{"id":49478,"date":"2015-02-02T17:26:14","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T17:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/02\/what-an-actual-gop-heath-insurance-reform-plan-inconceivable.html"},"modified":"2015-02-02T17:26:14","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T17:26:14","slug":"what-an-actual-gop-heath-insurance-reform-plan-inconceivable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/02\/what-an-actual-gop-heath-insurance-reform-plan-inconceivable.html","title":{"rendered":"What? An actual GOP Heath Insurance Reform Plan? Inconceivable!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>But true!  And what does it do?<\/p>\n<p>A. Keep all the cool things from Obamacare that people say they like. (E.g., insurance companies can&#39;t deny coverage based on a pre-existing condition.)<br \/>.<br \/>B. Shift all the costs back to individual insurance purchasers or, optionally, their employers, putting things, <i>de facto,<\/i> back where they were before the ACA. (E.g., insurance companies can&#39;t deny coverage based on a pre-existing condition, but they can charge extortionate rates for it.)<\/p>\n<p>In other words, just about what I&#39;d expect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/truth-out.org\/news\/item\/28857-gop-obamacare-replacement-plan-calls-for-higher-costs-and-poor-people-dying'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/fLRt07ZQm3IrLsa7zUqG0BDoiur5DHnyCZOd8ftPf25jjC-EO7_cl9SRxOJoiWGkzxEx7_w1ondGdiwssFD1xCsOkilyR-NQ2OngOCUyK9C3=w506-h303-p' border='0' style='max-width:650px;'\/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/truth-out.org\/news\/item\/28857-gop-obamacare-replacement-plan-calls-for-higher-costs-and-poor-people-dying'>GOP Obamacare Replacement Plan Calls for Higher Costs and More Poor People Dying<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nThe CARE Act is a return to the days of higher insurance premiums and less coverage.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/BXzT8o3iy1y'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But true! And what does it do? A. Keep all the cool things from Obamacare that people say they like. (E.g., insurance companies can&#39;t deny coverage based on a pre-existing condition.).B. Shift all the costs back to individual insurance purchasers or, optionally, their employers, putting things, de facto, back where they were before the ACA. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/02\/what-an-actual-gop-heath-insurance-reform-plan-inconceivable.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What? An actual GOP Heath Insurance Reform Plan? 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The GOP are just waiting for a November win to get rid of the ACA, including pre-existing medical conditions (vague promises to the contrary notwithstanding). They've actually said that. Again, remember why the ACA was passed: 1. 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They're quite aware that the AHCA lets states opt out of whatever the heck they want, including pre-existing condition provisions, if they claim that it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":132026,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2016\/11\/13\/the-inevitability-of-obamacare.html","url_meta":{"origin":49478,"position":2},"title":"The Inevitability of Obamacare","author":"***Dave","date":"Sun 13-Nov-16 10:54pm","format":false,"excerpt":"This is not rocket science. This is not some new, fiendish, cunning twist to the debate. 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