Well, the Rethuglicans finally did it. On May 4, 2017, they passed a new and even crueler version of Trumpcare in the House. Apparently it was cruel enough to win over the arch-conservatives, since it guts Medicaid and throws people with pre-existing conditions and chronic conditions under the bus. It will ultimately result in roughly 24 million people losing their healthcare coverage if it becomes law.
Fortunately, though, it does not seem likely to pass the Senate. Thus the Senate is working on their own milder version of it to appease the moderates, which means that if it passes, they will still have to hammer out the differences between the two bills. It's either alienate the moderates to appease the conservatives, or alienate the conservatives to appease the moderates. And that will likely be the sort of catch-22 that ultimately kills Trumpcare once and for all.
I think that the Senate will not accept ultra conservative ideas from the House of Representatives. The Trumpcare bill won't pass because the ultra conservatives won't accept the Senate version of the bill. I think the original Obamacare law will remain in place above all of the Republicans attempt to repeal the law.
ReplyDeleteI think so too. I sure hope so!
ReplyDeleteAgreed
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