"Repeal and Replace" becomes ...

[finnbow]

... "Repeal and Delay."

WASHINGTON — Republicans in Congress plan to move almost immediately next month to repeal the Affordable Care Act, as President-elect Donald J. Trump promised. But they also are likely to delay the effective date so that they have several years to phase out President Obama’s signature achievement.

This emerging “repeal and delay” strategy, which Speaker Paul D. Ryan discussed this week with Vice President-elect Mike Pence, underscores a growing recognition that replacing the health care law will be technically complicated and could be politically explosive...

...It is not sheer coincidence that at least one idea envisions putting the effective date well beyond the midterm congressional elections in 2018.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/us...re-repeal.html

So, they'll repeal it and promise an eventual great replacement (without details), but only after the midterms. In other words, they know full well how hard it will be to do this and how their changes will likely piss off or punish many voters. You'd think that after 6 years and over 50 "repeal and replace" votes in Congress that they'd actually have a better idea about what a replacement should look like. It seems that governing is going to be a lot harder than rabble-rousing in the House.

[nailer]

They may just be not wanting to rush in order to get it right this time.

[Tom Joad]

Works for me.

The sooner Obummercare is repealed the sooner we will be on the road to Medicare for all.

[68custom]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Works for me.

The sooner Obummercare is repealed the sooner we will be on the road to Medicare for all.

I actually agree with you on this one, at least some sort of single payer comprehensive health care plan.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Works for me.

The sooner Obummercare is repealed the sooner we will be on the road to Medicare for all.

Originally Posted by 68custom

I actually agree with you on this one, at least some sort of single payer comprehensive health care plan.

You think Republicans, led by a cabal of billionaire capitalists, are going to go to a more SO(C)IALIST model?

Ha, Ha, Ha............

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

You think Republicans, led by a cabal of billionaire capitalists, are going to go to a more SO(C)IALIST model?

Ha, Ha, Ha............

I already covered this.

Of course the Republican plan will fail too.

What it will do however is bring about a crash in the system, thereby opening up another opportunity to press for single payer.

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

Works for me.

The sooner Obummercare is repealed the sooner we will be on the road to Medicare for all.

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan made clear Thursday that he is willing to pursue a major overhaul of Medicare, including changes that could eventually put private companies in charge of the health care for tens of millions of American seniors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-already-wary/

[Tom Joad]

Originally Posted by finnbow

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan made clear Thursday that he is willing to pursue a major overhaul of Medicare, including changes that could eventually put private companies in charge of the health care for tens of millions of American seniors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-already-wary/

Last time I checked, Trump was President-elect, not Ryan.

But you let me know if that changes, OK Finn?

[68custom]

Originally Posted by finnbow

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan made clear Thursday that he is willing to pursue a major overhaul of Medicare, including changes that could eventually put private companies in charge of the health care for tens of millions of American seniors.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...-already-wary/

as much as I like the single payer option this is more than likely what we will get, more of the same. they are already talking about raising rates on pre-existing conditions if you let your insurance lapse..

TJ remember, administrative, legislative and judicial...Trump is not going to be completely his own man, the boys he is appointing will make sure of that!

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by 68custom

as much as I like the single payer option this is more than likely what we will get, more of the same. they are already talking about raising rates on pre-existing conditions if you let your insurance lapse..

TJ remember, administrative, legislative and judicial...Trump is not going to be completely his own man, the boys he is appointing will make sure of that!

Agreed. There's no feckin' way Trump and a GOP Congress is going to pass Medicare for all. Jeez.