View original postI can't see how they can keep the bit about covering pre-existing illnesses (which they might "have" to keep due to popularity), and not keep the individual mandate.
the 30 percent price hike for people who didn't keep continuous insurance coverage is supposed to compensate for dropping the individual mandate. 30 percent for just the first year, that is - doesn't exactly seem like a sufficient disincentive, does it? Then again, from what I've been reading, the fine under Obamacare was also not high enough to achieve its purpose in many cases, considering how much more expensive a year's insurance is compared to the fine (assuming you turn out not to need the insurance during that year, or at least don't significantly exceed the deductibles).
I'm seeing contradictory information on whether or not this plan significantly cuts back the minimum requirements on what has to be included in any insurance policy, in order to allow lower-priced minimal coverage plans for those not expecting to need health insurance much. You would expect so, and some sources write that, but the NYT overview explicitly says it does not... confusing.
Obama care repeal and replace
07/03/2017 12:33:18 AM
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The new House version looks fine.....
07/03/2017 03:12:55 AM
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A few questions - I've been doing a lot of reading on it but it's a hugely complicated matter.
07/03/2017 08:09:57 PM
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The "accross state lines" buzz is a farce. Do YOU want a PCP that is 800 miles away? *NM*
07/03/2017 09:18:57 PM
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That isn't what it means at all.
08/03/2017 03:21:27 AM
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But physician networks are local
09/03/2017 04:25:33 PM
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Of course they are.
09/03/2017 04:52:31 PM
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And your insurance premium would be WAY higher than it currently is with a native MA company.
10/03/2017 02:21:21 PM
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We could have benefited from reviews by Romneycares victims before taking it national
14/03/2017 02:17:28 PM
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One breakdown
07/03/2017 10:25:12 AM
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My head is going to blow up from reading all this news
07/03/2017 09:16:22 PM
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From the little I understand...
07/03/2017 10:13:01 PM
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They can make it work and will just rasie rates
08/03/2017 03:52:50 PM
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That's the point though, isn't it?
08/03/2017 04:35:56 PM
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but it was the young that made it work and they are already opting out
10/03/2017 02:56:50 PM
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it wasn't a bone
10/03/2017 02:30:00 PM
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When you cut cancer out of a body, you don't replace it with something else...
07/03/2017 11:34:31 AM
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You know what I would propose?
08/03/2017 03:06:27 PM
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decoupling health insurance from employment eliminates an existing subsidy
08/03/2017 03:25:27 PM
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So what?
08/03/2017 03:53:29 PM
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I wasn't raising it as a show-stopper, because obviously it isn't one.
08/03/2017 04:17:47 PM
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As a self-employed individual, I have little sympathy for extending employer-based care
09/03/2017 03:41:59 AM
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Interesting. Wasn't expecting that, though it looks good to me. *NM*
08/03/2017 07:17:01 PM
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Looks like Republicans have TWICE the votes they need to kill it (in either chamber)
14/03/2017 01:50:35 PM
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As to healthcare itself, how are there no good options?
14/03/2017 01:59:17 PM
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I'm glad you asked...
14/03/2017 02:36:40 PM
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I have heard it said that "the perfect is the enemy of the good"
14/03/2017 03:03:34 PM
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the reason why Canadians with money seek treatment in the US is not bureaucracy
14/03/2017 04:00:09 PM
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