Posted on 07/27/2017 8:19:26 AM PDT by GIdget2004
With eight hours left of debate in the Senate reconciliation process, it appears all of the Republicans’ chances of repealing (or replacing) Obamacare will come down to a single option: the “skinny repeal.”
Not much is known about the skinny repeal, however. At the end of Wednesday’s debate session, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for keeping the text of the bill secret, and promised that Democrats would offer no further amendments until the secret plan was revealed. What is known about the ace up McConnell’s sleeve is that it would likely eliminate Obamacare’s individual and employer mandates, along with some of its taxes, but the specifics and the broader impacts of such a bill are as of yet unknown.
But Wednesday evening, some of the effects of a bill like the skinny repeal became more clear. Democrats submitted a draft of what they expect in the skinny repeal to the Congressional Budget Office for a score estimate on the deficit, the number of people covered, and premiums. The CBO score found that their proto-skinny repeal would increase the number of uninsured people by 16 million over baseline estimates by 2026, would decrease the projected federal deficit by $142 billion over the same time period, and would increase premiums in the exchanges by 20 percent.
(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...
Free market where nobody is forced, and where they may buy whatever coverage they decide they need.
Score, plumeting rates and skyrocketing choices as competition is brought into play.
Idiots
Increase in premiums due to eliminating personal mandate while keeping pre-existing conditions.
Of course if this did get to law all following premium increases etc would be attributed to ‘Trumpcare’ and GOP.
Still skeptical.
The Skinny Repeal Gets a Score [20% premium increase]
More bull excrement from our lying government. I’ll believe this right after I finish paying for the Brooklyn Bridge I bought.
:: ...would increase the number of uninsured people by 16 million...increase premiums in the exchanges by 20 percent ::
Makes sense. Increase premiums ^at the exchanges^ and let 16MM people leave (at no tax penalty) for a low-premium, competitive insurer.
The problem with anything related to health care is that anything proposed is going to have at least 70% of the people hating it, no matter what it is.
Joe Soucheray once said, “If we don’t stay on ‘em, they’ll get it wrong.”
To quote someone from your past, “You have to pass it to learn what’s in it,” now who said that?
McConnell will blame the CBO score for another failed vote.
I believe Trump has the authority to keep them in session until they come up with something, which is what he should do. No vacay.
The only purpose of this is so Congress can say “WE FOLLOWED THROUGH ON OUR PROMISE AND REPEALED OBAMACARE...sort of...some of it...ok, ok, only one or two pieces...” and hope the voters accept that.
Democrats submitted a draft of what they expect in the skinny repeal to the Congressional Budget Office for a score estimate on the deficit, the number of people covered, and premiums.
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So this score is based on a fake bill submitted by corrupt Democrats.
Fake Bill, Fake News.
All the ‘scoring stuff’ on Obama’s horrible bill came out just fine... lowers costs, everyone keeps their own doctor etc.
This is crap...
like most of the stuff the MSM puts out it’s probably a lie. (those ‘scoring’ are probably lying too)
20% increase predicted by same idiots who-—
—said Obamacare would save $2500 for each family in healthcare costs
—said Reagan’s tax cuts were voodoo economics
—under-estimated Medicare cost by 300%
—under-estimated Medicaid cost by 400%
If these government workers worked in private sector, they would never remain employed.
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