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Slownenberg on 26 April 2017
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Mr Puggsly said:
Soundwave said:

http://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2017/4/25/15429982/gop-exemption-ahca-amendment

House Republicans appear to have included a provision that exempts Members of Congress and their staff from their latest health care plan.


The new Republican amendment, introduced Tuesday night, would allow states to waive out of Obamacare’s ban on pre-existing conditions. This means that insurers could once again, under certain circumstances, charge sick people higher premiums than healthy people.

Republican legislators liked this policy well enough to offer it in a new amendment. They do not, however, seem to like it enough to have it apply to themselves and their staff. A spokesperson for Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) who authored this amendment confirmed this was the case: members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping this Obamacare regulations

So Republicans trying to push a bill that would let them and their families enjoy the benefits of Obamacare regulations that prevent people them for being charged for pre-existing conditions (paid for by the tax payer no less), but they are OK with these benefits being cut for average Americans. 

LOL, what a turd sandwhich of politics.  

I'm all for more affordable healthcare options. The options that cover pre existing conditions could be more expensive and should be. That's better than people choosing to not have healthcare because its too expensive (that was Obamacare). That allowed people to buy into healthcare when they actually do get sick which is unfair for those of that pay in.

On a side note, I want people who abuse their bodies to pay more for healthcare. I eat well, do some exercise, don't smoke, don't drink, I should pay less.

Congress isn't just republicans btw.

You do realize that the individual mandate is what solves this problem right? Under Obamacare everyone is paying in, whether on an actual plan or through the fee if you don't have a plan. Obamacare numbers need to be adjusted somewhat obviously because some people saw their rates go way up in order to make healthcare affordable for a lot more people, because it was BEFORE Obamacare when people chose not to have healthcare because it was too expensive. With Obamacare many millions more people can afford health insurance. However, it would seem it made it too affordable for them by making it more expensive for some other people.

Anyway, you know the filthy republicans are up to no good (well, when they're doing anything at all) when they want to strip Americans of things that they refuse to strip themselves of. Typical republican mantra of oppressing the people while enriching themselves.