As the Republicans failed to fix the Affordable Care Act, the Democrats, OR ANY REASONABLE PEOPLE, MUST step in with their own legislation to fix ACA immediately. Do not falter. Do not hesitate.
"Trumpcare breaks every promise Trump made about health care"
The bill would not preserve coverage for millions nor guarantee cheaper and better health care.
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-obamcare-replacement-breaks-more-promises-42b2fda950f#.jqyotrlke
Josh Israel, Senior investigative reporter for ThinkProgress
Mar 7, 2017
"Trump promised that his replacement would be “a lot less expensive” for consumers and for the government. “You know who makes the money with Obamacare? I don’t know if you know. The insurance companies,” he explained.
On 60 Minutes in September of 2015, Trump vowed that everyone would be covered if he won. “I am going to take care of everybody. I don’t care if it costs me votes or not. Everybody’s going to be taken care of much better than they’re taken care of now.”
Pressed for specifics, he explained that “people are going to be able to go out and negotiate great plans with lots of different competition with lots of competitors with great companies and they can have their doctors, they can have plans, they can have everything.”"
I hope the Democrats or anyone do not miss an opportunity to get in the mix and offer the needed immediate fixes to the Affordable Care Act. Don't be stupid whoever you are, write the legislation now! Be aware that some Republicans want the next potential version of health care legislation to give LESS to Americans!
"The bill would benefit richer Americans at the expense of the poor. With millions more uninsured, the savings to the government might be more short term than long, as the government will eventually have to pay some of the cost of their lack of care. And while younger people who are healthy might pay less, older people would likely have more expensive plans under this legislation.
While the proposed cuts will mean higher out-of-pocket costs for those who benefit from Obamacare’s subsidies, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) has proposed that they could make up some of the difference by not buying iPhones.
Not all Republicans were thrilled with the proposal. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cory Gardner (R-CO), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released a letter objecting to its sharp cuts to Medicaid. Meanwhile, others objected to the bill for being too generous. Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) derided it as “Obamacare 2.0,” while Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) denounced it as being “Obamacare Lite.”"
