I’ve bought my own insurance before and after ACA became law. I don’t get a subsidy. I very much appreciate the consumer protections under ACA, and im glad it has enabled millions to get insurance.
But the thousand cuts by its opponents have definitely taken their toll. I buy a different policy every year, and the research and logistics are very time consuming. It’s nuts. Furthermore, the policies available on and off the exchanges HAVE skyrocketed in cost. Worse, the inscos have severely restricted the networks. The best hospitals in my area don’t take any individual policies. Stinks.
This is all to say, ACA does need help, and it’s a shame that the GOP doesn’t see the opportunity to improve the program as a chance to increase its base.
Transition team member Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) was simply floating one of the myriad “plans” the GOP has devised since they woke up on November 9 and found themselves firmly wedged between the proverbial rock and a hard place.
Paul Ryan (aka Alice): Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?
Health Insurance Industry (aka The Cheshire Cat): That depends a good deal on where you want to get to.
Ryan wouldn’t commit to what his plan would fully do. When asked if the same amount of people would be covered under the Republican plan, Ryan dodged the question.
