Congressional Republicans like Obamacare’s popular provisions so much, they will keep the popular provisions, like pre-existing conditions, in their own healthcare plan.
Everyone else will get their latest hacked up disaster called Trumpcare 2.0.
Pre-existing conditions will basically be gone in Trumpcare 2.0, courtesy of the latest amendment added by Congressional Republicans. The amendment was added to get the Freedom Caucus to support the bill.
This means it’s back to the days without pre-existing conditions protection. The sicker you are, the more you’ll pay for healthcare. In other words, everyone will be paying Republicans in Congress to have those great Obamacare provisions, while we get the Trumpcare shit.
Amazing fucking hubris here from Republicans in Congress.
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House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts Members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.
The new Republican amendment, introduced Tuesday night, would allow states to waive out of Obamacare’s ban on pre-existing conditions. This means that insurers could once again, under certain circumstances, charge sick people higher premiums than healthy people.
Republican legislators liked this policy well enough to offer it in a new amendment. They do not, however, seem to like it enough to have it apply to themselves and their staff. A spokesperson for Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) who authored this amendment confirmed this was the case: members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping this Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged me to this particular issue.
The waiver protecting Republicans in Congress, from the amendment they created that screws over millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions.
You can see it on the sixth page of the amendment, although it is admittedly hard to spot. The Obamacare section that requires legislators to buy on the individual market is section 1312(d)(3)(D). And if you look at the Republican amendment, and the list of who cannot be included in this waiver? It includes Section 1312(d)(3)(D).
Nancy Pelosi responds to the Republican bill that exempts Congress from healthcare benefit cuts.
Adam Schiff responds.