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bmichaelh

(1,041 posts) Wed Nov 12, 2025, 04:43 AM 20 hrs ago

GOP's ACA math does not add up

Trump over the weekend talked about giving money to consumers instead of subsidies.

The math does not add up.

Not all Americans get their insurance through the ACA marketplace; some get it through work.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that in 2023, health insurers received approximately $92 billion in ACA subsidies. That would not come close to covering most Americans’ health care expenses — in 2023, Americans shelled out $500 billion just on out-of-pocket costs.

Some of the millionaires in Congress do not need health insurance.
Therefore, they have no understanding about high cost of premiums.
Or healthcare insurer sending "Treatment Denied" letters.

I was first diagnosed with lymphoma in 1990.
I am in my third remission.
My doctor is recommending that I continue maintenance treatments of a drug.
The treatments cost $1 million dollars a year.
I will see if my healthcare insurer will pay for any more treatments past Dec. 19th.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-health-care-plan-obamacare-aca-problems-rcna242971

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GOP's ACA math does not add up (Original Post) bmichaelh 20 hrs ago OP

doesn't matter if their math doesn't add up. Javaman 17 hrs ago #1

Good Point bmichaelh 16 hrs ago #2

the gop now finds themselves between a rock and a hard place Javaman 15 hrs ago #3

Javaman

(64,878 posts)

1. doesn't matter if their math doesn't add up.

Reply to bmichaelh (Original post)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 07:30 AM

17 hrs ago

ACA will collapse under the weight of people unable to pay the grossly inflated rates.

that's the gops math.

bmichaelh

(1,041 posts)

2. Good Point

Reply to Javaman (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 08:50 AM

16 hrs ago

The GOP leaders, Mike Johnson and John Thune, voted for repeal of ACA in 2017.

None are to be trusted.

To quote from Shakespeare, they are "full of guile"

Javaman

(64,878 posts)

3. the gop now finds themselves between a rock and a hard place

Reply to bmichaelh (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 09:40 AM

15 hrs ago

if they don't bring up the vote, millions lose healthcare and get very pissed off at the gop. (lots of red state maga supporters), but if they bring it up for a vote, it will get against the orange asshole.

I think there will be a scaled down version proposed and that will also equally piss off people.

none of this is good. it's all bad.

that's why I'm sill pissed off at the 8 who voted for this bullshit.

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