I spend a lot of time in communities with high Obamacare enrollment. A few thoughts, as we had into a possible repeal Senate vote. (1/15)
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In some places, like Detroit, Obamacare is working great. (4/15)https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/25/16001508/obamacare-detroit-medicaid-repeal …
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In other places, like Tennessee, the marketplace struggles to get by. (5/15)https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/1/15373372/obamacare-tennessee-zero-insurers …
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I find constants in these diverse areas. First, Medicaid is *way* more popular than marketplace plans. No deductibles or co-pays! (6/15)
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Marketplace coverage is another story. Lots of complaints, mostly about deductibles and, to a lesser extent, premiums. (7/15)pic.twitter.com/gECQiw7AiA
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Obamacare has problems. Enrollees tell me that all the time. But here’s the thing: GOP bills don’t fix them. (8/15)
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Medicaid coverage is more popular than marketplace. The House-passed AHCA bill kills the expansion completely. (9/15)
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Or look at deductibles, the #1 complaint I hear. Under most GOP plans we’ve seen, they go up, not down. (10/15)
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Premiums decline in the individual market — but only because coverage gets*too expensive for many to buy. (11/15)https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/upshot/no-magic-in-how-gop-plan-lowers-premiums-it-penalizes-older-people.html?_r=0 …
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Last thought: Obamacare repeal isn’t theoretical for those who rely on it. They are making decisions now, based on the uncertainty. (12/15)
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Yesterday, I spoke with one enrollee who cut his anti-depressant dosage in half — he’s stockpiling pills in case he loses coverage. (13/15)
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You can read my story about him and others — looking for jobs, moving to the Netherlands — here. (14/15)https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/27/16039156/obamacare-enrollees-repeal-aca …
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Point being: there are human costs to making Obamacare repeal a distinct possibility — and even more from passing the bill (15/15)
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Fin! (16/15)
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Its not a refugee community. It is a permanent community that is a vital part of Detroit
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What healthcare did they have in Iraq? Oh that's right no health insurance
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Point is they had no health care and now they have it
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If the GOP is serious about reform, the first step is that those people have to go home.
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