Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

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Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it's the House's turn to show what it can do.

Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican alternative late Friday, a last-minute sprint as his party refuses to extend the enhanced tax subsidies for those who buy policies through the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, which are expiring at the end of the year. Those subsidies help lower the cost of coverage.

Johnson, R-La., huddled behind closed doors in the morning — as he did days earlier this week — working to assemble the package for consideration as the House focuses the final days of its 2025 work on health care.

“House Republicans are tackling the real drivers of health care costs to provide affordable care,” Johnson said in a statement announcing the package. He said it would be voted on next week.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/speaker-johnson-scrambles-health-care-220316241.html

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Don't get sick. If you do die quickly.

[Jacson6]

1. The new health care plan. Die quickly or use assisted suicide.

Just sayin...

[Phoenix61]

2. $1,000 a year to an HSA. 😂 I pay over $700 a month for

medical insurance. It goes up to $816 in January. I had breast cancer 17 years ago which sucked but would suck a whole lot more without insurance. We really need universal health care. Whether it’s Medicare for all or Tricare for all. There would be so many more private businesses if people weren’t dependent on employer sponsored health care. I’m sure that’s not on purpose right? 🤬

[progree]

3. Interesting excerpt about Trump's idea to give people the money they need to "buy great healthcare"

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“I want to see the billions of dollars go to people, not to the insurance companies," Trump said late Friday during an event at the White House. “And I want to see the people go out and buy themselves great healthcare.”

The president did not comment directly on the House's new plan. He has repeatedly touted his idea of sending money directly to Americans to help offset the costs of health care policies, rather than extending the tax credits for those buying policies through Obamacare. It’s unclear how much money Trump envisions. The Senate GOP proposal that failed to advance would have provided payments to new health savings accounts of $1,000 a year (($83/mo -progree)) for adult enrollees, or $1,500 for those ages 50 to 64 ((now that's much much better, LOL, $125/mo -progree)).

It appeared there were no such health savings accounts in the new House GOP plan.

Last sentence - apparently even $83 / month or $125 / month is too generous and socialistic for House Republicans.

[alfredo]

5. $125 a month may not pay for a visit to the doctor. I get mine for free being a

Disabled veteran.

[lastlib]

4. GOPeeDon'tCare.....

If you get sick, die quickly--but make sure you leave children to take your place on the assembly line.

[alfredo]

6. Veterans, sign up for VA benefits.

You will be vetted to see if your earnings are below the earning threshold