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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNew GOP Trumpcare plan exempts Congress from losing key Obamacare protections
The newest version of the Republican health care bill would exempt lawmakers and their families from some of its most unpopular and life-threatening provisions.
The bill would allow states to repeal some provisions of the Affordable Care Act, such as protections covering people with pre-existing medical conditions and requiring insurance companies to pay for prescription drugs and mental health treatment.
But a GOP amendment would maintain those protections for members of Congress and their own families, reported Health Affairs Blog.
The amendment proposed by Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) has helped gain the support of conservative lawmakers who believe that high-risk groups should pay more for coverage to drive down the cost of insurance premiums for others.
But moderate Republicans remain opposed to the current plan, and a Washington Post/ABC News found 70 percent of Americans want protections for pre-existing conditions to apply to all states.
The best evidence yet that the new GOP repeal plan is a disaster for peoples health care is that the GOP exempted Members of Congress from living under it, said Leslie Dach, director of the Protect Our Care Campaign.
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/04/revealed-new-gop-trumpcare-plan-exempts-congress-from-losing-key-obamacare-protections/
Zoonart
(11,866 posts)ALL FOR ME AND NONE FOR THEE.
not fooled
(5,801 posts)They don't care about the peasantry. They think we should live and die like livestock, without adequate healthcare.
Why can't GOPee voters grasp this simple principle??? The evidence is overwhelming.
Kber
(5,043 posts)Because proposing such a miscarriage of justice, and then confirming it to the press seems almost like sabotage.
subterranean
(3,427 posts)"Obamacare" requires members of Congress to use plans purchased on the ACA exchanges.
If Obamacare is repealed, they would once again be able to choose plans from the Federal Employee Health Benefits program, which I believe already have the protections mentioned in the proposed amendment. So I don't see any point to this amendment unless it's to highlight the hypocrisy of Republican Congress members.