The Dismantling of ObamaCare - Ongoing Updates.

[papercutter]

That's similar to what Conservative columnist GEORGE WILL said yesterday...Single-Payer will replace ObamaCare, because the people benefiting the most from ObamaCare are Trump Supporters. And, Donald Trump himself is an advocate for Universal Government-run healthcare.

Full Story: WATCH: George Will predicts Obamacare to become single-payer because of this inconvenient fact

So according to the pompous intellectual snob, George "Throw's a Baseball like a Girl" Will, most people who benefit from Medicaid are "working class, white males". He needs to escape that bubble tent of Elite media talking head-dom for awhile if he seriously believes that.

 

[AllenChicago]

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

As of tonight, it's looking like ObamaCare's death-spiral will jump to light-speed.

Yesterday, Chuck Schumer said that there's no way $1.5 billion will be included in the stop-gap budget for Trump Wall.

Today, Donald Trump followed through on his promise to end the Cost-Sharing-Reduction payments that the government sends to health insurers, if the border wall was not included in this budget.

Story: Trump opposes including Obamacare subsidies in spending bill: Mulvaney - Business Insider

Since a Federal Judge ruled last year that these CSR payments were illegal, cutting them off will not be hard to do. They were allowed to be maintained while Obama fought/appealed the judge's order... and President Trump kept them going, thinking that ObamaCare repeal in his first 100 days was a sure thing.

But as of right now..it's looking like these CSR payments stop at the end of this month, when the new budget kicks in without them.

BCBS-IL said yesterday that if these payments are cancelled by the Administration, they probably would not be on the 2018 Exchange here.

We'll see what happens the next 3 days. Chuck Schumer may change his mind.

 

[DaKine]

If the Affordable Care Act fails, you can blame the Republican congress for breaking it. Thank Rubio for defunding the risk corridors.

I think they are supposed to come up with a great replacement this week right?

 

[kgmom219]

If the Affordable Care Act fails, you can blame the Republican congress for breaking it. Thank Rubio for defunding the risk corridors.

THIS.

You can't run a business when you expect a dollar and the government gives you 12 cents.

 

[RayNY]

I think they are supposed to come up with a great replacement this week right?

Here's the version offered by Tom MacArthur yesterday

Has some of the compromise text that was discussed, like the option for states to waive out of EHB's and more severe age banding.

IMO, the interesting part is on page 6.

"(A) Specified non-application provisions- In no case may a waiver for purposes of paragraph 1 apply with respect to any of the following provisions... (ii)Sections 1312(d)(3)(D)"

Remember 1312(d)(3)(D)? That's the section of ACA that required Congress and their aides to purchase compliant plans on the individual market.

They're making themselves a protected group so carriers/states can't remove EHB's for members of congress and aides, although, they can for basically everyone else.

Regardless of the reason or rationale, it sends a heck of a message about how they really feel about these changes.

 

[junkman]

Plan design and premium are important. My comfort level is a $5,000 OOP x2 family with a $10,000 premium. That limits liability and fits the budget. It is also the break point where 90% of insureds will pay all of their claims. I do something else when the situation degrades much below that.

Others bail much sooner and are willing to pay nothing. The current political environment does not allow a fix. You cannot have a $1,000 deductible and $0 premium. You cannot have a business structure where no money buys you full access which is what the hospitals have for part of the business.

The current tax reform politics will simply reduce taxes on those making the rules. The current strategy is to give the impression of doing something, keep as much cash for self as possible. Problem solved - until it blows up.

 

[bluemarlin08]

IMO, George Will is one of the biggest doofus that ever drew breath. However, unfortunately see one payor rolling down the tracks because we have a dysfunctional political system.

 

[Justin Bilyj]

Looks like this might get done after all! House Freedom Caucus is supporting the bill now...

Freedom Caucus Confirms Support For Revised Obamacare Replacement Bill | Zero Hedge

 

[AgentOrange]

Here's the version offered by Tom MacArthur yesterday

Has some of the compromise text that was discussed, like the option for states to waive out of EHB's and more severe age banding.

IMO, the interesting part is on page 6.

"(A) Specified non-application provisions- In no case may a waiver for purposes of paragraph 1 apply with respect to any of the following provisions... (ii)Sections 1312(d)(3)(D)"

Remember 1312(d)(3)(D)? That's the section of ACA that required Congress and their aides to purchase compliant plans on the individual market.

They're making themselves a protected group so carriers/states can't remove EHB's for members of congress and aides, although, they can for basically everyone else.

Regardless of the reason or rationale, it sends a heck of a message about how they really feel about these changes.

The hypocrisy is amazing. What they should have in the bill is a provision that provides Congress and its staff the coverage equal to the least EHBs any state allows for.

 

[junkman]

LMFAO. The main "cost driving aspect" is lack of participation.

These ass holes don't address participation. They don't address any of the RX crap that's been discussed over and over here. They don't address trend in general.

They (separately) couch putting money in their pockets as things like job creation. We're back to trickle down economics.