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still_one

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2. no doubt about it, and it isn't just the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid are on the chopping block also
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 01:18 AM
Jan 2017

It will be based on his HHS and Ryan's proposals. It is privatization, and it will be bad

Here are five key planks in his own health care proposal:

1.Price's plan offers fixed tax credits so people can buy their own insurance on the private market. The credit starts at $1,200 a year and rises with age, but isn't adjusted for income. Everyone receives the same credit whether they are rich or poor. People on Medicaid, Medicare, the military health plan known as Tricare, or the Veterans Affairs' health plan could opt instead for the tax credit to buy private insurance.
2.Price advocates for expansion of health savings accounts, which allow people to save money before taxes to pay for health care. This includes allowing people who are covered by government health programs including Medicare and the VA to contribute to health savings accounts to pay for premiums and copayments. These proposals are included in Ryan's plan.
3.People with existing medical conditions couldn't be denied coverage under Price's plan as long as they had continuous insurance for 18 months prior to selecting a new policy. If they didn't, then they could be denied coverage for that condition for up to 18 months after buying a new plan.
4.The Price proposal limits the amount of money companies can deduct from their taxes for employee health insurance expenses. Companies can deduct up to $20,000 for a family health insurance plan and $8,000 for an individual. The goal is to discourage companies from offering overly generous insurance benefits to their workers. Ryan's plan proposes a cap on the employer tax deduction but doesn't specify the level of the cap.
5.States would get federal money to create so-called high-risk pools under Price's plan. These are government-run health plans for people with existing medical conditions who can't get affordable health insurance on the private market. Critics say high-risk pools have been tried in as many as 34 states and largely failed because they were routinely underfunded.

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/11/29/503720671/5-things-to-know-about-rep-tom-prices-health-care-ideas

The only tool we have is mass protests like this country hasn't seen since the civil rights movement and the Viet Nam War, and they can't let up




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Let's use the proper term for it...GENOCIDE. roamer65 Jan 2017 #1
no doubt about it, and it isn't just the ACA, Medicare and Medicaid are on the chopping block also still_one Jan 2017 #2
Snce there are income limits on VA and Medicaid coverage, WTF do tax credits... TreasonousBastard Jan 2017 #5
They are insane still_one Jan 2017 #8
You Will Get A "Coupon" For Your Premium To Buy Whatever You Can. It Will Fall Far Short. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #13
Yeah, that's what scares me. TreasonousBastard Jan 2017 #16
And the VA SHRED Jan 2017 #6
VA Will Be Dismantled. Vets & Retirees Will Get Vouchers. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #12
Let's call them "coupons" SHRED Jan 2017 #18
Too bad so damn many Americans are sooooo stupid as to not get what's going on. RKP5637 Jan 2017 #3
That's right.... physioex Jan 2017 #7
EFFIGY Jacob Boehme Jan 2017 #4
Here's what I think hollowdweller Jan 2017 #9
What if you are 73 retired and have Medicare? pangaia Jan 2017 #10
You. Are. F*-*CKED. lastlib Jan 2017 #14
ACA is intertwined with Medicare, no? flamingdem Jan 2017 #11
This is their chance to kill medicare... TreasonousBastard Jan 2017 #15
Medicare would have run out of funds in 2016. ACA extended it 8 years. Motown_Johnny Jan 2017 #19
Last year? Don't have time to dig around for numbers, but that seems a little off. TreasonousBastard Jan 2017 #24
Different sources had different estimates... but..... Motown_Johnny Jan 2017 #41
Not me, I'm on ACA and very happy with it.. flamingdem Jan 2017 #28
Wait till they find out about the Army Medical Command jmowreader Jan 2017 #23
OK, for me my Medicare IS intertwined with ACA. Doreen Jan 2017 #20
I don't think so -- are you thinking about Medicaid, maybe? That states expanded Nay Jan 2017 #27
I think it's about the financial relationship between the two flamingdem Jan 2017 #30
Booze and weed, the new pharmacy. sarcasmo Jan 2017 #17
I have a few glimmers of hope in the Senate. There are a number of Pubs who will not vote napi21 Jan 2017 #21
Crazy to find myself thinking kindly of Republicans at all flamingdem Jan 2017 #31
Their response has notiung to do with conscience or common sense. They're worried about getting napi21 Jan 2017 #39
True, I have to tamp down my any rosey worldview flamingdem Jan 2017 #40
Motherfucking bastards! smirkymonkey Jan 2017 #22
The GOP Is Going To Kill...Americans... meow2u3 Jan 2017 #25
And for no good reason leftyladyfrommo Jan 2017 #26
Well, to spite the black guy dalton99a Jan 2017 #32
That is not a good reason. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2017 #33
I know. dalton99a Jan 2017 #34
This Congress we have us absolutely worthless. leftyladyfrommo Jan 2017 #36
Prognosis is very poor, indeed dalton99a Jan 2017 #29
Bullshit titaniumsalute Jan 2017 #35
I Really Hope You Are Correct. Hunting Them Down Sounds Good. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #37
True that titaniumsalute Jan 2017 #38
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