This was just published by Kaiser. It was published about an hour before this entry.
September 19, 2017
September 19, 2017
Even under the ACA, many uninsured people cite the high cost of insurance as the main reason they lack coverage. In 2016, 45% of uninsured adults said that they remained uninsured because the cost of coverage was too high. Many people do not have access to coverage through a job, and some people, particularly poor adults in states that did not expand Medicaid, remain ineligible for financial assistance for coverage. Some people who are eligible for financial assistance under the ACA may not know they can get help, and undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid or Marketplace coverage.
The uninsured that cannot afford health coverage are unemployed and/or in states without the Medicaid expansion. The Republicans are playing with the health insurance of the country because they are coming at this in a very slick manner to please the industry leaders. They are promising to eliminate the 15% cap on profits. Are you kidding me? This is corruption beyond corruption.
This is a crony bill and millions upon millions of Americans will lose coverage. In Massachusetts, the unemployed are provided an opportunity to obtain health insurance through the state's plan.
The Republican bill is a slight of hand. There are answer for all these people, including the unemployed and the poor in states that have not accepted the Medicaid Expansion. We could be having a country with 100 percent coverage from sea to shining sea if the Affordable Care Act was amended to make it so.
A federal law that demands every state to provide health care coverage opportunity for the unemployed would be trashed by the court, no different than the Medicaid expansion. States can now improve the ACA if they choose, no different than Massachusetts.
I might add, Massachusetts has high numbers of participants in health care. That only makes the health care insurance companies stronger and not weaker. What will happen with the Republican bill is abandonment of Americans to no insurance and a return to the Emergency Room. No one wants that.
The ACA has to be build upon, not trashed by a Republican dog and pony show.
This is a crony bill and millions upon millions of Americans will lose coverage. In Massachusetts, the unemployed are provided an opportunity to obtain health insurance through the state's plan.
The Republican bill is a slight of hand. There are answer for all these people, including the unemployed and the poor in states that have not accepted the Medicaid Expansion. We could be having a country with 100 percent coverage from sea to shining sea if the Affordable Care Act was amended to make it so.
A federal law that demands every state to provide health care coverage opportunity for the unemployed would be trashed by the court, no different than the Medicaid expansion. States can now improve the ACA if they choose, no different than Massachusetts.
I might add, Massachusetts has high numbers of participants in health care. That only makes the health care insurance companies stronger and not weaker. What will happen with the Republican bill is abandonment of Americans to no insurance and a return to the Emergency Room. No one wants that.
The ACA has to be build upon, not trashed by a Republican dog and pony show.
Who remains uninsured?
Most uninsured people are in low-income families and have at least one worker in the family. Reflecting the more limited availability of public coverage in some states, adults are more likely to be uninsured than children. People of color are at higher risk of being uninsured than non-Hispanic Whites.
Single parents and minority Americans are those that remain uninsured. We know that. Americans know that. We have seen adults die in states without Medicaid Expansion. We know who the uninsured are and the people that can't afford it. There are real reasons the Republicans see these people as disposable. These folks don't vote for them.
We know the elderly receive Medicare and Medicaid and those people will be abandoned as well. The uninsured numbers will skyrocket and Americans will die and suffer. The Republicans are scared of displeasing their White House and are scrambling to gain clout rather than bipartisanship.
We know the elderly receive Medicare and Medicaid and those people will be abandoned as well. The uninsured numbers will skyrocket and Americans will die and suffer. The Republicans are scared of displeasing their White House and are scrambling to gain clout rather than bipartisanship.
