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Even among conservative voters, Obamacare's protection of people with pre-existing conditions has always been popular. In a recent Kaiser poll, it garnered 74 percent approval from Democrats, 70 percent approval from independents, and 69 percent approval from Republicans.
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"The magic solution to the problem, according to Ryan and the GOP, is "high risk pools", which simply means separating out the sickest, most expensive people in the country and dumping them into a separate program.
With the "bad apples" (ie, human beings with terrible medical problems) safely tucked out of the way, the average cost of treating everyone else supposedly suddenly becomes less pricey.
This is the exact opposite of the entire point of health insurance in the first place...spreading the risk. In addition, as Jean P. Hall notes in this Commonwealth Fund analysis, it doesn't actually save anyone a dime..."
http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2016/04/high-risk-pools-dont-work-have-never-worked-and-wont-work-in-the-future.html
A lot of people are going to die if this becomes law
This is the true meaning of "death squads"
Cattledog
(5,897 posts)That is if you can afford it.
still_one
(91,965 posts)roamer65
(36,739 posts)They are bring to fruition what they predicted and actually wanted years ago.
With pre-existing condition folks herded into a definite group, they can then treat it like a concentration camp.
ck4829
(34,977 posts)still_one
(91,965 posts)should not be involved any of the social programs, including social security, medicare, and medicaid
Social stratification was already there before any of healthcare implementations. Age, income, social status, poverty, etc
While the ACA tried to level the playing field for the uninsured, and it is far from perfect, there is no question that this republican replacement is a overt attempt to exploit the most vulnerable in our society, and with that in mind I agree with you that it is to separate people, where as the Peter Paul and Mary song "All My Trials" summarizes it perfectly. "The rich would live, and the poor would die"
spanone
(135,636 posts)nothing more.
8 billion is some number they pulled out of their asses. nothing more.