the bad stuff found in Obamacare.
Any "replace" would give us a fighting chance over the kicking and screaming RAT legislators in those Blue states.
I know that the "replace" legislation includes competition, selling across state lines, underwriting, High Risk Pools and other free market reforms.
You know, normal insurance stuff.
It all comes from Tom Price and other insurance legislators, with his Empowering Patients First Act. Tom Price is being nominated as Secretary of HHS.
I'm pretty sure if you read the bill you will find everything that puts it all back the way it was....and even better....for everyone.
True.
The hospital eats that cost and can’t possibly stay in business.
Whoa whoa whoa.....not exactly, if only that were true.
They need to be compensated for this "free" healthcare, but not in the way it's being done. Irresponsible people are gaming the system and the government and hospitals are letting them.
Why do you think provider healthcare costs are going so high and spiraling upward? As grandpa said....nothing is free.
And as PJ O'Rourke said: "If you think healthcare is expensive now....just wait till it's free."
Most "bad debt" and "charity care" costs are passed on to the cash-paying and insured patients by padding their bill. The same is true for underpayment by Medicaid (medical welfare).
The practice known as "cost shifting" needs to be banned, and "free care" more appropriately given instead of always using the ER (in-house clinic) Alternate funding mechanisms need to be created.
That's a drop in the bucket. I hope they do much better than that under President Trump. It's movement in the right direction at least.
It was Rand Paul, not voting because of what looks to be procedural, but he is against Obamacare.
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So if you’re going to chest beat and embrace the NO GOV’T INVOLVEMENT chant, you also better have all those red state laws changed requiring some morality from ER doctors.
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Oh, I’m right there w/ you, FRiend. Somehow, people think h’care, even “E.R.” care is a ‘right’; instead of takings\involuntary servitude.
Free Market means exactly as you state: govt OUT, period. Can’t pay? Make arrangements, file 11/13, talk to family\friends\church....but its a service like any other, paid by the user thereof.
Trump Train. Rolling.
Trump said all the right things during the campaign: close Obamacare, open Private Health Care Accounts, follow UCLA’s suggestions from Center for Health Policy.
http://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/Pages/home.aspx
Half of that trillion is Medicare, Medicaid and Veteran Administrative services (VA is paid out of the defense budget) and all of it is paid for by taxes so eliminate the taxes and people have more money.
Make healthcare affordable by letting the free market work and allow interstate health insurance and you could buy whatever healthcare you need at a cost far less than the taxes you pay.
Government needs to stay out of healthcare period.
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