Have you read Trump’s position paper on the topic?
Yes but I’m not seeing anything from the lawmakers who seem to have minds of their own. The GOP claim to have a position but I can’t find it. If they do have one I’ll be shocked they can agree on anything at all.
Yes, I’ve read it and I read it again. It has some good thoughts but does not realistically address one of the most serious problems of repeal of ACA. It does not provide for protection of those with pre-existing conditions who were formerly insured as part of an ongoing risk group. In the absence of some kind ot plan to include them in the larger risk pool every currently sick person is thrown out into the cold or headed for bankrupting premiums or cost.
The concept of insurance is shared risk and not to just insure people who don’t need it at the moment. Trump’s plan does not address this at all.
The closest the Trump plan gets to some kind of care for high risk groups is this and it is just pablum. I’d expect more from Trump since what is written sounds like just another politician.
“As we allow the free market to provide insurance coverage opportunities to companies and individuals, we must also make sure that no one slips through the cracks simply because they cannot afford insurance. We must review basic options for Medicaid and work with states to ensure that those who want healthcare coverage can have it.”
If instead the plan required equal opportunity access to all persons who have previously been insured and agree to join a risk group with premiums related to age and thus risk.
Anyone who does not understand large risk pools and pre-existing conditions has not thought through his own risk management plan.
Somehow though the program has to prevent people who want to ride on the coat tails of others until they get sick and only then enroll for coverage.
Argue as you will about how any such program smacks of single provider or universal I really don’t care. Healthcare is something everyone should have equal access to. What we have now is a monopoly of providers and a system that consumes 20% of our economy. It is simply unsustainable. Our health care system is killing us.