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Get a grip folks...

oldenGoldenDecoy — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 04:34:35 +0000

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Get a grip folks...

No one is going to negotiate with . . .

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Trump Poised to Sign Order

artappraiser — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 13:28:24 +0000

In reply to Chuck responds to Trump tweet to broker deal with Democrats for ‘a great’ health-care bill

Trump Poised to Sign Order Opening New Paths to Health Insurance

By Robert Pear @ NYTimes.com, Oct. 7

WASHINGTON — Stymied in his efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, President Trump is poised to issue an order that could ease some federal rules governing health insurance and make it easier for people to band together and buy coverage on their own, administration officials said Saturday.

One official said the directive could move the president a step closer to one of his longstanding goals: allowing consumers to buy health insurance across state lines. Conservatives say that interstate sales could expand options for consumers, increase competition in the insurance market and perhaps lower costs.

The order, which the administration officials said was likely to be announced in the coming week, would instruct three cabinet departments to take actions to help individuals and small businesses join together to buy insurance through arrangements known as association health plans. Such plans could be sponsored by trade and professional groups and community organizations.

While the order could exempt association health plans from some federal and state rules that Republicans say drive up costs, the president could not unilaterally change the laws that regulate insurance, such as the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the foundation for employee health benefits. But, officials said, he can direct federal agencies to reinterpret key provisions of those laws and to revise rules issued under them.

Some insurers, including Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, oppose association health plans, saying they would skim off healthier consumers and leave traditional insurers with sicker, more expensive customers.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, representing state regulators, has long opposed association health plans, saying they are bad for consumers because they can operate outside some state consumer-protection laws. In addition, the state regulators said this year in a letter to Congress, proposals to allow such purchasing groups “could actually increase the cost of insurance for many small businesses whose employees are not members of an association health plan.”

But Mr. Trump has presented such plans as a potential solution for millions of Americans. He stated his intentions on Sept. 27 as he left the White House for a trip to Indiana [....]

TRUMP KNOWS MORE BOUT HEALTH

NCD — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 00:04:08 +0000

In reply to Chuck responds to Trump tweet to broker deal with Democrats for ‘a great’ health-care bill

TRUMP KNOWS MORE BOUT HEALTH CARE THAN DOCTORS WHO PROVIDE IT! MAGA!

I could be wrong but what I

artappraiser — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:29:41 +0000

In reply to Trump can't broker a deal

I could be wrong but what I am sensing here is that Chuck sorta has that in the back of his mind, he is thinking that Trump hasn't a clue about the whole ongoing Alexander/Murray thing, doesn't even know it's going on, and might just bite at it as a new shiny thing he could somehow spin to his narcissistic advantage.

Trump can't broker a deal

ocean-kat — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:20:54 +0000

In reply to Chuck responds to Trump tweet to broker deal with Democrats for ‘a great’ health-care bill

Trump can't broker a deal with Schumer and democrats for many of the same reasons he couldn't broker a deal with republicans. He knows nothing about health care. He knows nothing about the ACA. He has no idea what he wants as a health care program. He has neither the intellect nor the interest to learn about any of those things. If we go by his campaign promises he wants the impossible. I know that what he said on the campaign trail was nothing more than ignorant babble spouted for the ignorant masses but he claimed his health care plan would cover everyone including those with pre-existing conditions, have lower deductables, and cost less.

When he sat down with republicans to hash out a deal all those campaign promises weren't even part of the conversation but that didn't help. He still had no idea about health care or any of the republican proposals. According to republicans in the meeting he took no part in any discussion of the details and repeatedly derailed that discussion with non sequitur anecdotes, often about his "great, unprecedented" election victory.

and BTW, Mr. Supposedly

artappraiser — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 20:06:02 +0000

In reply to Chuck responds to Trump tweet to broker deal with Democrats for ‘a great’ health-care bill

and BTW, Mr. Supposedly Bipartisan President:

Democrats accuse Trump of ‘sabotage’ on Obamacare sign-ups

Slashed outreach and a shortened sign-up period are expected to reduce enrollment numbers.

@ Politico.com, Updated 10/06/2017 05:33 PM EDT