To 2021 and Beyond .... current politics

Giantone · 03-03-2021, 05:41 AM

I'm sure this will piss off the trumpettes we still have here.........................

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...-bill-n1259343

Obamacare would get a big (and quiet) overhaul in the Covid relief bill
Democrats are proposing big changes to the Affordable Care Act. Here's why the debate is less fierce this time.

For Democrats, who spent last year debating whether to move to a single-payer system, the more minor changes are uncontroversial and are therefore discussed less than other features of the bill.

Republicans, who have increasingly downplayed their opposition to the ACA, otherwise known as Obamacare, have made little mention of them in messaging against the bill.

The biggest ACA-related item in the American Rescue Plan, which the House passed last week, would address one of the most persistent complaints about the law among customers and political opponents alike: sky-high premiums for people who don't qualify for federal tax credits to help pay them.

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03-03-2021, 05:41 AM	#11
Giantone Gamebreaker Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 14,429	Re: To 2021 and Beyond .... current politics I'm sure this will piss off the trumpettes we still have here......................... https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...-bill-n1259343 Obamacare would get a big (and quiet) overhaul in the Covid relief bill Democrats are proposing big changes to the Affordable Care Act. Here's why the debate is less fierce this time. For Democrats, who spent last year debating whether to move to a single-payer system, the more minor changes are uncontroversial and are therefore discussed less than other features of the bill. Republicans, who have increasingly downplayed their opposition to the ACA, otherwise known as Obamacare, have made little mention of them in messaging against the bill. The biggest ACA-related item in the American Rescue Plan, which the House passed last week, would address one of the most persistent complaints about the law among customers and political opponents alike: sky-high premiums for people who don't qualify for federal tax credits to help pay them. ...............read on __________________ ....DISCLAIMER: All of my posts/threads are my expressed typed opinion and the reader is not to assume these comments are absolute fact, law, or truth unless otherwise stated in said post/thread.

To 2021 and Beyond .... current politics

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