Posted on 02/24/2017 5:33:55 AM PST by Enlightened1
Top Republicans are now publicly saying that Obamacare will never be fully repealed. In fact, many Republicans in Congress are already using the term “repair” instead of “repeal” to describe what is going to happen to Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law. Without a doubt, the Republicans in Congress are eventually going to do something, but strategists in both parties are now suggesting that most of the key elements of Obamacare are going to remain once everything is all said and done. It will be put into a more “conservative” package, but it will still be Obamacare.
On Thursday, former House Speaker John Boehner made headlines all over the country when he said that a complete repeal of Obamacare is “not what’s going to happen”. Instead, Boehner said that Republicans are going to “fix Obamacare” and that they will “put a more conservative box around it” in order to keep their constituents happy.
Of course this isn’t what we voted for. For years, Republican politicians all across the country have been promising that Obamacare would be repealed once they got control of Congress, but now Boehner is telling us that all of that was just “happy talk”…
When the Republicans finally get around to doing something, they will inevitably declare it to be a great victory, but will it actually be that much different from what we have now?
Yes, the IRS penalty for not having health insurance will probably go. But there will still be coverage for children up to the age of 26, there will still be mandatory coverage for preexisting conditions, there will still be mandatory coverage for maternity expenses, there will still be some form of Medicaid expansion and there will still be subsidies for the poor.
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It would be the best campaign ad for democrats in 2018.
The question is, how happy will the Republicans who don’t repeal and replace be, looking for new jobs.
VERY
Enough to vote Democrat next time
We just don't need any 2400 page laws.
We also don't need Federal laws that FORCE me to pay for someone else's unlimited medical care. (or food, or clothing or shelter)
ML/NJ
Michael Snyder is commenting on what former House Speaker John Boehner said.
Yes John Boehner really said that, and like most conservatives he is pissed.
Here are some of the articles from yesterday where John Boehner said this.
I was already angry enough to put a non-politician in the White House. I’m fully willing to up the ante a bit.
I’ll answer a question with a question: How angry would you be if you found your constantly unfaithful wife in bed with yet another man even though she said she would never do it again, for the 20th time?
The response is not anger. It is strong disappointment. But it goes much further than that since this was sort of the last time. I would say a divorce (or worse) is in order. And I’m going for the house and full custody of the kids.
The Repubs better be careful doing anything with Obamacare that makes health care costs increases their fault. And there are going to be increases in health care costs regardless of what plan is in effect. Demand is going up, supply is not keeping up with demand so prices will go up. Modern medicine relies on a lot of new technology that is expensive. There could be a lot of savings in the paperwork requirements for doctors and insurance companies if laws and regs. were changed but that is not the trend. Maybe better politically to let Obamacare crash and let the Dems own it.
On a scale from 1 to 10 - 50!
Agreed. Trump is ruining their little party up there, and they’re not happy about it. The Don has had those guys doing more work in a month, than they’ve done in 20+ years in office.
last I knew...about 90% were funded by....yes....you and me.
But, Paul Ryan 2020 said he would have it repealed and replaced in 200 days.
1. We don’t have two parties. We have one: the uniparty.
2. If ‘Rats can run and support RINOs in primaries, why can’t conservatives run and support DINOs?
3. It’s time to take the fight to them, in Dem primaries.
Yes, the IRS penalty for not having health insurance will probably go.
More and more people have figured out that health care insurance is simply not worth the cost unless they already have an EXPENSIVE pre-existing condition. And in my case, even if I had kids under 26 but over 18 I’d probably cancel all health insurance for the above reason. It’s one thing to force people to get health insurance when it costs a few hundred a month. It’s another to drastically reduce the coverage (massive deductibles) and increase the payment to as much or more than your house payment. ESPECIALLY if odds are nothing really expensive will happen to you.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
It seems that is always the case with Republicans.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
Has there ever been a health insurance plan that did NOT cover maternity expenses?
Well, because I'm a dude? And not married? What do I need maternity expenses for?
"It's Jake. From State Farm." Wife asks the person on the other end, "So what are you wearing, 'Jake' from 'State Farm?'"
"Uhhh........khakis.........." Jake replies.
"She sounds hideous," wife says to husband, who replies, "Well yeah.......'cause she's a guy." LOL
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