Donald Trump and the GOP may want another pass at repealing and replacing Obamacare. But they have never had a real plan.
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Millions of Americans feel confused and frustrated in their search for quality healthcare coverage.
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About The Episode:
On this episode, Marc discusses that Donald Trump and the GOP may want another pass at repealing and replacing Obamacare. But they have never had a real plan.
Key Takeaways:
Just as midterm elections begin to kick into high gear, President Trump and other GOP officials are saying the want to take another pass at repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare.
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz says the president has a hidden plan.
Trump himself urged the parties to get together to pass reform because Obamacare is so bad.
He then lambasted Democrats over the law in a social media post.
The GOP does not appear to have a plan to extend expiring the Exchange’s enhanced premium subsidies to avert huge premium surges. The GOP is said to be talking about an extension with some conservative-minded reforms.
But we have never seen a true plan from the GOP that would not lead to a huge surge in the unsured rate – not in 2017, not during the 2024 election, not during the debate on the One Big Beautiful Bill, or now.
Americans deserve a measured subsidy extension with some reforms.
The GOP should put up a realistic plan for coverage or shut up about it. The periodic pronouncements are unsettling to the tens of millions of Americans who rely on the ACA for coverage.
Ripping apart the ACA as we know it now with nothing truly comprehensive to replace it with would mean millions losing coverage.
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