Nice1 CES.
Bear, since I won't have time in the a.m....Here:
5.Repeal and Replace Obamacare Act. Fully repeals Obamacare and replaces it with Health Savings Accounts, the ability to purchase health
insurance across state lines, and lets states manage Medicaid funds. Reforms will also include cutting the red tape at the FDA: there are over 4,000 drugs awaiting approval, and we especially want to speed the approval of life-saving medications.
I did a LITTLE research as to what this repeal could entail. A couple interesting blurbs
are here:
Repeal Would Be Even Worse Than Obamacare
and
Trump Can Kill Obamacare With Or Without Help From Congress
My takeaway is that it's "only" pieces and parts that could be changed quickly.
And those parts that could be put in force quickly will not do very much to change
premiums. (Unless I'm missing - or not understanding - some key wording.)
But yeah... the thing about HSAs. Does he expect people slightly above the poverty
line (ie: NOT medicaid-eligible BUT truly just scraping by?) to actually put money into
an HSA? Yeah. That will work. Oh... and what is the financial difference (to the
people) between funding an HSA or paying premiums (except the small tax break
involved)?
His plan (would we now call it "TrumpCare?") looks to be a ways off. It will not be
overnight.
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^ Overabundance of air quotes and parentheses... apologies.
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Good Thursday Morning to everybody!
...ear-lowering
...cemetery run ("anniversary" of Mom's passing)
...more leaf clean-up upon return