The CBO has spoken, and the resultant spin on what the CBO has said is that the news is dire, dire, dire. But here’s my question: since when has the CBO been correct on health insurance reform predictions? I don’t … Continue reading →
…rages on. I believe the bill will be modified, and has not reached its final form. But in the meantime, I was thinking about the following question to ask the critics who say it’s just Obamacare light: what else would … Continue reading →
First of all, let’s call it the right thing: it’s not a health care bill, it’s a health insurance bill. Semantics aside, what’s in it? And does it matter? I doubt this will be the final version, but it’s a … Continue reading →
It’s getting real: Obamacare boosters, who have counted on the disarray of the GOP to continue indefinitely (not ordinarily a bad bet), are running scared because the repeal/replace effort may actually succeed. In what form, isn’t exactly clear. The article … Continue reading →
The report is that there’s encouraging news on that front: “Now I say promising, but I don’t know what it looks like legislatively ”¦ the key word is promising,” Graham said. “There better be [a vote this month], because this … Continue reading →
Here’s a primer on how the GOP could approach passing the AHCA through reconciliation. If you think the process is complex, think again. It’s mega-complex. I find it amusing, however, that part of the procedure involves something known as a … Continue reading →
…of what’s really in the AHCA bill about pre-existing conditions. If you have a family member or friend who’s still worried about this, email them that link.
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Continue reading →It would seem to be a no-brainer: why not allow insurance policies to be sold across state lines? There are such huge differentials in state regulations and prices and policies, why not let market forces operate and give the consumer … Continue reading →
Sounds bad, doesn’t it? Then again, considering the fevered coverage of Trumpcare, it’s amazing that anyone approves of it at all. But if you take a look at what the HuffPost/YouGov poll is actually saying, the headline about “less than … Continue reading →
You would think so, from the coverage of it in the press. You would also think from the way they’re carrying on that it was an actual statute passed by both houses, with the force of law, and not a … Continue reading →
Commenter “Big Maq” asks about all the people on the right who are asking for a more market-based solution to Obamacare: How many, who make these calls here, have been actively convincing their aged cohort to give up Medicare, in … Continue reading →