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Trump’s latest health care move squeezes Republicans

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Trump’s latest health care move squeezes Republicans

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Senators McCain, Collins, and Murkowski joined with Democrats to defeat the Senate GOP/BCRA plan

6/8/18

Republicans who have tried to repeal Obamacare for nearly a decade believe the Trump administration is reviving a politically risky battle with a court filing that could eliminate one of the most popular parts of the law: protections for people with pre-existing conditions. The administration wants a federal court to strike the protections, providing fresh fodder to Democrats who argue that the GOP cannot be trusted to protect Americans’ health insurance months ahead of a midterm election in which health care was already a top issue. It also threatens to shift attention away from the GOP's message on tax cuts, refocusing it on an Obamacare fight most Republicans wanted to put behind them. Few congressional Republicans rushed to defend the administration's move Friday, instead emphasizing their support for preserving pre-existing condition protections. “I’m not going to have to defend anything I don’t agree with — regardless of who says it,” said Rep. Phil Roe of Tennessee when asked if he would defend the administration’s request on the campaign trail this fall. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine — one of three GOP senators who blocked the Obamacare repeal effort last year — also pushed back, warning the administration's new bid “exacerbates our current challenges” and could undermine key patient protections. Other lawmakers pointed to past support for policies to prevent insurance companies from denying or dropping people with pre-existing conditions.

Senate Democrats, who this week promised to force votes on health care during August, said the court filing proves their warnings that Republicans remain intent on repealing Obamacare through any means available. “I’ve decided not to be surprised about anything this administration does,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). “It’s our job to make sure everybody knows who’s responsible for that, so that they can hold Republicans responsible at the polls this November.” Insurance companies have already requested double-digit premium increases for 2019 in several states. The industry has blamed Trump administration decisions to undermine the health law, such as cutting off a key subsidy program to help low-income people pay their out-of-pocket health expenses. The insurance industry trade group America’s Health Insurance Plans swiftly broke with the Trump administration Friday, warning that eliminating Obamacare’s major protections would be “destabilizing” to the market and drive premiums even higher. “Removing those provisions will result in renewed uncertainty in the individual market, create a patchwork of requirements in the states, cause rates to go even higher for older Americans and sicker patients, and make it challenging to introduce products and rates for 2019,” the group said in a statement.

A gift from Trump and his DoJ regarding the midterm election hot-button issue of healthcare costs and preserving the ACA preexisting-conditions protections. The majority of Americans want Obamacare preserved.

Republicans are trying to duck responsibility and the consequence for the horrible healthcare bills (AHCA/BCRA) they concocted in secret last year which would have removed healthcare from 24 million Americans.

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haven't you heard? Trump is 'fixing' health care :lol:
 
My favorite part of this is where he says the GOP repealing the mandate makes the whole thing unconstitutional, except for the Medicaid expansion part because....reasons. I imagine he would piss off quite a few GOP governors if he tried to invalidate the whole thing.
 
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