Donald Trump will repeal parts of Obamacare on the first day in office. I believe this will happen with the republican congress. This is absolutely going to fufill their desire and promise.
I'm excited. I'm a socialized medicine supporter and that's not what Obamacare is. I felt and still do Obamacare was better than what we had. But it wasn't what I would have chosen.
I am curious what Donald Trump will replace it with. He has 10 weeks to propose and tell us what is the Republican answer to Obamacare and how it is different. I believe this is exciting.
Why?
Because I think we're about to blow up the American Healthcare system. I think that we are about to cause a catastrophe and health insurance and health care costs will skyrocket in a way the republicans can't even begin to predict. I think it'll spiral out of control faster and unexpectedly and this will cause the US to face the music sooner. Obamacare is actually a system proposed by the Republicans in 90s when hillary proposed socialized medicine during the clinton years. Yet 20 years later they hate it.
CCF you always talk about how bad socialized medicine is with military. But senior citizens have the largest socialized medicine system in the US it's called medicare. Second what do you propose to replace it? I am still waiting on what people propose to replace Obamacare?
Repealing Obamacare will include cutting the subsidies for working and middle class americans. It will allow insurers to lump together high risk people making insurance if I had to guess incredibly expensive for them. But apparently you will be able to buy insurance across state lines.
I am going to guess without being forced to charge the same for high risk preexisting condition people and those who are low risk insurance companies will start to run wild on premiums for everyone.
But this will be a very interesting 10 weeks as we wait to see how this experiment turns out. Do I think Obamacare a success? Yes/No. I think it's great to give coverage to those who couldn't buy it before. But it's not the plan I would have liked.
But now I think Trump will blow it all up by moving toward a free market healthcare. I don't think people really want a free market healthcare when they realize they have to pay for their actual care.
repealing Obamacare
November 10th, 2016 at 05:54 pm
November 10th, 2016 at 06:10 pm 1478801445
November 10th, 2016 at 08:21 pm 1478809279
the most detail we've gotten from him is that he's okay with health savings accounts.
November 10th, 2016 at 10:51 pm 1478818319
And here's his policy plan, such as it is ... https:// www.greatagain.gov/policy/healthcare.html
November 10th, 2016 at 11:06 pm 1478819218
I think it'll be hard to get all republicans on board. There are quite a few RINOs in Congress especially the senate. Most of these RINOs are from socially liberal states who will find it difficult if not impossible to toe the party line.
November 10th, 2016 at 11:08 pm 1478819282
This is what I think Trump will do.
November 11th, 2016 at 12:11 am 1478823089
Did you also read this portion of his website: http://paulryan.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=9978? That part explains how a bill was proposed in Oct 2015 that passed the house and the senate making changes to the ACA that would lay the foundation towards his proposed PCA. But guess who vetoed it? President Obama. Of course, Republicans were playing games and adding in Planned Parenthood provisions. (A pet peeve of mine...where they group legislation together that could be handled individually).
I also wouldn't call this single payer though...is that how you read it LAL?