Hypothesis, could this happen: GOP pass.. something.. which of course mess up ACA and collapse the healthcare market, make insurance unaffordable for most and no one with per-existing conditions can get coverage (what true free market health insurance would look like). In more liberal states (west coast + NE basically. CO? Maybe FL, but guess old people have medicare, so what do they care?) they have the means and political will to move aggressively to stabilize the market and even offer single payer systems. I believe some have talked about this already. Result is even more fragmented, two-tier system with uninsured, dying, sick people in the middle and south, and almost European-like "socialized medicine" (the horror..) on the coastal states.
Conceivable? What would the federal response be? (Blame Obama..?). Considering the red state rednecks gave us Trump, tea party et.al I'm not sure I see a problem with this..
At least some of them seem genuinely confused about what the impacts will be. Which makes sense since the bill proposes radical, previously unanalyzed, changes to the system.
It's feigned ignorance.
Chart showing comparisons of current ACA, the house plan and the new senate plan...
Going to be interesting if this passes to see how a person from one state receives care in another state in an emergency situation, especially if on the state's medicaid plan. Looks like we're going to have 50 or more different regulated healthcare plans going forward.
Grahm is starting to get snippy with reporters asking questions about his bill. An unusual sign of stress for him.
Rand Paul now bashing it as "Grahmnesty". Not sure he'll be an easy turn this time.
On the basis of you can't spend less and get the same or more yes but beyond that they really don't seem to know based on the interviews I've read.
Graham apparently said that he expects the bill to be on the floor next week.
Also apparently liberal lies/talking points are responsible for their inability to go into detail abut the impacts provisions of their bill could have, notably states waiving pre-existing condition requirements under the defense that according to the bill such insurance still must be "affordable". When asked what "affordable" means Cassidy literally goes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/senat...s-liar-comment-over-health-bill-1050837571649
I noticed that Graham didn't say Cassidy isn't a liar- he just said Kimmel should have called Cassidy before saying so...
Graham can def hit the bullshit talking points, can't he?
Sooo...Lindsey Graham says that the ACA is merely a step on the slippery slope leading to single-payer, which is "socialism" and will "bust the budget."
Meanwhile, Republicans in the Senate (the place where Graham has his job) agreed to move forward with a budget that will balloon the federal deficit in order to hand the 1% a $1.5 TRILLION dollar tax cut. Because it will "stimulate economic growth" and make magic dollars rain from the sky. Republicans really have to get their stories straight on how they feel about the deficit.
Lindsey Graham also has explicitly come out and said that Graham Cassidy is punitive to four states: CA, NY, MA, and MD. If you are in those states with GOP US Reps (I think MA doesn't have any), call them and tell them that Lindsey Graham is targeting the people of your state.
It's a pretty funny attack, really. He complains that these states get more Medicaid money because they chose to expand Medicaid. Whodathunkit?
Prevailing theory is that McConnell is still short but will, again, put it on the floor next week.
Just saw an interesting claim by Cassidy that his governor doesn't oppose the bill....even though Edwards (LA governor) does in fact oppose the bill and signed a bipartisan governors letter opposing the bill.
Prevailing theory is that McConnell is still short but will, again, put it on the floor next week.
Just saw an interesting claim by Cassidy that his governor doesn't oppose the bill....even though Edwards (LA governor) does in fact oppose the bill and signed a bipartisan governors letter opposing the bill.
I have to say the level of outright lying that has become standard in the GOP is truly amazing. I'm not talking about politicians doing the age old spinning, selective quotation, lies by omission, etc, I'm talking about outright lies. Cassidy is now saying his bill will cover more people than the ACA, for example. There is no even remotely likely world where this is the case. Now he's saying his governor doesn't oppose his bill when he signed a letter opposing it (if I remember right). This isn't normal political lying, this is people seeing that Trump has paid no price for years of bald faced lies and figured they might as well get in on it too.
I have to say the level of outright lying that has become standard in the GOP is truly amazing. I'm not talking about politicians doing the age old spinning, selective quotation, lies by omission, etc, I'm talking about outright lies. Cassidy is now saying his bill will cover more people than the ACA, for example. There is no even remotely likely world where this is the case. Now he's saying his governor doesn't oppose his bill when he signed a letter opposing it (if I remember right). This isn't normal political lying, this is people seeing that Trump has paid no price for years of bald faced lies and figured they might as well get in on it too.
John Harwood just tweeted that Rand Paul is a no:
https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/910556310479020033
If so, as long as Collins and Murkowski are still no votes, then it's done.
McCain just told somebody that "Nothing has changed. If McConnell wants to put it on the floor, that's up to McConnell". Doesn't feel like a yes vote...
At this point I don't know if McCain can tell you how many BM's he had today let alone telegraph his position on a bill this significant.
McCain just told somebody that "Nothing has changed. If McConnell wants to put it on the floor, that's up to McConnell". Doesn't feel like a yes vote...
McCain, in the second story I've read today, is really coming across as a crusty, angry old coot. At least in print.
Asked if that means he’s a "no" vote, McCain said: “That means I want the regular order. It means I want the regular order!”
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Simmer down there, Pops
Apparently McConnell's a go for a vote next week, although he's left some wiggle room in order to turtle his way out if the votes fall through.
McCain, in the second story I've read today, is really coming across as a crusty, angry old coot. At least in print.
Asked if that means he’s a "no" vote, McCain said: “That means I want the regular order. It means I want the regular order!”
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Simmer down there, Pops