Karen Pollitz, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, said that before the health care law, one “of the categories that was routinely excluded was treatment for mental health addiction and substance abuse”.
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Some how, some way, there must be a sensible solution to health care.
Just when we thought the GOP healthcare plan couldn’t get any worse, it does.
After seven years boiled down to several days of drama, culminating with a frenetic final 24 hours, the Republicans pulled their long-promised, long-awaited Obamacare replacement bill from the House floor, announcing there would be no vote.
But repeal efforts have exposed a chasm between conservatives opposed to nearly any federal role in the health insurance market and moderates who want to retain some aspects of the Affordable Care Act. The congressman blamed the Affordable Care Act for rising premium costs and federal penalties for the uninsured. “I want to thank those – on all sides of this debate – who’ve reached out to share their stories”. There will always be work to do to reduce costs, stabilize markets, improve quality, and help the millions of Americans who remain uninsured in states that have so far refused to expand Medicaid.
LaHood repeated his contention that the ACA is “failing” and legislators have an obligation to replace it with a “patient-centered system that allows for more competition and provides better access to care at lower costs”.
“This is going in the opposite direction of what Americans would like”, Slothower said.
“Now when they all become civilised and get together and try to work out a great health care bill for the people of this country, we’re open to it”. The Republican plan will destroy the progress we have made, and will be devastating for hardworking families. She did not respond to a request for comment. Earlier this month, however, she supported a version of the bill that stalled today as a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
“We worked very hard to bring the American people better health care options”, said Rep. Chris Stewart, “and I’m very disappointed in this outcome”.
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In short, nobody likes this bill, but Republicans campaigned on repealing Obamacare, so many feel obligated to follow through by voting yes. Under the plan, premiums would have gone up and tax credits for most of these people would have gone down.
