Affordable Care Act needs viable replacement, says Potsdam couple

While some state leaders are in clear support of the ACA or ACA repeal, others have a more mixed perspective, recognizing both benefits of the ACA and opportunities for continued improvement.

Just a small ah-ha moment here during lunch break. How did they do it?

“Most of the people who were uninsured and who have gotten coverage under the Affordable Care Act are low income, and they get little to no help if it’s a tax credit that’s not refundable or a deduction”, Levitt said.

“My father was old-fashioned, ” said the CEO. Without the ACA, many of them would not be able to receive critical treatments, and rehabilitation would not be possible.

“But access to buying expensive private insurance is worlds apart from getting the coverage and care you need when you need it”, said Ross.

Of course, millions of other people are paying more out of their own pockets for insurance.

For example, transportation is an issue for his companys customers.

“It’s saved peoples’ lives”, Dr. Mangat said.

“We dont contract with every hospital and every doctor, ” he admitted. But here’s where you need to pay attention to the details.

This week Trump met with the CEOs of all of the country’s major insurance companies, and boy was that photo-op indicative of the problem with Republican plans for healthcare’s future. Only Minnesota and NY have implemented those plans, and coverage in both has soared since the health care law was implemented.

“Theyre looking at things sort of from the top down, and were looking at things from the bottom up, ” Molina said. But that ignores the big, rich middle man: the insurance companies. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said there’s a “strong consensus” for cross-state sales.

The Swiss government requires everyone who can to help pay for some for their health care costs, but the government runs it and it pays for all serious health care needs.

The rate increases in Tennessee of 44 percent to 62 percent, approved past year, and similar increases in other states have shifted more and more cost to employers who are mandated to provide coverage and in turn must pass this on to their employees. If the Affordable Care Act is repealed, California could lose $18 billion in federal funding for the expanded Medi-Cal program and $5.4 billion in premium subsidies and cost-sharing reductions for Covered California, endangering the exchange’s survival, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office report. This should be very concerning to everyone, but particularly to those with chronic illnesses.

The legislation faced stiff opposition at the hearing from Lydia Mitts, of the advocacy group Families USA, who said all three bills will hit the most vulnerable workers the hardest.

“Lets put it this way, ” he said.

“We must ensure that people do not have the rug pulled out from under them and are not left without access to care, especially during the transition”, according to a copy of the letter obtained by the AP. The cost for most seniors is $134 per month, but can be upwards of $428.60 a month based on yearly income. “Fixing it would be right”.

This has been a longstanding debate in health care reform. Quite the opposite. I actually think that Obamacare is cruel.

Theres also more predictability.

“The state doesnt make arbitrary decisions, ” he said. We understand the rules. “We can plan from year to year.