President-elect Donald Trump has promised to repeal The Affordable Care Act, often dubbed “Obamacare”, but has not yet announced plans for it’s replacement.
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Today, Martin and hundreds of others took part in a rally outside LA County – USC Medical Center to defend Obamacare with Congress moving closer to repeal the law.
The Alaska Nurses Association on Sunday afternoon held a “Day of Action” event to encourage Congress not to proceed with recent efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, of Glen Cove, urged residents to keep an open mind.
The Affordable Care Act has allowed millions of Americans to receive health insurance that they couldn’t otherwise receive, however, premiums have risen dramatically for those who have insurance sparking a passionate debate.
Britt Waligorski, 31, and Mary Whitfield, 18, attend an Affordable Health Act rally on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Warren, Mich. Thousands of people showed up in freezing temperatures on Sunday in MI where Sen. But he reiterated the principles driving Trump’s plan, which the president-elect said this weekend is “down to the final strokes”.
Americans will also receive tax credits for health savings accounts so that they can buy healthcare, he said.
House Republicans passed a budget resolution last week that could make the repeal a reality. “We’re going to win this fight”. “It’s time we got our national priorities right”, he said.
Paul said it will “legalize the ability to buy cheap insurance” and will get rid of the Obamacare mandates. So people who have had gaps in their insurance are likely to be charged more for those pre-existing conditions, making it more hard for them to get the treatment that they need.
“We’re going to have insurance for everybody”, Trump said in the interview, recorded on Saturday.
People wait for the start of a health care rally in Warren, Mich., north of Detroit, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017.
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A couple of things: 1) Republicans should care whether people have health insurance or not; 2) Insuring everyone is not realistic; 3) If Trump is near completion of a replacement plan, it is news to Capitol Hill and everyone working on this issue on the outside. If you need me, I’ll be over here holding my breath.
