House GOPers Scramble To Explain Why O'Care Repeal Bill Doesn't Apply To Them

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By ALICE OLLSTEIN Published APRIL 26, 2017 11:57 AM

Republicans huddled Wednesday morning in the basement of the Capitol, their first meeting following a two-week recess, and emerged with mixed messages about a provision in the latest version of their Obamacare repeal bill that could exempt members of Congress and their staffers from some of the most radical changes to the law.

Those changes—drafted in hopes of bringing the American Health Care Act back from the political grave—include the ability for states to waive certain regulations, allowing insurers to charge older and sicker patients much more for coverage, and allowing states to require insurance plans cover fewer essential health benefits.

The text of a new amendment released Tuesday night includes a carve-out for members of Congress, allowing them to retain all of the essential health benefits and cost protections under the Affordable Care Act.

Several members of Congress, all of whom are required by law to be on D.C.’s health care exchange, admitted Wednesday that they have no idea if they can be protected from these waivers.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/obamacare-republicans-exemption-waiver-ahca

[aggiesal]

1. These a$$hole$ knew what they were doing ...

Several members of Congress, all of whom are required by law to be on D.C.’s health care exchange, admitted Wednesday that [font color=red]they have no idea if they can be protected[/font] from these waivers.

What a bunch of bull $hit!

[Dustlawyer]

5. It should read that, "Members of Congress LIED Wednesday that

THEY HAVE NO IDEA IF THEY CAN BE PROTECTED from these waivers."

They know what affects their own insurance, I know they talked about it amongst themselves!

[Ligyron]

2. We need to be calling our Sen and Reps non-stop and screaming from the roof tops.

Let's see if the MSM even covers this.

I swear, if Americans let this slide I'm done with them, I think.

[TeamPooka]

3. You'll get to buy shit insurance that won't do anything for you, or FREEDOM! as the GOP calls it.

Line up suckers.

[Lanius]

4. And all of this is happening because a loud minority thinks they deserve more tax cuts.

[left-of-center2012]

6. This is the scary part for me

"... allowing insurers to charge older and sicker patients much more for coverage"

I'm 70, with diabetes and heart problems.

[karynnj]

8. As long as they keep Medicare, that is single payer without any difference due to preexisting

conditions.

[karynnj]

7. What is most ironic is that the Republicans INSISTED that the Democrats make the law that Congress

is on the exchange -- hoping to embarrass Democrats, who would lose at least one Senator (which they could not afford) by putting in that rule.

In retrospect, it was BRILLIANT of the Democrats to do that ... and a carve out now would be a political loser for Republicans.

[greymattermom]

9. DC should kick the Congress Critters off the exchange

if they declare a residence and vote outside the District. Or if they vote for House or Senate at all.

[christx30]

10. The answer can be found in Animal Farm.

Some animals are more equal than others.
The House GOP is helpfully playing the part of the pigs.