Well, the Republican leadership is going to put their cards on the table in 7 card stud poker with all the cards face up and see what happens.<\/p>\n
The Hill<\/a><\/p>\n Reconciliation is the convoluted method used to pass Obamacare over the filibuster process (Republicans were the minority party in 2009). Republicans intend to use the same process to pass the repeal over the objections of the 48 Democratic Senators in January.<\/p>\n The Affordable Care Act<\/a> has many tentacles beyond the few that cause most people grief. The main thing people are unhappy with is the mandate to buy insurance and the penaltax. But that is a relatively minor part of the 2000 page bill.<\/p>\n I will be riding this roller coaster, probably for the next 4 years, should I live that long. Part of the reason I have had no medical expenses for three years (other than one primary care visit) was concern that Republicans would undo “must issue” and pre-existing condition tests would return with a vengeance, and racking up diagnosis codes now could cost me dearly down the road. Many companies that used to write individual coverage have been merged into larger companies or have withdrawn from writing individual policies.<\/p>\n I recognize that notion is somewhat irrational, but my distrust of the medical care system is at the root of that. This point not lost on my niece, the primary care doctor – she didn’t understand why I didn’t want to rush out and find out everything medically wrong with me. Her mother had no health insurance and refused to see a doctor. It runs in our family, because we have doctors in the family \ud83d\ude09 in my case, there are no children to worry about. My sister got her children through college, launched into adulthood, and viewed her job as mother as complete, and if her children wanted an ongoing relationship, it would be on her terms. They refused, and she died. Her kids will never understand.<\/p>\n From a legal standpoint, the US government has a contract with insurance companies to pay the Obamacare subsidies for 2017, and Blue Cross has extended coverage to me for the coming year. If the subsidies are withdrawn, I can pay the full premium, but I am probably the exception.<\/p>\n Each constituency that benefits from Obamacare will fight the repeal. Health Care providers and insurance companies might declare bankruptcy. Small children with horrible medical problems will become props on TV networks. Do you want little Jessica and her cute puppy to die because of evil Mr Trump and greedy insurance companies working for Wall Strert?<\/p>\n Put your seat belt on. No standing. I hope you are tall enough to be on this ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, the Republican leadership is going to put their cards on the table in 7 card stud poker with all the cards face up and see what happens. The Hill Reconciliation is the convoluted method used to pass Obamacare over … Continue reading \n