Hi Boomer —
So, we would still have the individual mandates, and taxes?
Gwjack
What part of “This law supersedes all other laws, taxes, mandates, coverage requirements, regulations or prohibitions, state or federal” is hard to understand?
Trump gutted Obama Care on his first day as POTUS!
Trump has Already Effectively Repealed Obamacare (Dick Morris)
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Posted on 3/27/2017, 8:26:37 PM by LS
Dick Morris says what I have said for a couple of weeks. Obamacare really has been killed, and no one noticed.
Trump told the IRS not to enforce the “individual mandate.” That is the essential coercive element. No mandate, no O-care. Morris said he did this last week-—in fact, I heard more than four weeks ago that the IRS was NOT enforcing this and just assumed it came from Trump.
Second, the requirement that you buy from an “approved” insurance company-—Trump waived that as well by telling HHS to approve any policy as “qualifying.”
Yes, some of the subsidies and other crap remains, but the individual mandate-—which the USSC upheld-—is gone and so is the other coercive mechanism.
And nobody noticed.
No penalty. No enforcement. No mandate.
This won’t lower the cost of health plans just yet, but it will ensure the collapse of the exchanges that require lots of young healthy people who pay but get no benefit because of absurd deductibles.
Thanks to the President’s EO, I don’t have to worry about surrendering 2.5%+ of my income or pay $5k in premiums with a $6.5k deductible to keep other welfare state parasites alive.
60 posted on 3/27/2017, 9:36:53 PM by monkeybrau
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3538644/posts
Trump’s first Exo:
DOCUMENT DETAILS
Printed version:
PDF
Publication Date:
01/24/2017
Agency:
Executive Office of the President
Document Type:
Presidential Document
Presidential Document Type:
Executive Order
E.O. Citation:
E.O. 13765 of Jan 20, 2017
Document Citation:
82 FR 8351
Page:
8351-8352 (2 pages)
Document Number:
2017-01799
DOCUMENT DETAILS:
PUBLISHED DOCUMENT
Start Printed Page 8351 Executive Order 13765 of January 20, 2017:
Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Pending Repeal.
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. It is the policy of my Administration to seek the prompt repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended (the “Act”). In the meantime, pending such repeal, it is imperative for the executive branch to ensure that the law is being efficiently implemented, take all actions consistent with law to minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the Act, and prepare to afford the States more flexibility and control to create a more free and open healthcare market.
Sec. 2. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) and the heads of all other executive departments and agencies (agencies) with authorities and responsibilities under the Act shall exercise all authority and discretion available to them to waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement of the Act that would impose a fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.
Sec. 3. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the Secretary and the heads of all other executive departments and agencies with authorities and responsibilities under the Act, shall exercise all authority and discretion available to them to provide greater flexibility to States and cooperate with them in implementing healthcare programs.
Sec. 4. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the head of each department or agency with responsibilities relating to healthcare or health insurance shall encourage the development of a free and open market in interstate commerce for the offering of healthcare services and health insurance, with the goal of achieving and preserving maximum options for patients and consumers.
Sec. 5. To the extent that carrying out the directives in this order would require revision of regulations issued through notice-and-comment rulemaking, the heads of agencies shall comply with the Administrative Procedure Act and other applicable statutes in considering or promulgating such regulatory revisions.
Sec. 6. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.Start Printed Page 8352
(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
THE WHITE HOUSE, January 20, 2017. Filed 1-23-17; 2:00 pm]
If passed, this law would supersede ALL laws regarding health insurance. In other words, Obamacare would be no more.
If Congress wants to create a High Risk Pool for those with difficulty either purchasing, or affording health insurance, because of pre-existing conditions, it is free to do so, under this law. But this would also give health insurance companies the ability to offer high deductible catastrophic insurance policies for those who want to purchase their health maintenance retail, but have insurance for big ticket items, like cardiac bypass operations, cancer treatments, etc.
It might also incentivize folks to get healthier, if insurance companies can offer policies at a discount for those who don't smoke, have lower cholesterol, keep their weight down, etc. It's the free market; we could see just about any 'boutique' policy imaginable!