The American Hospital Association on Tuesday said it opposed the latest Republican proposal to repeal Obamacare, and predicted that “tens of millions of Americans” will be at risk of losing coverage under the proposed legislation.
“This proposal would erode key protections for patients and consumers and does nothing to stabilize the insurance market now or in the long term,” Rick Pollack, the organization’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “In addition, the block grant to provide support for the expansion population expires in 2026, thereby eliminating coverage for millions of Americans.”
“For these reasons, we oppose the Graham-Cassidy plan,” Pollack said. “We continue to urge senators to work in a bipartisan manner to address the challenges facing our health care system.”
The repeal bill introduced by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is Republicans’ last best shot to dismantle Obamacare in the current Congress.
Oh, sure, but come on, people … who needs “coverage” when you have access to coverage, amirite?
Is that all?
–The GOP
What are the key protections that will be lost? Would be nice to see some analysis of the bill itself.
Um, everything that the ACA now mandates? The minimum set of protections that states could now decide are no longer required? The loss of subsidies and support? The loss of the requirement to cover preexisting conditions? The massive loss of money over time, as medicaid spending is drastically cut?
It isn’t really complicated. Might I suggest you do some research?
Nah, it’s “‘access’ to health care,” remember? The emergency room is always there. And the free market fairy is going to bring down the cost of everything by a factor of ten once all those terrible, life-saving government regulations are removed.