PB HLTH 150D Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: American Health Care Act Of 2017, Health Insurance Mandate, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act
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Trump"s promise: repeal obamacare, no increase in premiums, etc etc. What do they want to repeal: medicaid expansion, taxes, personal mandate. Nothi(cid:374)g (cid:449)as spe(cid:272)ified they just (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to repeal the (cid:449)hole thi(cid:374)g. Individual mandate ineffective: they just do(cid:374)"t like (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g told (cid:449)hat to do. Vote to repeal and replace because obama was president and no ramifications. Still, no underwriting: no annual limits, charge seniors from 3:1 to 5:1, 3 logged stool falling down, no mandate -> continuous coverage requirement. Cbo estimates on ahca: wanted to reduce the deficit, cuts to medicaid (passed in the house) Who benefitted: high income earners, upper middle class without pre-existing conditions, young middle class with no pre-existing conditions. Who lost: poor people, older people, people with pre-existing conditions, hospitals )fewer insured but we still have emtala, planned parenthood. Skinny bill - repeal: planned to repeal all funding, two senators immediately opposed.
