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Hoyt

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6. Looks accurate enough to me -- Wealthy get tax cut and Poor get little/nothing.
Fri May 5, 2017, 09:28 AM
May 2017

Maybe it could have been worded a bit differently, but there wasn't much space to tell the whole story.

Actually some poor -- probably those who are young and healthy -- might do better under Trumpcare than ACA. Most others will probably be hurt if Senate doesn't make changes.
It is possible some slightly older folks will do better if states choose to apply for waivers allowing insurers to charge the heck out of those with pre-existing conditions, rather than continuing the community rating required unless waivers are approved by states. But most older and sick people will do worse, especially if subsidies for pre-existing conditions are inadequate for states who stick it to their poor with pre-existing conditions.

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