I’m curious. Just how many people have to lose their health insurance before the Republicans in Congress shout, “Eureka! We have done it?” Obviously 22 million people is too many. But what happens if the Congressional Budget Office comes back this week and says that the new, not-really-improved Trumpcare bill will only result in 19 million… Continue reading Kill (the Trumpcare) Bill, Part I: And the Magic Number Is…?
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GOP Healthcare Exempts Congressional Employees From Buying Trumpcare
The Hill reports that as Republicans rush to vote on their latest ObamaCare repeal-and-replace plan, it appears to still include an item exempting members of Congress and their staffs from losing the healthcare bill’s popular provisions. House GOP leaders worked Wednesday night to fast-track consideration of an amended American Health Care Act without posting the… Continue reading GOP Healthcare Exempts Congressional Employees From Buying Trumpcare
CBO Report – Republican’s Plan Increases Healthcare by 750% For Elderly
According to the Congressional Budget Office’s Report, the new Republican proposed Healthcare bill would increase healthcare costs on people 64 and older by 750%. The bill does bring down overall premiums in the individual market by about 10 percent by 2026 compared with what they would be under current law, the CBO found. But the CBO… Continue reading CBO Report – Republican’s Plan Increases Healthcare by 750% For Elderly