“I think that it’s going to take civil disobedience to turn this around because they have the votes in both the Senate and the House, and the president”, he said.
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She’s paying $400 a month with a $1,000 deductible for a silver plan on the exchange, and says while costly, it’s still better than what she could get through private insurance.
“Our job today is to defend the Affordable Care Act. So if they get rid of that mandate, which I think they probably will, it’s like anything else once you have something you get used to it”, said Fackler.
President-elect Donald Trump said he is working on an Obamacare replacement plan that will provide health care coverage for all, according to an interview with the Washington Post. Many Hill Republicans have been squeamish about saying whether their replacement would have similar or greater coverage levels as the Affordable Care Act.
“On this day of action we are standing with our elders, our friends and family, along with many of our elected representatives to say no to the Republicans’ disastrous proposals”, National Nurses United Co-president Deborah Burger said in a statement. Trump told the paper over the phone, adding that “that’s not going to happen with us”.
His comments come just days after Republicans’ announcement that they had taken the first steps in repealing the Affordable Care Act, which caused contention and concerns on whether repealing it will leave more than 11 million Americans uninsured.
“It will be in a much simplified form”, Trump said.
The House passed a bill on Friday that starts the repeal process of Obamacare.
Even as Trump suggests he’s in a rush to repeal and replace Obamacare, lawmakers appear increasingly skittish.
“I am able to be put on my parents’ insurance plan because of the Affordable Care Act”, said another supporter.
Trump also said that he doesn’t want “single-payer” health care. He told the Post his plan will be different than Obamacare, but the millions who rely on it will be “beautifully covered”.
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who is also the Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, said his party is not going down without a fight when it comes to getting rid of health benefits now in place.
