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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow will YOU be impacted by tRumpcare?
We don't know everything, but with the CBO score of the House bill and the Senate Rs saying they want to keep 80% of the House version, we know enough. Sadly.
So, how will tRumpcare impact you and your family?
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We will most likely lose our current healthcare entirely | |
7 (58%) |
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We will be able to maintain health insurance, but at a much higher cost | |
1 (8%) |
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Insured through work, but worried about pre-existing etc not being covered | |
1 (8%) |
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Insured through work, do not anticipate major changes | |
1 (8%) |
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Insured through work, expect our coverage to improve | |
0 (0%) |
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Buy my own insurance, expect my costs and premiums to go down under tRumpcare | |
0 (0%) |
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Currently uninsured, will remain uninsured | |
1 (8%) |
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Currently uninsured, expect to get insurance under tRumpcare | |
0 (0%) |
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Other | |
1 (8%) |
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0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided. | |
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JustAnotherGen
(31,907 posts)I haven't seen it yet. Only the 13 men in the know - know.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)MiniMe
(21,719 posts)I figure that it will cost me an arm and a leg. We will see. Nobody knows for sure at this point since it is all being done in secret
Kaleva
(36,354 posts)Cal Carpenter
(4,959 posts)Thanks to the subsidies, we now can afford insurance. We've had to downgrade our plan twice due to rising costs, and if we had a real health problem/emergency we'd be fucked by our co-insurance and deductible, but at least we can afford basic wellness care now. Thank goodness we're healthy.
Without knowing the details of the bill, it's hard to say for sure, but given the numbers that have been thrown around about millions losing their insurance, I have to assume we'll be among them. Our income is very low and without significant subsidies or some major cost controls we can't afford it.
(This is not meant to be a sob story. My spouse and I have no kids and very low living expenses - used cars we own outright, a very short commute to work, etc. Aside from the healthcare issue, our basic needs are more than met. But the hundreds and hundreds of dollars a month a premium would cost without subsidies is impossible for us.)
What we need is single payer. The ACA has been helpful for some, but not for all, and not as much as it may seem on paper. It is unconscionable that the so-called wealthiest country in the world has the most expensive health care providing worse outcomes to fewer people than nearly any developed country in the world. The entire health care conversation is framed wrongly and is being treated as a ball in a sport being tossed around by the two parties at the expense of the health of our nation. (Diatribe over)
maryellen99
(3,789 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)And guess what, I'm not getting a $50K tax break.