Statements rolling in from advocacy, patient groups. American Health Association, American Hospital Association both wonâÂÂt support AHCA.— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) March 7, 2017
Statements rolling in from advocacy, patient groups. American Health Association, American Hospital Association both wonâÂÂt support AHCA.
Hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, patient advocates all releasing statements that AHCA is unworkable.AMA's letter is below. pic.twitter.com/lhnbVrc87g— Andy Slavitt (@ASlavitt) March 8, 2017
Hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, patient advocates all releasing statements that AHCA is unworkable.AMA's letter is below. pic.twitter.com/lhnbVrc87g
Seriously, though, i appears that aside from (most?) Congressional Republicans and the super-rich who'd receive an average $7 million tax cut from their scheme, pretty much everyone else thinks it's a horrible idea, because it a) doesn't fix any of the genuine problems within the ACA; b) makes many of those problems worse; and c) somehow manages to create a whole bunch of additional problems at the same time.
Here's a brief roundup of conservative pundits/writers who think it's a disaster in waiting (obviously some of their reasons are diametrically opposed to mine, but still):