IF YOU or a loved one have a pre-existing condition ....good luck!!! The Republicans are LYING to YOU. They are already taking protections for pre-existing conditions away!
WAKE UP America! Republicans are not your friends!
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“This is a new day, a new approach to empower states,” Ms. Verma said.
LIAR LIAR PANTS ON FIRE. This will take us back right to the bad ol' days that were in effect when people who were born with a disease could NOT get health insurance to save their life and got no treatment unless some doctor or hospital group somewhere took pity on them, or they were rich and could pay for their health care out of pocket and didn't need health insurance anyway. Don't you all remember what that was like? When you got seriously ill and your insurer wormed its way out of paying ANYTHING for your treatment/care because they claimed it was a "pre-existing" condition? I sure do. It wasn't all that long ago, folks. The ACA became law in 2010 but didn't go into full effect until 2014. Trump started gutting it in 2017. Don't be fooled.
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Just copy and cut the excellent Canadian Healthcare System .
Accessible, affordable, moral , no one left out.
Delete the chaotic, fragmented, unjust and immoral USA healthcare way ....with millions still uninsured or underinsured
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Under the guise of lower premiums this latest attack on the ACA will serve to increase the cost of healthcare.
These policies won't cover even the most routine medical procedures due to high deductibles and exclusions. Those who need medical attention will once again seek treatment from emergency rooms, the most expensive form of treatment. Unpaid medical bills will result in hospitals charging higher fees which will be passed on to all of us.
Another terrible idea foisted on the American people courtesy of the GOP.
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I don't think most Americans appreciate how bad the ACA act has been for many in the medical industry. As a health care professional I however have heard their many cries of pain. These rulings may help right many of the wrongs that have been done to our best and brightest who's only desire has been to partake in the American Dream. Freedom!!!
@Keitr Yes, freedom to extract the last millilitre of blood money from patients. If you - a health care professional - are talking about doctors, I doubt that there are many justifiable "cries of pain."
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But, how many people voting for Trump supporters in most states realize that they will be voting against their own best interests (as well as everyone else's best interests)???
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@RLW You'd think that they would realize that there is strength in numbers, ie that buying group insurance is less costly than buying an individual plan. Don't young and healthy people ever think that they could be involved in an accident or have a premature stroke or heart attack? No one in the US gets Crohn's, MS, diabetes or other chronic, debilitating illnesses? They strike young and healthy people too. I honestly don't understand that way of thinking.
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Commonsense approach to an ever present problem. If consumers wish to purchase such junk insurance policies at cheaper premiums other than the super expensive policies currently available there should be no political gift for Democrats.
@Indie Voter. But when those consumers show up at the hospital with a medical issue, and find out -- as they will -- that the coverage they have will cover only a small portion of their costs, who do you think will pay for the care? Insured folks will find their bills having even larger amounts that are set aside for the unpaid bills of others. Those pools of money were once called "Charity funds" and although the designated name has changed, the charges are still on the itemized lists for most procedures and other costs at hospitals. The other choice under insured people will face is either paying those bills for literally years or bankruptcy. I don't know the current data, but several years ago the primary cause of bankruptcy for middle class citizens was medical bills. I agree that health insurance is too expensive, but cheap policies will not solve that problem. The cost of care is still there.
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@Indie Voter, and you'll never get sick or get old, and won't ever need anything other than your junk health insurance, if you even bother to buy that because, after all, you're Superman!
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