Trump's healthcare act is an embarrassment for the 'greatest country in the world'
Well it finally happened: The announcement to repeal and replace Obamacare was made with much fanfare and thunderous applause resembling a Saturday night frat party.
The reverse Robin Hood "Trumpcare" will adversely impact low- and middle-income segments of the population – including a majority of Trump supporters – in favor of large tax breaks for corporations and insurance companies. It will also de-fund Planned Parenthood and eliminate abortion coverage.
The Republican proposal retains Obamacare’s requirement that insurers cover people with pre-existing conditions and allows children below the age of 26 to be included in their parent’s health plan, but the revenue-generating "individual mandate" to buy insurance and associated fines has been replaced by a confusing set of age-based tax credits. As someone ruefully observed, this is like throwing a “six foot rope to rescue someone trapped in a 20 feet well.”
Read more at http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/trump-obamacare-scottish-referendum-brexit-a7624941.html
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