Trump ’ s next health care bill: Medicaid for all?

Donald Trump knows almost nothing about healthcare policy. He doesn’t know what’s in the ACA/Obamacare or how it works –just that it’s a “disaster,” and since the abandoned American Health Care Act ran directly counter to his promise to “take care of everybody” it’s fair to assume he doesn’t care about what’s in these laws either. He just wants a big win. A lot of the populist attacks on Obamacare boil down to the individual exchanges/marketplaces. People complain about high and rising premiums and point their finger at Obama. Frankly, I’m skeptical about many of these complaints. Premiums were rising faster before the exchanges came into being and it was often impossible to get insurance if you were sick or had a pre-existing condition. Also, most Obamacare exchange users receive significant subsidies and many receive help on out-of-pocket payments as well. And let’s remember that Republicans at the state and federal level have been trying to sabotage the exchanges by refusing to set up state exchanges (despite supposedly being in favor of state-level control), not funding risk corridors, not advertising for members, resisting the hiring of exchange navigators, spreading misinformation about the program, and more. But I say to Obamacare haters: go ahead and unplug the exchanges. They are a Republican idea anyway. Replace them with something better if you can think of it –my guess is you c...
Source: Health Business Blog - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Policy and politics Source Type: blogs