Trumpcare v. Obamacare: NOT Life or Death

“According the polls blasted all over the Media, the American people prefer Obamacare to Trumpcare by a 2 to 1 margin.”

The poll that mattered was done in early November, last year.

The individual mandate was the anchor that sank the Democratic Party.

My neighbor Bob, who normally despises politicians, had a Trump sign on his lawn. His individual gift from Obama was a $1,700 fine the year past.

If need be, deal with Medicaid reform next year, keeping in mind states need freedom to make the health care system work better and cheaper.

The federal individual mandate needs to go this year.

If need be, deal with Medicaid reform next year, keeping in mind states need freedom to make the health care system work better and cheaper.

The federal individual mandate needs to go this year.

The percentage should be no higher than 80% ($7.25/hour is 20% of $36.25/hour).

I like that. It is a push to work and not just a requirement.

I have no adverse reaction to giving money to hospitals other than they are bureaucracies, and bureaucracies shuck, jive, hide, double-speak on their way to corruption.

If there were a way to control that, I'd be on board.

I wished I had written the following article, but didn’t, but I borrowed it...it’s a good read:

I agree 100% with Rand Paul about allowing Americans to negotiate with real numbers behind them versus individually. Farmers of America (over 1 million) can negotiate a price for the entire group that will blow away any individual trying on himself or herself to get the insurance.

The issue with what Paul is asking for is that it cannot occur under reconciliation. It would require 60 votes in the Senate. I truly believe that Phase 3 will occur! Our president and Dr. Tom Price will see to it. As a matter of fact, the House has already passed 4 Phase 3 bills. 3 of which are embedded in the current bill. I wrote the following below as a followup to another Treeper’s question.

The Republican House has already passed four bills to cut the cost of medical care. One is pretty huge. Tort Reform legislation.

http://www.thebenefitbureau.com/house-passes-bill-allow-tax-credits-used-pay-cobra-plans/

From the article linked above:

Phase 3 is actually four pieces of legislation:

While the Senate was working on its own legislation to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, the House moved ahead with a second piece of legislation to further chip away at the landmark health care law.

The aforementioned Broad Choices for Americans Act (see below)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2579

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the premium assistance tax credit to be used for unsubsidized COBRA continuation health coverage.

(Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 [COBRA], an individual may continue to receive coverage under an employer-sponsored health plan after an event that would otherwise end coverage, such as a termination of employment. This bill applies to COBRA continuation coverage if the premiums are solely the obligation of the taxpayer.)

The Verify First Act (see below), which would bar illegal immigrants from receiving tax credits under the ACA or the AHCA.

https://congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2581

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit from being made to an individual unless the Department of the Treasury has received confirmation from the Department of Health and Human Services that the Social Security Administration or the Department of Homeland Security has verified the individual’s status as a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully present in the United States.

The Veterans Equal Treatment Ensures Relief and Access Now (VETERAN) Act (see below) which would allow veterans the choice to stay in the Veterans Affairs programs or instead get financial support for a private health care plan.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2372

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that, for the purpose of determining eligibility for the premium assistance tax credit, an individual may not be treated as eligible for coverage under certain Department of Veterans Affairs health insurance programs unless the individual is enrolled in the program.

The bill applies to the premium assistance credit under current law for tax years ending after 2013 and, if the American Health Care Act of 2017 is enacted, the modified premium assistance credit that would take effect under that bill after 2019.

The Protecting Access to Care Act (see below), which would cap malpractice payouts at $250,000 for damages that don’t have a direct economic impact, like lost wages or medical expenses.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1215

From the article linked above:

The statute of limitations is three years after the injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, whichever occurs first. For a minor, the statute of limitations is three years after the injury, except for a minor under six years old, for whom it is three years after the injury, one year after discovery of the injury, or the minor’s eighth birthday, whichever occurs later. These limitations are tolled under certain circumstances.

Noneconomic damages are limited to $250,000. Juries may not be informed of this limitation. Parties are liable for the amount of damages directly proportional to their responsibility. These provisions do not preempt state laws that specify a particular monetary amount of damages.

So you have invented a new way to post articles without using the established FR article-posting methodology?

You have to blame Senator Mitch McConnell for not getting requirement majority vote down from 60 votes to 52 or 53 votes.

He should have done so as soon as he became majority leader, and especially after dingy Harry Reid left the senate.

Tort reform! Who knew this was passed by the House. I certainly didn’t know, but it’s BIG news.

Thanks, HL.