As with almost anything coming from congress, it is obscure and un-intellageble to anyone not trained in reading legislation or legal documents.
The intent is to keep the public in the dark, to make the public believe something that is not true, or to hide what is true. Democracy cannot work under circumstances such as these.
Clearly the section of the bill highlighted below could not be clearly understood by the average person who would read this bill... in fact nobody would actually attempt to read legislation because we all know in advance that we will not have the patience to wade through the murk far enough to understand what is written.
Only one with particular expertise could follow along and make reference to the various 'sections', paragraphs, pages, sub-sections necessary to understand what is actually stated in the bill. That the language is obscure is is one of the methods of keeping the public in the dark. Then, depending upon the political stance of the 'expert' who is interpreting the bill, the public gets a small portion of truth, but almost never full understanding.
Only one with particular expertise could follow along and make reference to the various 'sections', paragraphs, pages, sub-sections necessary to understand what is actually stated in the bill. That the language is obscure is is one of the methods of keeping the public in the dark. Then, depending upon the political stance of the 'expert' who is interpreting the bill, the public gets a small portion of truth, but almost never full understanding.
The truth is that apparently the law-makers themselves could not understand the very bill they were pushing so hard... if they knew, they wouldn't want the public to realize that they, the great patriots, were screwing veterans...
Among the great many negatives in the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare, it seems that one of their hastily-added “improvements” to the bill could wind up making 7 million military veterans ineligible for health care tax credits. Indeed, the very party that shamelessly exploits our troops out of political expediency--feigning patriotism in the form of tacky flag pins is now screwing veterans Worst of all
There is interesting information regarding TrumpCare almost everywhere one looks. This, from the Rootby Michael Harriot, "We Read All 123 Pages of Trumpcare; Here’s What You Need to Know", offers a run-down of what is wrong with the bill along with some humor. We all know that laughter is the best medicine...
"Unlike most legislation, however, there was no debate on the House floor. It was written behind closed doors by a select group of Republicans to replace Obamacare while they snorted cocaine and took shots of Russian vodka.
You’re probably saying, “I doubt they drank and did coke,” but how do you know? It was behind closed doors. Plus, I’ve read the bill, and I’m not so sure.
"Unlike most legislation, however, there was no debate on the House floor. It was written behind closed doors by a select group of Republicans to replace Obamacare while they snorted cocaine and took shots of Russian vodka.
You’re probably saying, “I doubt they drank and did coke,” but how do you know? It was behind closed doors. Plus, I’ve read the bill, and I’m not so sure.
It is done behind closed doors because the actual fact is that the law-makers do not want the public to know anything... and that's the truth !!!
Republicans exempt their own insurance from their latest health care proposal
Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for
themselves and their staff.
by Sarah Kliffsarah@vox.com
Update: After Vox reported this story, Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) released a statement saying he would close this loophole. Read the story here. The fix, however, will be contained in separate legislation and not offered as part of the American Health Care Act. The version of the bill the House will vote on Thursday (voted and passed) still contains the exemption for legislators described below.
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 preexisting 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-NJ), who authored this amendment, confirmed this was the case: Members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping these Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged this particular issue to me.
A bit of background is helpful here. Obamacare requires all members of Congress and their staff to purchase coverage through the health law’s marketplace, just like Obamacare enrollees. The politics of that plank were simple enough, meant to demonstrate that if the coverage in this law were good enough for Americans, it should be good enough for their representatives in Washington.
That’s been happening for the past four years now. Fast-forward to this new amendment, which would allow states to waive out of key Obamacare protections like the ban on preexisting conditions or the requirement to cover things like maternity care and mental health services.
If congressional aides lived in a state that decided to waive these protections, the aides who were sick could presumably be vulnerable to higher premiums than the aides who are healthy. Their benefits package could get skimpier as Obamacare’s essential health benefits requirement may no longer apply either.
This apparently does not sound appealing, because the Republican amendment includes the members of Congress and their staff as a protected group who cannot be affected by this amendment’s terms.
You can see it on the sixth page of the amendment, although it is admittedly hard to spot. The Obamacare section that requires legislators to buy on the marketplace is section 1312(d)(3)(D). And if you look at the Republican amendment, and the list of who cannot be included in this waiver? It includes Section 1312(d)(3)(D).
Republican legislators want to keep popular Obamacare provisions for
themselves and their staff.
by Sarah Kliffsarah@vox.com
Update: After Vox reported this story, Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.) released a statement saying he would close this loophole. Read the story here. The fix, however, will be contained in separate legislation and not offered as part of the American Health Care Act. The version of the bill the House will vote on Thursday (voted and passed) still contains the exemption for legislators described below.
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 preexisting 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-NJ), who authored this amendment, confirmed this was the case: Members of Congress and their staff would get the guarantee of keeping these Obamacare regulations. Health law expert Tim Jost flagged this particular issue to me.
A bit of background is helpful here. Obamacare requires all members of Congress and their staff to purchase coverage through the health law’s marketplace, just like Obamacare enrollees. The politics of that plank were simple enough, meant to demonstrate that if the coverage in this law were good enough for Americans, it should be good enough for their representatives in Washington.
That’s been happening for the past four years now. Fast-forward to this new amendment, which would allow states to waive out of key Obamacare protections like the ban on preexisting conditions or the requirement to cover things like maternity care and mental health services.
If congressional aides lived in a state that decided to waive these protections, the aides who were sick could presumably be vulnerable to higher premiums than the aides who are healthy. Their benefits package could get skimpier as Obamacare’s essential health benefits requirement may no longer apply either.
This apparently does not sound appealing, because the Republican amendment includes the members of Congress and their staff as a protected group who cannot be affected by this amendment’s terms.
You can see it on the sixth page of the amendment, although it is admittedly hard to spot. The Obamacare section that requires legislators to buy on the marketplace is section 1312(d)(3)(D). And if you look at the Republican amendment, and the list of who cannot be included in this waiver? It includes Section 1312(d)(3)(D).
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