Tag Archives: Health Law
Brace for 2019 Premium Increases Due to GOP Sabotage of the Affordable Care Act
The average marketplace enrollee will pay about $1,000 more for health insurance than they should due to mandate repeal and the short-term plan rule. For those living in Arizona’s Congressional District 1 the increase will be higher. Depending on our age and family situation, our health insurance premium will go up between $1500 – $5250 […]
Continue readingTrump Takes Major Swipes at the Affordable Care Act
Even with majorities in both houses of Congress, Republicans were unable to pass a repeal of the Affordable Care Act in 2017 even though they had made “Repeal Obamacare” a campaign cry ever since it came into being in 2010. When Republicans finally controlled Congress and the Presidency in 2017, the American people rose up […]
Continue readingA Gentle Reminder to the Middle Class About the Cost of Health Insurance
We’re reading that some hard-working people are building up resentment because their health insurance premiums have sky-rocketed this year while those who qualify for Medicaid or ACA subsidies don’t have to pay these increased premiums. Here’s our message: You should be mad about this; but please direct your anger toward the cause rather than toward […]
Continue readingHealth Care Sabotage
Trump has made it clear that he doesn’t care about the people he harms in his personal mission to sabotage the ACA. He’s hurting American families in a shameful attempt to score political points and tear down President Obama’s legacy. o After learning that Iowa requested permission to make certain changes to its ACA exchanges, the President went […]
Continue reading“Cruelty, Incompetence, Lies” — not unique to Graham/Cassidy
In this useful essay, Paul Krugman exposes what happens when modern Republicans are asked to govern. To become particularly outraged, read the Vox.com article to which he provides a link. The point is that Republicans treatment of health care is not limited to health care. Cruelty, Incompetence, Lies
Continue readingUpdate on Graham-Cassidy: Looming Threat to Healthcare
Mitch McConnell says he won’t go through the embarrassment of another floor vote unless he can count 50 votes. Good news is that Rand Paul has declared he won’t vote for this one. If McCain, Murkowski, and Collins hold firm — or if we only lose one — we’ll be ok. But Collins has shown […]
Continue readingDefend the ACA: Oppose Graham-Cassidy
WHAT’S HAPPENING: The Republicans are taking another run at “repeal and replace.” They have until Sept. 30 to slide through a bill with just 50 votes (plus Mike Pence). Their defeats earlier this summer don’t seem to be discouraging them. There is now a move in the Senate to pass a new bill sponsored by Senators Graham, […]
Continue readingAction Alert: Another Run at Repeal and Replace
Republicans are taking another run at “repeal and replace.” It must be stopped just like their attacks this summer on the ACA were stopped. The “Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson” bill would radically change our health care system and cause millions to lose their health care coverage. The bill will hurt low and middle-income Americans. The Republican bill will not only […]
Continue readingStudy: Trump actions trigger health premium hikes for 2018 | Business | azdailysun.com
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s own actions are triggering double-digit premium increases on individual health insurance policies purchased by many consumers, a nonpartisan study has found. Source: Study: Trump actions trigger health premium hikes for 2018 | Business | azdailysun.com
Continue readingHealth care market won’t self-correct
I’m watching national television reporting this evening, on the health care debate; some say that the problem is the failure of the healthcare markets. Really? Most of my conservative friends think markets self-correct and are the answer to all health care problems. I have a degree in economics, and I understand how markets work. So, […]
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