The AHCA does the following five fairly appalling things, in my opinion, and all the while I still think #4 was the real reason to shove this thing through:

1. It guts protection for people with pre-existing conditions.

2. It slashes Medicaid by $800 billion, and defunds Planned Parenthood.

3. It strips 24 million Americans of their health coverage.

4. It’s essentially a humongous wealth transfer from working people to the wealthy. The entire $346 billion in tax cuts goes to individuals earning more than $200,000 or couples earning more than $250,000. If you earn less, you get nothing.

5. It even jeopardizes people who get insurance through work, by creating a race to the bottom among insurance companies. Because states can define what “essential benefits are,” and the AHCA lets companies pick which states’ standards they can use, your company can cut costs by shopping around for skimpier plans with less coverage.

Last edited by Just Fred (5/07/2017 9:40 am)