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2017-09-20 Home Front: Politix

Latest GOP Effort To Replace Obamacare Could End Health Care For Millions

[The Onerous NPR] It wasn't that long ago that the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act died once and for all in the Senate. Or so many thought.

But like the killer robot in The Terminator or the undead fighters in Game of Thrones, the repeal effort has risen once again from the ashes in the form of a bill known as Graham-Cassidy.

The bill, introduced Sept. 13 by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., with little hope of going anywhere, has gained steam in its short life and now looks like it may actually come to a vote in the Senate in the coming days.

Many opponents say the bill will result in millions of people losing their insurance coverage.

They do say that, yes. But since even more millions are forced under Obamacare to pay for insurance they can't afford to use, and which no doctors will accept, they'll actually be ahead both financially and in terms of actually getting needed medical care.

"The Graham-Cassidy plan would take health insurance coverage away from millions of people, eliminate critical public health funding, devastate the Medicaid program, increase out-of-pocket costs and weaken or eliminate protections for people living with pre-existing conditions," says Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, in a statement.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-09-20 08:49|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

#1 Considering most of those millions would drop out as they wouldn't buy insurance normally and are being forced too,it doesn't seem so bad.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-09-20 09:40|| 2017-09-20 09:40|| Front Page Top

#2 THE SKY IS FALLING! THE SKY IS FALLING!!! Oh wait, just another day at the leftist propaganda site, NPR....

Posted by 49 Pan 2017-09-20 10:07|| 2017-09-20 10:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Good job NPR isn't biased eh?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2017-09-20 10:47|| 2017-09-20 10:47|| Front Page Top

#4 The 'P' doesn't stand for 'Public'.

Posted by Pappy 2017-09-20 11:07|| 2017-09-20 11:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, the humanity!: Obama says Republican healthcare plan would inflict 'real human suffering'

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2017-09-20 15:19|| 2017-09-20 15:19|| Front Page Top

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