Posted on 03/06/2017 4:34:20 PM PST by Kaslin
House Republicans on Monday evening released the text of their long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill, calling to eliminate the myriad taxes and penalties tied to the original legislation while still preserving certain patient protections
The bill, called the American Health Care Act, can be read online at readthebill.gop.
The sweeping legislation would repeal ObamaCares taxes along with the so-called individual and employer insurance mandates. It also would repeal the Affordable Care Acts subsidies, replacing them with tax credits for consumers
We begin by repealing the awful taxes, the mandate penalties and the subsidies in ObamaCare, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, told Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier in an exclusive interview.
Asked about some conservatives concerns that GOP leaders are merely pushing ObamaCare Lite, Brady countered, It is ObamaCare gone.
The first test for GOP leaders, who have been under heavy pressure ever since President Trump took office to release a bill, will be whether the text satisfies the influential conservative wing of the party which has the numbers to torpedo the legislation. But it is a balancing act, as moderate Republican lawmakers, as well as governors of both parties, also have warned against going too far in rolling back consumer protections and benefits.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
It looks like they’ve replaced the mandate to BUY insurance with a 30% penalty if one does not KEEP continuous coverage. In other words, if you drop your policy and then somewhere down the line want to be reinsured, you’ll be punished severely.
Trump made it clear he does not want to allow insurance exclusions based on Pre-existing conditions. From what I see many Freepers agree. So any subsequent bill passed based on his wishes cannot allow for a return to a insurance based health care system. Why? Because it isn’t insurance if you can pay for it after you need it. Similar to trying to get insurance for your car after it’s wrecked and insuring a building that is on fire.
If pre existing conditions are allowed then everyone must have insurance all of the time or the system will go broke. She you can either have a mandate to buy or a huge penalty. Or you can let people who will not insure themselves to their own devices and charity of others.
So we are going to have some form of government administered health system not insurance.
Federal control of healthcare is ILLEGAL!!
Headlines on 03/07/2017 from “conservative” sites:
Rand Paul: House GOP Healthcare Plan Will Not Pass Because its Obamacare-Lite
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rand-paul-house-gop-healthcare-plan-will-not-pass/article/2616645
RINOcare Will Continue to Drive Up Costs With Subsidies, Penalties, and Mandates
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2017/03/07/house-gops-obamacare-replacement-will-make-coverage-unaffordable-for-millions-otherwise-its-great/#7861df1a37fd
Obamacare 2.0 is a gift to illegals. Oh, and GOP? You LIE.
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/obamacare-2-point-0-is-a-gift-to-illegals-oh-and-gop-you-lie
RINOcare is NOT Repealing Obamacare; And the GOP Owns It
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2017/03/rino-care-a-more-insolvent-version-of-obamacare-except-this-time-gop-owns-it
5 Serious Problems With RINOcare
http://www.dailywire.com/news/14161/ryancare-5-serious-problems-republican-replacement-ben-shapiro
Trumps Big-Government Fixes are Giving Conservatives Indigestion
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/trumps-big-government-fixes-are-giving-conservatives-indigestion/article/2616273
Dana Loesch: We Didnt Protest Obamacare for 8 Years to Get Obamacare 2.0 From Congressional Republicans
http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/03/06/midterms-come-fast-gop-dana-loesch-slams-house-republican-rollout-of-obamacare-2-0/
Leading Conservatives TRASH Obamacare Replacement as RINOcare, Obamacare-Lite, Obamacare 2.0
http://politistick.com/leading-conservatives-grade-obamacare-replacement-big-fat-f/
Conservatives Dub Obamacare Replacement Obamacare 2.0, Obamacare-Lite
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/some-conservatives-pan-obamacare-replacement/article/2616629
RINO House Leadership Announces Obamacare 2.0
http://ijr.com/2017/03/818591-gop-reveals-its-highly-anticipated-plan-to-replace-obamacare-here-are-the-highlights/
House Republicans’ Obamacare Plan Lacks Party Buy-In
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/03/07/house_republicans_obamacare_plan_lacks_party_buy-in_133272.html
Some Conservatives Balk at Obamacare Replacement
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/03/07/house_republicans_obamacare_plan_lacks_party_buy-in_133272.html
That’s good because RINO Ryan’s plan isn’t going anywhere.
Yes. I know.I include all forms of government intervention. Without it there is little “need” for Medicaid. or Medicare.
Long history does not sanctify it.
Medicare and Medicaid have been around since 1965. MILLIONS have been recipients of the benefits and I don’t hear people screaming to make it go away...except for yourself. You must be young.
As I said, I am an “old folks.” I am 70 and derive a substantial portion of my income from SS and I, of course, get Medicare. If both went away this would be a more prosperous society. I do not believe that the government should be stealing money from other productive citizens to redistribute to me (and I am still productive, working 48-56 hours a week). I actually go to a private doctor who does not take insurance of any kind and he is much cheaper than others. I trust him much more than the one available Medicare doctor. He says he will have to raise his rates because he is getting forced into the government recordkeeping scheme that the Government needs so that it can better keep track of and control the citizenry.
It does not matter what they faux replace obamacare with. it is going toward Single Payer.
THIS!
Fedzilla's gotta eat.
CAN ILLEGALS GET IT ....YES?
Obamacare used a failed verification process that allowed illegal aliens to get taxpayer funded subsidies to purchase health insurance. Paul Ryan’s bill uses the same failed process. -NUMBERSUSA https://www.facebook.com/numbersusa/?pnref=story
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