Lakhota
Diamond Member
It’s designed to create the illusion that Trump is keeping a campaign promise, But it’s really helping him break it.
Health care legislation is back on the table now that Congress has returned from its spring vacation. The White House is pushing hard to get something through Congress as early as this week. Although no bill has yet been introduced, the White House and congressional Republicans appear to have settled on the contours of a new legislative proposal.
Late last week, Politico published an outline of the latest GOP health care proposal, known as the “MacArthur Amendment.” A bill based on the MacArthur Amendment would nominally keep in place two key features of Obamacare, the prohibition against insurers denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions, and the “community rating” provision that prohibits insurers from charging higher premiums to people with pre-existing conditions.
But don’t be fooled. While the proposed legislation may appear to keep these key provisions of Obamacare alive, it’s an illusion. It is really designed to quietly kill them.
It might not flip the switch that executes the pre-existing condition provision, but it leads the condemned to the electric chair, straps it in, and hands over the switch to the states.
Why all the smoke and mirrors?
Because it is designed to create the false impression that Donald Trump is keeping his promise to retain the provision of Obamacare that prohibits insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, while it is actually helping him break it.
Allowing states to waive out of the Obamacare Community Rating provision would be a drastic change of course back to the days when insurers were free to deny coverage to anybody.
DETAILS: The GOP's Latest Smoke And Mirrors Health Plan
Does Trump honestly think his smoke and mirrors will actually deceive us? And what is sadly hilarious is that his healthcare plan will hurt his supporters the most. Most reasonable people agree that what he should be focused on is fixing the glitches in Obamacare and stop all the "repeal and replace" nonsense. Trumpcare seems to be Trump's greatest obsession - but it will likely be his greatest curse.
Health care legislation is back on the table now that Congress has returned from its spring vacation. The White House is pushing hard to get something through Congress as early as this week. Although no bill has yet been introduced, the White House and congressional Republicans appear to have settled on the contours of a new legislative proposal.
Late last week, Politico published an outline of the latest GOP health care proposal, known as the “MacArthur Amendment.” A bill based on the MacArthur Amendment would nominally keep in place two key features of Obamacare, the prohibition against insurers denying coverage to people with pre-existing medical conditions, and the “community rating” provision that prohibits insurers from charging higher premiums to people with pre-existing conditions.
But don’t be fooled. While the proposed legislation may appear to keep these key provisions of Obamacare alive, it’s an illusion. It is really designed to quietly kill them.
It might not flip the switch that executes the pre-existing condition provision, but it leads the condemned to the electric chair, straps it in, and hands over the switch to the states.
Why all the smoke and mirrors?
Because it is designed to create the false impression that Donald Trump is keeping his promise to retain the provision of Obamacare that prohibits insurers from denying coverage to people with pre-existing conditions, while it is actually helping him break it.
Allowing states to waive out of the Obamacare Community Rating provision would be a drastic change of course back to the days when insurers were free to deny coverage to anybody.
DETAILS: The GOP's Latest Smoke And Mirrors Health Plan
Does Trump honestly think his smoke and mirrors will actually deceive us? And what is sadly hilarious is that his healthcare plan will hurt his supporters the most. Most reasonable people agree that what he should be focused on is fixing the glitches in Obamacare and stop all the "repeal and replace" nonsense. Trumpcare seems to be Trump's greatest obsession - but it will likely be his greatest curse.