[Alberta's Child]

But remember it’s all delayed. It certainly won’t be functioning by 2018. The latest version won’t force current Obamacare people out of it til 2020.

You may have missed my entire point.

There can't be a delay. People don't care about tax credits or Phase 2 or Phase 3 of this plan. They don't give a sh!t about 2020. They have to see reductions in their out-of-pocket expenditures when their 2018 renewals come out, or there will be no GOP Congress left in 2018.

I thought I was losing my mind with this simplistic view, but then I happened to have Hannity's show on the radio in the car a short while ago and he had a Republican member of the Freedom Caucus WHO WAS SAYING THE EXACT SAME THING.

[Owen]

There is zero chance 2018s various medical costs will be lower than 2017, or 2016, or 2015.

About the only thing that can be done is obfuscate it with block grants and tax credits and maybe claim you slowed increase. But you can’t get prices down unless you cut doctor salaries and hospital management salaries.

No way conservatives will support govt dictating salaries for non govt employees.

[DoodleDawg]

They have to see reductions in their out-of-pocket expenditures when their 2018 renewals come out, or there will be no GOP Congress left in 2018.

They won't see a reduction. Not as a result of this mess the GOP is pushing.