Trump expresses support for health-care subsidy deal days after saying he would end payments

By artappraiser on Tue, 10/17/2017 - 6:04pm |

By Sean Sullivan & Juliet Eilperin @ WashingtonPost.com, 2 hours ago

The bipartisan compromise from Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) would provide states with greater flexibility under the Affordable Care Act in exchange for authorizing cost-sharing reduction payments known as CSRs for two years.

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New faux enemy: health insurance cos.:

The Fix: Trump’s cynically bad justification for his controversial Obamacare move

Alt. title: Trump doesn’t seem to have any idea what he’s doing on health care

Analysis by Aaron Blake @ WashingtonPost.com, 2:57 pm

President Trump has decided upon a justification for his controversial decision to cancel Obamacare payments to insurers covering policies for low-income Americans: The insurance companies are getting rich off this stuff.

As is often the case with Trump, his argument seems plausible on its face but, upon further examination, quickly falls apart. And not only that, but Trump is now lending support to a deal that would actually restore the payments that he says are lining insurance company pockets.

During an appearance Tuesday morning on Brian Kilmeade's Fox News Radio show, Trump pointed to soaring stock prices for the insurance companies, even bringing along visuals.

"Look at these insurance companies. This is since Obamacare started. Anthem, big company, 270 percent increase. 270 percent. And that’s since ACA, that’s Obamacare," Trump said. "So since Obamacare, Humana, 420 percent increase. Aetna, 470 percent increase. Cigna, 480 percent increase." [....]

Single- payer-promoting Dems should grab this one while it's hot, make him sign something?

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/17/2017 - 6:09pm

Art... the headlines giveth . . .

And the small print make take away.

"There are no guarantees that Republican leadership would bring such a plan to the floor without significant support from rank-and-file members. Getting a sizable number of co-sponsors will be key to the Murray and Alexander's success. That work has yet to begin." CNN

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~OGD~

by oldenGoldenDecoy on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 1:13am

Yes I know. But if you get him on this meme instead of one of his many other allover the map memes on health care, you get some of his fans okay with it. That would make for a big enough group to let a lot of past "repeal and replace" promisers in Congress from the last seven years off the hook.

This interchange was just a week ago: Chuck responds to Trump tweet to broker deal with Democrats for ‘a great’ health-care bill.

I stand by my suggestion: PEOPLE NEED TO PRESSURE THEIR CONGRESSPERSONS RIGHT NOW.

I am seeing a situation being setup where repeal and replace promisers can cover their ass by supporting Alexander/Murray. At this point, after all the damage and the threats Obamacare has gone through, that should be the goal of anyone who knew "how complicated it was". Save the recriminations for the future, stabilize now, give cover to enemies where you can, for now. What is the alternative? The alternative is really to let it be sabotaged and years of pain for a lot of people.

by artappraiser on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 12:40pm

Paul Ryan opposes the deal

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/356019-ryan-opposes-obamacare-payments-deal

by rmrd0000 on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 12:48pm

I am cautiously optimistic about this deal brokered by Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander. We have reason to hope millions of people won't face either huge increases in out-of-pocket health insurance premiums or going uninsured.

by HSG on Tue, 10/17/2017 - 8:14pm

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