Republican replacement plans for Obamacare would lead to significant declines in the number of Americans with health insurance coverage, according to an analysis presented Saturday at the National Governors Association and obtained by Vox.
The analysis was conducted by the health research firm Avalere Health and the consulting firm McKinsey and Company.
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dr. bloor
Republican governors might be Republican, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have a survival instinct. The gold-plated turd Ryan is peddling still smells like a turd.
lollipopguild
The smarter ones see that taking insurance away from 20-30 million Americans might hurt their career.
Hungry Joe
At least they’ll die free.
Thru the Looking Glass...
But… but I HEARD Trump say VERY FEW people are covered by the ACA with my own stinkin’ ears… and that we’ll all have something better and cheaper soon!
Patricia Kayden
Do Republicans care about this? Only if their constituents care.
BGinCHI
The new TrumpCare Card will be made out of gold plastic and will not be accepted for healthcare or pharmacy services.
The Dangerman
@BGinCHI:
…but WILL get you 5% off on stays at Trump properties. Certain restrictions apply*.
*You must be Caucasian.
Westyny
@Hungry Joe: haha!
Bruuuuce
@BGinCHI:
Doubtless the plan will promise to pay, but never come through unless there’s bad media exposure.
WereBear
Well, duh.
But nice to see the obvious written out. Some apparently need it.
Villago Delenda Est
@Hungry Joe: Their heirs will not be so fortunate.
mai naem mobile
Trump’s pal Vlad will do ads for the Trump Care Card – “I never leave Mother Russia without my Gold Trump Care Card”
chris j
To them that’s a feature, not a bug
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Villago Delenda Est: But they won’t have to pay estate tax.
Omnes Omnibus
@?BillinGlendaleCA: The estate tax is essentially optional as it is.
Major Major Major Major
@?BillinGlendaleCA: People on Medicaid already don’t pay estate tax.
Villago Delenda Est
The Heirs still have to worry about paying those medical bills.
Davis X. Machina
A low-income, near-senior couple would go from paying 8-12% of their income on healthcare to ~80% under Price’s plan
From a Loren Adler tweet.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Major Major Major Major: They don’t seem to know that.
Major Major Major Major
@?BillinGlendaleCA: what Trump voters don’t know could fill the food warehouse at a reëducation camp.
Omnes Omnibus
@Villago Delenda Est: Nope. The estate of the deceased is essentially insolvent. As a general rule, debt cannot be inherited.
James Powell
@Omnes Omnibus:
When estate tax is eliminated, what will all the estate tax avoidance attorneys do for a living?
Also too, will states with inheritance taxes follow?
Omnes Omnibus
@James Powell:
Other tax avoidance.
Villago Delenda Est
@Omnes Omnibus: I’m experiencing something quite different, but then again, that’s in liquidating the estate to pay off the debts. I’m not personally responsible for my mom’s debts.
Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes
Can no person here say:
amk
@Villago Delenda Est: traitorship costs money, dood.
eta: dratz. wrong post.
Omnes Omnibus
@Le Comte de Monte Cristo, fka Edmund Dantes: I hate that song.
Shrillhouse
@Villago Delenda Est:
Well, they should just borrow some money from their parents and start a small business!
Lyrebird
@Omnes Omnibus: So post something better! Seriously – could you mention the name again of the band w/3 sisters doing close vocal harmony?
Villago Delenda Est
@Shrillhouse: Yeah, or sell off some of those wedding stock gifts.
Omnes Omnibus
@Lyrebird: Haim?
Steve in the ATL
@Omnes Omnibus:
I’ll see that and raise you Foreigner’s entire oeuvre
Omnes Omnibus
@Steve in the ATL: Well, yeah. I mean, duh.
MomSense
@Steve in the ATL:
Nothing is worse than REO Speedwagon, but Foreigner comes pretty close. I’ll give you that.
Omnes Omnibus
@MomSense: Creed. Nickelback.
MomSense
@Omnes Omnibus:
I had completely blocked all memory of those bands. Shudder.
Omnes Omnibus
@MomSense: Sorry.
Lyrebird
@Omnes Omnibus: Thanks — no, maybe it was just two sisters, but hey now I’ve seen something new!
Steve in the ATL
@MomSense:
Air Supply, but that is arguably a different genre
ETA: I thought about typing “I heard it from a friend that…” but I’m not that much of an asshole. At least not tonight.
Gretchen
@Lyrebird: I think you’re thinking of the Roches. One sister recently died.
Lyrebird
@Gretchen: thanks – great singers, for sure. Dug through my email heaps – it was Joseph with “White Flag”
Omnes Omnibus
@Lyrebird: Right. I would have gotten there.
Omnes Omnibus
@Lyrebird: No harmony, but you might like this.
efgoldman
Speaking of Doctor, Doctor……
If I didn’t know better I’d think this was a parody patent, but apparently the Patent Office doesn’t do comedy.
The dude is a chiropractor
I have no idea if he’s married, but if so, he’s never paid attention.
His pearl done fell out his oyster.
He also, apparently, doesn’t know how to use the intartoobz.
If anybody’s offended, I’m sorry, but this was too good to leave alone.
The klown’s own brother thinks he’s a complete loon.
h/t LG&M Shakezula
MomSense
@Steve in the ATL:
Heard it from another
Omnes Omnibus
@MomSense: DIAF
gene108
@Thru the Looking Glass…:
Theoretically possible. Congress would need to raise money for more generous benefits, which would mean more taxes on the rich.
Anything else is like wishing for a unicorn
opiejeanne
@Davis X. Machina: Holy shit!
Chet Murthy
@MomSense: you been sleepin’ around