SocialD
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Could be, but we still don't know just what other parts will be kept.
I think he'll do what Obama said needed to be done, work on Obamacare and fix what is wrong with it.
Of course, it won't be Obamacare any more. Trumpcare?
the ACA has hundreds of things to it. Coverage requirements for plans is one .. every plan has to cover certain specific things regardless of the beneficiaries age, gender or situation..
For instance every plan has to cover maternity and newborn care... so even if you are 80 you have to get a plan that covers those things and that is part of what hikes up your premium.
It has to cover pediatric services... even if you have no kids and have had a historectomy or vasectomy...
Plans must include birth control and breastfeeding coverage.. so even if you were a gay man, or a senior etc etc.. you have to get a plan that covers those things...
Another thing that we haven't even seen yet which will further drive up health insurance costs is the medical device tax. surgical tools, cpap machines, knee replacements, and all kinds of other devices are to be taxed 2.9% ( at the manufacturing level ) per the ACA but that provision was delayed until 2018.. one of the many provisions delayed by the administration.
In fact there are still 4 provisions of the ACA that haven't been implemented yet.
One of the first provisions that was established was the FDA was allowed to give pharma companies a 12 year exclusive deal before generics can be developed (generally 7 years previously)... that one seems contrary to making things cheaper.
There are tons of provisions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provi...fordable_Care_Act#Effective_January_1.2C_2017