Humana is getting completely out of the "A"CA marketplace business after 2017. Way too many sick people vis-a-vis healthy enrollees, so it's been losing money.
Now is the time, while legislators have the maximum political capital for this two-year period and before the collapse of the "A"CA does any more damage, to distill the best of the multiple plans for reseal and replace into a bill and pass it.
Gee, why wouldn't they get completely out of the ACA marketplace if Trump promised to repeal the ACA and there is apparently no room for redemption? Plus their proposed merger with Aetna fell apart. We are just essentially back to where we were in 2009, resuming the debate. Right now, I am unaware of what is proposed to replace it with. Will there be zero Dem votes? Should you care? At any rate, I'd be very surprised if you get what you want done within this calendar year. Maybe next year. Remember, that's an election year. See ya at the polls, regardless.
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No, no one should care if there are no Dem votes for whatever passes.
ReplyDeleteThen you will get the same thing the Dems did defeat. In 18 short months. Bye bye.
ReplyDeleteYou have to understand how different this situation is. The most vulnerable Senate and House seats for 2018 are Dem. Pubs control the overwhelming majority of statehouses in the country. The "A"CA is and always has been unpopular. The nation is not about to make an abrupt lurch back toward collectivism.
ReplyDeleteNot my take at all. There is no difference. Intransigence from perceived strength is still intransigence. What will be proposed to replace it? Your ill has had 6 long years to come up with a replacement to, looks like more Ram & Cram, I.e., same crap, different day.
ReplyDeleteInsurance is a form of collectivism, yes it is, by its very nature. The marketplace is full of greed buckets clanging to get full of that collectivist cash. So far the free market has failed us in this realm.
ReplyDeleteBut there you go again with that mandate crap. Go go whatever it is. There is no mandate There will be debate and a vote and, although the beginning of the end has already begun a mere 4 weeks into your leader's term, you all are likely done if you blow this. What's the plan, Stan?
ReplyDeleteQuit playing ignorant. You know the elements common to the most viable plans. De-couple health insurance from employment. Make plans available across state lines, so as to increase competition. Create high-risk pools for people with pre-existing conditions. Create health savings accounts that are tax-free.
ReplyDeleteOh, is that Trump's plan?
ReplyDeleteWe are back to Square One now. Get it right!
ReplyDeleteQuit playing ignorant. You know it's the common elements of the plans from various sources, none of which has anything to do with Trump.
ReplyDeleteNot sure what "square one" is, but the idea is to extricate government from the whole realm of health care
Square one is where we were in 2009. Let the debate rage on. Get it right power dudes!
ReplyDeleteYou can extricate government but you will have to work to extricate laws in place and evolving since the founding of this Republic. That's how we have always rolled.
ReplyDeleteUm, that's exactly what is on Congress's plate at the present time.
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