Sale of insurance across state lines is not included and thus, in terms of establishing free markets, this is a NON-STARTER for me as if I get any say so at all.
Thoughts? What does all this really boil down to in some form of a true summary [summaries do not involve pages].
As long as the mandates are gone...
Anything that the federal government has its hands on turns out to be an unsustainable, extremely expensive, failure. Why should this be any different?
Two years for each state to craft their own healthcare system is not going to work. It will take that long for each state to have the fight to decide what they want their healthcare system to look like, and just as long to get it into place.
I like chucking it over to the states. Some will do well and others won’t. That’s the whole point of 50 states. It’s a good starting point and once ACA is replaced, more Dems will vote for further modifications. The big thing this bill does is eliminate the mandates (employers and individuals). But if we don’t pass this, we’re either 1) stuck with ACA or 2) looking at expanded ACA with a “bipartisan” bill
Here is the problem. The Uniparty has run out the clock. If they can just keep Obamacare as the law of the land until October 1st, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be permanent. Of course that’s the way the swamp works. They allow external deadlines to make disastrous decisions, and then throw up their hands and say, ‘We tried.’
We need to primary as many of them as possible. Meanwhile they have us between a rock and a hard place. We either get to keep Obamacare forever, or we get Lindsey Graham’s lame, pathetic alternative.
The only upside is that subsequent to October 1st, Graham-Cassidy could still be fast-track repealed. Obamacare would be virtually unassailable.
Sale of insurance across state lines is not included...
From my reading that can't be done in reconciliation with 50 votes. One step at a time, and we need to get started with the first step.
The further away from the federal government, the better. Its a start
After reading it is not as bad as I expected. Of course my expectations were extremely low. :-) It seems better than what we have now IMO.
I have heard that Trump will do EO to allow insurance across state lines in the next week or so. Evidently, he has this power based on the ACA. Anyone else heard this?
Repair Obamacare, that’s what this is.
There is no repeal or replace.
Let the thing collapse. Let the American people feel the rath of this. No bail outs. Let it go. Also, don’t kid your self, McCain will not vote for anything that gives Trump an ounce of credit.