AARP opposes health care bill

George50 · Mar 9, 2017

AARP estimates that an unmarried 64-year-old making $15,000 a year -- assuming they live in a state that has not expanded Medicaid -- would see their premiums go up $8,400 a year.

AARP opposes health care bill - CBS News

You think someone 64 who lost their factory job and is now making minimum wage is going to have a problem coming up with an extra $8,400 per year?

Looks like Ryan is targeting the key Trump voters and basically making it totally impossible for them to get healthcare and Trump is supporting it.

There are more numbers in the AARP letter to congress and it explains that a tax on people earning over 200K is being repealed that will hasten the insolvency of Medicare by 4 years:

We have seen a significant reduction in the number of
uninsured since passage of the ACA, with the number of 50-64 year old Americans who
are uninsured dropping by half.

When we examined the
impact of both the tax credit changes and 5:1 age rating, our estimates find that, taken
together, premiums for older adults could increase by as much as $3,600 for a 55-year
old earning $25,000 a year, $7,000 for a 64-year old earning $25,000 a year and up to
$8,400 for a 64-year old earning $15,000 a year. In addition to these skyrocketing
premiums, out-of-pocket costs could significantly increase under the bill with the
elimination of cost sharing assistance in current law.

American Health Care Act repeals provisions in current law that have
strengthened Medicare’s fiscal outlook, specifically, the repeal of the additional 0.9
percent payroll tax on higher-income workers. Repealing this provision could hasten
the insolvency of Medicare by up to 4 years and diminish Medicare’s ability to pay for
services in the future

http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aar...-on-american-healthcare-act-march-07-2017.pdf

joG · Mar 9, 2017

George50 said:
AARP opposes health care bill - CBS News

You think someone 64 who lost their factory job and is now making minimum wage is going to have a problem coming up with an extra $8,400 per year?

Looks like Ryan is targeting the key Trump voters and basically making it totally impossible for them to get healthcare and Trump is supporting it.

There are more numbers in the AARP letter to congress and it explains that a tax on people earning over 200K is being repealed that will hasten the insolvency of Medicare by 4 years:

We have seen a significant reduction in the number of
uninsured since passage of the ACA, with the number of 50-64 year old Americans who
are uninsured dropping by half.

When we examined the
impact of both the tax credit changes and 5:1 age rating, our estimates find that, taken
together, premiums for older adults could increase by as much as $3,600 for a 55-year
old earning $25,000 a year, $7,000 for a 64-year old earning $25,000 a year and up to
$8,400 for a 64-year old earning $15,000 a year. In addition to these skyrocketing
premiums, out-of-pocket costs could significantly increase under the bill with the
elimination of cost sharing assistance in current law.

American Health Care Act repeals provisions in current law that have
strengthened Medicare’s fiscal outlook, specifically, the repeal of the additional 0.9
percent payroll tax on higher-income workers. Repealing this provision could hasten
the insolvency of Medicare by up to 4 years and diminish Medicare’s ability to pay for
services in the future

http://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aar...-on-american-healthcare-act-march-07-2017.pdf

Not again! Are they going to do this every day now?

AARP opposes health care bill

George50

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