Trump Releases his Healthcare Plan

[cereal_killer]

It's a repeal and replace with something for everyone. The GOPe will tear it apart because of the areas for allowing drugs to be imported from overseas to increase competition and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Cruz and/or Rubio will call it Obamacare light or some other variation to paint him as a liberal.

At any rate here it is:
Trump releases healthcare plan

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

 

[cereal_killer]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Have you not been paying attention? Anything Trump proposes/says isn't conservative. He's a liberal

 

[Vigilante]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Have you not been paying attention? Anything Trump proposes/says isn't conservative. He's a liberal

He's EXACTLY what the Establishment wanted, EXCEPT they wanted to be boss, and he won't allow them... they are pissed!

 

[BlueGin]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Not really. It's failing. It needs to be replaced. As it stands the federal government is giving second thoughts to all the extra taxes and has postponed many of them. Which means ...it is not sustainable as is.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Have you not been paying attention? Anything Trump proposes/says isn't conservative. He's a liberal

Trump is far from being a liberal, no matter which definition of "liberal" that you use.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Not really. It's failing. It needs to be replaced. As it stands the federal government is giving second thoughts to all the extra taxes and has postponed many of them. Which means ...it is not sustainable as is.

What about the 20 million or so people who would suddenly lose their insurance, should Obamacare be repealed?

 

[tinydancer]

#4 is awesome.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

“Trump’s main ideas for a replacement are to allow health insurance to be sold across state lines and permit people to make tax-free contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). HSAs are paired with a high deductible health insurance plan and are intended to make people more conscious of how they spend health dollars and reduce costs.”

The extent to which republicans just don't get it is remarkable – this isn't a 'plan,' it's a joke – it's the same meaningless nonsense from the right we've been hearing for years.

This will do nothing to help millions of low income working Americans gain access to affordable healthcare and health maintenance.

For example, allowing insurance to be sold 'across state lines' will do little bring down the cost of insurance and make it more affordable; if a family of four can't afford to pay $1500 a month for insurance, they still won't be able to afford paying $1350 a month after 'shopping around.'

Likewise with HSAs, a low income working family living paycheck to paycheck isn't going to have anything left over each payday to 'save' in its 'account.'

 

[MisterBeale]

It is a bit short on details. . . .
Healthcare Reform

 

[theDoctorisIn]

At least he didn't try to claim he was for "tort reform".

 

[ScienceRocks]

single payer! lets do that

 

[BlueGin]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Not really. It's failing. It needs to be replaced. As it stands the federal government is giving second thoughts to all the extra taxes and has postponed many of them. Which means ...it is not sustainable as is.

What about the 20 million or so people who would suddenly lose their insurance, should Obamacare be repealed?

They are losing it anyway when the big insurers are forced to leave the exchanges.

 

[the_human_being]

The ACA is doomed anyway. I read today where most of the remaining insurers were asking for rate increases up to 50% because they are losing money covering those with previous illnesses. Blue Cross Blue Shield was one of the companies who were asking to raise their rates.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Not really. It's failing. It needs to be replaced. As it stands the federal government is giving second thoughts to all the extra taxes and has postponed many of them. Which means ...it is not sustainable as is.

What about the 20 million or so people who would suddenly lose their insurance, should Obamacare be repealed?

They are losing it anyway when the big insurers are forced to leave the exchanges.

No, they're not. If their company leaves the exchange, they can just sign up with another.

 

[MisterBeale]

#4 is awesome.

Contributions into HSAs should be tax-free and should be allowed to accumulate. These accounts would become part of the estate of the individual and could be passed on to heirs without fear of any death penalty.

I do think that is nice. . . .

 

[cereal_killer]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Have you not been paying attention? Anything Trump proposes/says isn't conservative. He's a liberal

Trump is far from being a liberal, no matter which definition of "liberal" that you use.

You're preaching to the choir brother

 

[MisterBeale]

The ACA is doomed anyway. I read today where most of the remaining insurers were asking for rate increases up to 50% because they are losing money covering those with previous illnesses. Blue Cross Blue Shield was one of the companies who were asking to raise their rates.

My sister used to work for an insurer in a human resource department, she just left them. She said because of the financial strain, the company was trying out policy provisions internally on their own workers were insane and unethical. These were test cases that they were getting ready to do for the whole state. Basically, it had to do with cutting services because of a lack of resources. . .

You've heard about those health rationing stories in Canada, England and other socialist states? Well, private insurers here are studying their lessons from them to figure out the least possible care that is necessary.

It's nuts, it really is.

When GM is a better place to work than the government regulated health industry, you know the nation is in trouble.

 

[1stRambo]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Have you not been paying attention? Anything Trump proposes/says isn't conservative. He's a liberal

Yo, get your facts straight? He is running in the "Reform Party"

and trying to be a Republican?

"GTP"

 

[MisterBeale]

Why would the GOP "tear it apart"? It's the same nonsense they've been pushing for years now.

Repealing Obamacare is a political impossibility at this point. It's silly to even pretend that it's on the table.

Not really. It's failing. It needs to be replaced. As it stands the federal government is giving second thoughts to all the extra taxes and has postponed many of them. Which means ...it is not sustainable as is.

What about the 20 million or so people who would suddenly lose their insurance, should Obamacare be repealed?

Yeah, so what? What about the 33 million that are currently uninsured? What's your point?